How to configure default Lakehouse in notebook in Fabric

[ketankhunti]

I want to configure defualt laekhouse in notebook. i can do it using %%configure command. but i am note able to use variables here to be used in %%configure command. As configure should be the first cell of the notebook and if you put it in middle of the notebook then you have to force restart session, but problem is when i restart session, my variables will be erased.

I also tried this, but getting this error

How to resolve it. i also tried using mount, but that is also not working

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @ketankhunti 

The configure magic has to be the first cell and be at the beginning of the first cell, so we can't programmatically assign the lakehouse id or name in the configure json via a variable or config file. This is the main obstacle.

Do you must set up the default lakehouse for the notebook? If not, you could try mounting a lakehouse to the notebook. Then you will be able to use the relative File API path to reference the tables and files in the lakehouse. This doesn't specify a default lakehouse. 

Another option is to use the ABFS path to reference a lakehouse. With ABFS path, you can always reference tables and files in a lakehouse correctly, without bothering whether it's the default lakehouse. 

The third link I listed below introduces a method to update the default lakehouse. I haven't tested that. You may give it a try. You might need to modify the default lakehouse for other notebooks with a new notebook.

References:

How to Attach a Default Lakehouse to a Notebook in Fabric

How To Mount A Lakehouse and Identify Mounted Lakehouses in Fabric

Programmatically Removing & Updating Default Lakehouse Of A Fabric Notebook

Best Regards,
Jing
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