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Unable to rename Gen2 Dataflow
The case # is 2311030040012138. Looks like whatever the issue was has been resolved. Gen 2 Dataflows we create now don't have issues. Some of the dataflows that were created a couple of weeks ago now though are completely toast. Ownership cannot be switched and the owner can't even open the dataflow. Oh the joys of pre-release software.
One of the things noticed when dataflows miraculously started working again was the appearance of a DataFlowsStagingLakehouse that no one on my team had seen before. Doesn't show up in the workspace but is listed as an option when Lakehouse is selected as a data destination.
One thing I'll say is that I typically have zero luck renaming a dataflow when first creating it. For instance, I create a new dataflow, and while in it click on the name in the top left corner. When I try to change it - about 2 minutes later I get an error and the dataflow name reverts to "Dataflow 1" or whatever.
I've taken to creating a new dataflow, dropping a blank query in it, publishing, then using Settings dialog to change the name. This seems to work. Then go back into the dataflow, delete the blank query, and do the real work.
Agree this is very messy and takes a long time (it often takes 1+ minutes to publish a dataflow that literally only has a blank query in it). But it does work always.
Hope this helps,
Scott