Create a connection: DP-600 study card

Create a connection

Create a data connection

Create reusable Fabric connections for cloud or private-network sources, configure authentication, and share them with the right role.

The core idea

Microsoft Fabric connection workflow from choosing a cloud or on-premises source through connection creation, authentication, and connection sharing roles.

A Fabric connection stores where the source lives and how Fabric authenticates. Cloud sources use a cloud connection. Private-network sources first need an .

Authentication methods vary by connector, but authentication and network reachability solve different problems.

Connections are reusable across supported items such as pipelines and dataflows. Share them carefully because recipients can use the stored connection configuration.

Key points

Cloud: create a cloud connection for internet-reachable sources
On-premises: install a gateway before creating the connection
Authentication: controls sign-in, not network reachability
Sharing: User, resharing, and Owner control connection use

Click an underlined term for a one-line explanation, or see them all in the glossary .

Exam trap

Authentication does not solve network reachability. Private-network sources still need a configured gateway or another supported private connection path.

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Create a connection

The core idea

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