Can we run Data Pipelines with Workspace Identity?

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Hi nilendraFabric , Workspace Identity is used only for authentication, can we use in Azure Devops to trigger data pipelines in production? like we do usign User Identity or Service Principal?

Hi ati_puri ,

For a comprehensive understanding of workspace identity in Microsoft Fabric, I recommend the official article titled "Workspace identity - Microsoft Fabric" available as below.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/security/workspace-identity

Additionally, the blog "Microsoft Fabric: Using Workspace Identity for Authentication" provides practical insights into its application.

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Hi ati_puri ,

From Azure Devops we can trigger Fabric Deploment Pipelines using Rest APIs. Service Connection in Azure Devops do support using ManagedIdentity. But I havent tested for Fabric Data pipelines or Deployment Pipelines with MI.

Step 1: Create Service Connection with MI

Step 2: Check if you can add MI to your workspace and Deployment Pipleine

Step 3: Create Build pipeline and deploy

Just a thought as it works for Azure deployments.

Regards,

Sri