Fabric Lists

Hello Fabric Community!

I'm excited to submit Fabric Lists for the Fabric Extensibility Toolkit Contest!

What is Fabric Lists?

Fabric Lists is a workload for Microsoft Fabric that empowers business users to create and manage their own data tables with a simple, intuitive interface - directly within Fabric.

What problem does it solve?

Say goodbye to:

Manual tables and Excel imports
Unmanaged Power Apps
Hidden SharePoint lists
Unreliable imports that break due to user changes (renaming columns, wrong date formats, missing data)
Entering data manually in SQL Management Studio or even worse: in the Power Query editor
Endless CASE WHEN statements hardcoded in your queries
Mystery edits with no audit trail - Fabric Lists has built-in tracking of who created and modified each row

Now business users can manage their budget and mapping tables themselves, without creating headaches for the data or IT department.

Who is it for?

Business users who need to maintain reference data, mapping tables, or simple datasets - with IT maintaining governance and control through Lakehouse integration.

Key Features

No backend required - Data stored as CSV directly in Lakehouse Files section
Type-safe columns - Prevent data entry errors with datatype validation
Built-in auditing - Automatic tracking of creation and update timestamps
Inline editing - Fast, Excel-like editing experience
Search functionality - Quickly find the data you need
Automation triggers - Execute notebooks or pipelines on save or via custom buttons
Shortcut Transformation ready - Automatically transform CSV to managed tables for SQL endpoint access

Screenshots

Lakehouse connection

Basic list

Inline editing

Data types

Bulk edit

Action buttons

Action on save; execute notebook or pipeline

Demo Video

GitHub Repository

https://github.com/daxternl/fabric-extensibility-toolkit

Future Roadmap:

Advanced filtering capabilities
Advanced validation (regex support)
Multi-value fields for one-to-many relations
Dropdown fields based on other lists
Bulk edit calculations to easily manage budgets
Change Data Capture with history rollback
SQL backend option for enhanced performance

Why Fabric Lists?

This workload bridges the gap between business user needs and IT governance. Data stays in your Lakehouse, users get a simple interface, and IT maintains full control - all without requiring external tools or backends.

I'd love to hear your feedback and answer any questions!

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