Product information "Microsoft Fabric"
Microsoft Fabric is an end-to-end analytics and data platform designed for enterprises, unifying data engineering, data integration, data science, and business intelligence into a single SaaS solution. Data Pipelines in Microsoft Fabric enable the orchestration and transformation of data at scale across the platform. This integration provides a streamlined interface to Microsoft Fabric, allowing users to trigger and monitor Data Pipelines directly from the Universal Controller.
Key Features
- Trigger Microsoft Fabric Data Pipelines directly from UAC, with support for passing pipeline parameters from local YAML or JSON files.
- Monitor pipeline execution in real time, with configurable polling and detailed per-activity output streamed to the task log — including activity transitions, summaries, and execution statistics.
- Capture structured pipeline results as extension output, with configurable options to include pipeline run metadata and full activity-level details (status, duration, error messages) for each activity in the pipeline
- Supported authentication methods include Service Principal (client secret), Managed Identity, and Workload Identity.
- Cancel running pipelines manually via a Dynamic Command from the Universal Controller.
- Dynamic dropdowns for workspace and pipeline selection, populated at task creation time directly from the Fabric API.
| Extension Name: | ue-ms-fabric |
|---|---|
| Universal Template Name: | Microsoft Fabric |
| Vendor Product: | Fabric |
| Version: | 1.0.0 |
| Vendor: | Microsoft |
| Compatibility : | UC/UA 7.6 and above |
| Support: | Stonebranch Certified |
Use Case 1: Microsoft Fabric Pipeline Execution on AKS with Managed Identity
Description
This workflow demonstrates secure Microsoft Fabric data pipeline execution through ephemeral Universal Agent deployment on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Using the ue-aks-jobs extension, it first deploys a transient Universal Agent within the AKS cluster. The agent then leverages the ue-ms-fabric extension with AKS Managed Identity authentication to trigger Microsoft Fabric data pipelines, followed by automatic agent cleanup to maintain cluster hygiene.
Business Value
- Enable secure, credential-free Microsoft Fabric pipeline execution from AKS using native Managed Identity authentication
- Eliminate manual credential rotation and service principal management across hybrid AKS-Fabric automation workflows
- Optimize AKS resource utilization through fully ephemeral Universal Agent deployment for Fabric pipeline triggering
Technical Capabilities
- Ephemeral Universal Agent deployment on AKS via ue-aks-jobs extension for transient compute provisioning
- Managed Identity authentication for Microsoft Fabric pipeline triggering via ue-ms-fabric extension, enabled by AKS pod identity context
- Complete lifecycle automation including agent deployment, Fabric pipeline execution, and automated agent deletion
- Zero-footprint execution model ensuring no persistent agents or credentials remain in AKS after pipeline completion
This solution delivers enterprise-grade Microsoft Fabric pipeline orchestration directly from AKS with native cloud authentication and ephemeral resource management. By combining Azure Managed Identity with Universal Controller extensions, it provides secure, scalable Fabric data pipeline execution without standing credentials or persistent infrastructure.