Pipeline Migration

> Update Check — ONCE PER SESSION (mandatory for live migration runs) > The first time this skill is used in a session, run the check-updates skill before proceeding. > - GitHub Copilot CLI / VS Code: invoke the check-updates skill. > - Claude Code / Cowork / Cursor / Windsurf / Codex: compare local vs remote package.json version. > - Skip if the check was already performed earlier in this session. > - Skip in eval / guidance-only mode: if the user's prompt explicitly forbids tool/API calls (e.g. "Do not call any APIs or create any resources") or the skill is being invoked for offline JSON translation / eval, do not run the update check — answer the prompt directly. The check is only required for live-migration runs that will call Fabric or Synapse APIs.

> CRITICAL NOTES > 1. To find workspace details (including its ID) from a workspace name: list all workspaces, then use JMESPath filtering > 2. To find item details (including its ID) from workspace ID, item type, and item name: list all items of that type in that workspace, then use JMESPath filtering > 3. Fabric does NOT have a "Dataset" item type — all dataset properties are inlined into activity typeProperties > 4. Linked Services map to Fabric Connections — in pipeline activity JSON, referenceName on the activity's linkedService block uses the Fabric connection display name (not the connection GUID); the connection GUID is used only on Fabric REST API calls > 5. Notebook activities change from SynapseNotebook to TridentNotebook and reference notebooks by GUID, not by name > 6. Synapse global parameters become a Variable Library item in Fabric, referenced as @pipeline().libraryVariables.. Variable Library Number types are not consumable in pipelines — Synapse Float/Double are mapped to String for runtime compatibility > 7. The Validation activity type does not exist in Fabric — it must be rewritten as GetMetadata + IfCondition > 8. Triggers are intentionally excluded from this skill — recreate schedules manually in Fabric after migration > 9. SSIS package execution, SHIR-exclusive connectors, and Databricks activities are parked — see [pipeline-gotchas.md](resources/pipeline-gotchas.md)

Synapse Pipelines → Microsoft Fabric Data Factory Migration

Prerequisite Knowledge

These companion documents provide general Fabric REST patterns. Do NOT read them upfront — reference only when a specific phase requires a pattern not already covered in this skill's resource files:

• [COMMON-CORE.md](../../common/COMMON-CORE.md) — General Fabric REST API patterns, authentication & token audiences, item discovery via JMESPath
• [COMMON-CLI.md](../../common/COMMON-CLI.md) — az rest / az login CLI patterns, authentication recipes, pipeline run/schedule operations
• [ITEM-DEFINITIONS-CORE.md](../../common/ITEM-DEFINITIONS-CORE.md) — DataPipeline and VariableLibrary item definition structures (pipeline-content.json, variables.json)
• [SPARK-AUTHORING-CORE.md](../../common/SPARK-AUTHORING-CORE.md) — Fabric notebook item creation (needed when notebook items don't exist yet in Fabric)

> For the notebook side of the migration (the notebooks that pipeline activities call), use the companion synapse-migration skill to migrate the notebook content itself.

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Table of Contents

| Topic | Reference | |---|---| | Pre-Migration Assessment (run first) | [pipeline-assessment.md](resources/pipeline-assessment.md) | | Migration Orchestrator | [pipeline-orchestrator.md](resources/pipeline-orchestrator.md) | | API-Driven Migration Workflow | [§ API-Driven Migration Workflow](#api-driven-migration-workflow) | | Activity Type Mapping | [activity-mapping.md](resources/activity-mapping.md) | | Notebook Activity Migration (primary focus) | [notebook-activity-migration.md](resources/notebook-activity-migration.md) | | Linked Services → Connections | [linked-service-to-connection.md](resources/linked-service-to-connection.md) | | Dataset Inlining | [dataset-inlining.md](resources/dataset-inlining.md) | | Global Parameters → Variable Library | [global-parameters-to-variable-library.md](resources/global-parameters-to-variable-library.md) | | Pipeline Gotchas & Parked Activities | [pipeline-gotchas.md](resources/pipeline-gotchas.md) | | Validation & Testing | [validation-testing.md](resources/validation-testing.md) | | Migration Report | [migration-report.md](resources/migration-report.md) |

Context Loading Guide

> IMPORTANT — Load only what you need. Do NOT read all resource files upfront.

| When | Read This File | |---|---| | User asks for an assessment, scope, or plan before migrating | [pipeline-assessment.md](resources/pipeline-assessment.md) | | User asks to migrate a full pipeline workspace | [pipeline-orchestrator.md](resources/pipeline-orchestrator.md) | | User asks about activity type mapping or unsupported activities | [activity-mapping.md](resources/activity-mapping.md) | | User has SynapseNotebook activities (most common) | [notebook-activity-migration.md](resources/notebook-activity-migration.md) | | User asks about linked services or connections | [linked-service-to-connection.md](resources/linked-service-to-connection.md) | | User asks about Copy, Lookup, or GetMetadata with datasets | [dataset-inlining.md](resources/dataset-inlining.md) | | User has global parameters to convert | [global-parameters-to-variable-library.md](resources/global-parameters-to-variable-library.md) | | User hits SSIS, SHIR, Databricks, or other blockers | [pipeline-gotchas.md](resources/pipeline-gotchas.md) | | Post-migration verification | [validation-testing.md](resources/validation-testing.md) | | Generating a migration summary | [migration-report.md](resources/migration-report.md) |

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API-Driven Migration Workflow

Authentication

| Target | Token Audience | |---|---| | Synapse Data Plane (pipelines, datasets, linked services) | https://dev.azuresynapse.net | | Synapse ARM (global parameters, workspace properties) | https://management.azure.com | | Fabric REST API (create pipelines, connections, Variable Libraries) | https://api.fabric.microsoft.com |

> Use az account get-access-token --resource --query accessToken -o tsv to acquire tokens.

Synapse Data-Plane API Reference

| Operation | Endpoint | |---|---| | List all pipelines | GET https://{ws}.dev.azuresynapse.net/pipelines?api-version=2020-12-01 | | Get pipeline definition | GET https://{ws}.dev.azuresynapse.net/pipelines/{name}?api-version=2020-12-01 | | List all datasets | GET https://{ws}.dev.azuresynapse.net/datasets?api-version=2020-12-01 | | Get dataset definition | GET https://{ws}.dev.azuresynapse.net/datasets/{name}?api-version=2020-12-01 | | List all linked services | GET https://{ws}.dev.azuresynapse.net/linkedservices?api-version=2020-12-01 | | Get linked service | GET https://{ws}.dev.azuresynapse.net/linkedservices/{name}?api-version=2020-12-01 | | Get workspace (global parameters) | GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subId}/resourceGroups/{rg}/providers/Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/{ws}?api-version=2021-06-01 |

Fabric API Reference

| Operation | Endpoint | |---|---| | List connections | GET https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/connections | | Create connection | POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/connections | | Create pipeline item | POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/{wsId}/items | | Update pipeline definition | POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/{wsId}/items/{id}/updateDefinition | | Get pipeline definition | POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/{wsId}/items/{id}/getDefinition | | Create Variable Library | POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/{wsId}/items (type: VariableLibrary) | | List notebooks in workspace | GET https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/{wsId}/notebooks |

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Assessment Mode (Optional but Recommended)

Before creating any items in Fabric, run the pipeline assessment to understand scope, complexity, and blockers. The assessment is read-only — it queries Synapse APIs only and produces a markdown report.

Copilot workflow — no Python script file needed:

1. Ask the user: "What is the name of your Synapse workspace?"
2. Auto-discover subscription ID and resource group via az account show and az synapse workspace show
3. Run the assessment code inline from the terminal
4. Print the full report output directly in the chat

| When to Use | Action | |---|---| | User wants to understand migration scope before committing | Ask for workspace name → load [pipeline-assessment.md](resources/pipeline-assessment.md) → run inline | | User asks "what will and won't migrate?" | Run assessment, present the Executive Summary section | | User asks for a migration plan or scoping document | Run assessment, print report in chat | | User has already decided to migrate | Skip assessment — go straight to Migration Phases below |

> To also save the report to disk, pass output_path=f"pipeline-assessment-{SYNAPSE_WS}.md" to generate_assessment_report(). The PipelineAssessment objects it produces feed directly into the migration scripts in [pipeline-orchestrator.md](resources/pipeline-orchestrator.md).

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Migration Mode (Inline — No Script File Required)

Copilot performs the migration directly from the terminal. No Python files to save or run manually.

Ask the user for:

1. Synapse workspace name (reuse from assessment if already run)
2. Fabric workspace name
3. Which pipelines to migrate — specific names, or * for all
4. Optional name suffix to append to each pipeline in Fabric (e.g. _migrated) — leave blank to keep the original name

Everything else is auto-discovered:

• Subscription ID and resource group via az account show + az synapse workspace show
• Fabric workspace ID via GET /v1/workspaces filtered by display name
• Notebook GUIDs in Fabric via GET /v1/workspaces/{wsId}/notebooks (required for SynapseNotebook → TridentNotebook)
• Connection names in Fabric via GET /v1/connections (when datasets reference linked services)

What is fully automated inline:

• ✅ SynapseNotebook → TridentNotebook — type rename, GUID lookup, remove sparkPool/sessionConfiguration, fix timeout to 12h max
• ✅ All compatible activity types — pass through with minor property adjustments
• ✅ Dataset inlining into activity typeProperties
• ✅ Global parameter expressions rewritten to @pipeline().libraryVariables.
• ✅ Pipeline JSON assembly and deployment to Fabric via REST

Copilot checks before starting — will pause and report if:

• A notebook referenced by a SynapseNotebook activity does not exist in the Fabric workspace yet
• A Fabric Connection is missing for a linked service referenced by dataset activities

> Load [pipeline-orchestrator.md](resources/pipeline-orchestrator.md) for the complete inline runner.

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Migration Phases (Execute in Order)

| Phase | Source | Target | Resource | |---|---|---|---| | Phase 0 | Synapse notebooks (referenced by pipeline activities) | Fabric Notebooks | synapse-migration skill | | Phase 1 | Synapse global parameters | Fabric Variable Library | [global-parameters-to-variable-library.md](resources/global-parameters-to-variable-library.md) | | Phase 2 | Synapse linked services | Fabric Connections | [linked-service-to-connection.md](resources/linked-service-to-connection.md) | | Phase 3 | Synapse datasets | Inlined into activities | [dataset-inlining.md](resources/dataset-inlining.md) | | Phase 4 | Synapse pipeline activities | Fabric pipeline activities | [activity-mapping.md](resources/activity-mapping.md) + [notebook-activity-migration.md](resources/notebook-activity-migration.md) | | Phase 5 | Assembled pipeline JSON | Fabric DataPipeline item | [pipeline-orchestrator.md](resources/pipeline-orchestrator.md) | | Final | — | Validation | [validation-testing.md](resources/validation-testing.md) |

> Phase 0 must precede Phase 4: Fabric Notebook GUIDs are needed before TridentNotebook activities can be written. > Phase 2 must precede Phase 3: Connection names must exist before they can be referenced in inlined datasets.

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Activity Type Quick Reference

Full mapping table, before/after examples, and parking decisions are in [activity-mapping.md](resources/activity-mapping.md).

| Synapse Activity | Fabric Equivalent | Status | |---|---|---| | SynapseNotebook | TridentNotebook | ✅ Migrated — see [notebook-activity-migration.md](resources/notebook-activity-migration.md) | | Copy | Copy | ✅ Migrated — datasets inlined | | Lookup | Lookup | ✅ Migrated — datasets inlined | | GetMetadata | GetMetadata | ✅ Migrated — datasets inlined | | Validation | GetMetadata + IfCondition | ✅ Migrated — split into 2 activities | | ForEach | ForEach | ✅ Compatible | | IfCondition | IfCondition | ✅ Compatible | | Switch | Switch | ✅ Compatible | | Until | Until | ✅ Compatible | | Wait | Wait | ✅ Compatible | | Fail | Fail | ✅ Compatible | | SetVariable | SetVariable | ✅ Compatible | | AppendVariable | AppendVariable | ✅ Compatible | | ExecutePipeline | ExecutePipeline | ✅ Compatible — add workspaceId | | WebActivity | WebActivity | ✅ Compatible | | Script | Script | ✅ Compatible — update connection refs | | Delete | Delete | ✅ Migrated — datasets inlined | | Filter | Filter | ✅ Compatible | | SparkJobDefinition (Synapse SJD) | SparkJobDefinition | ✅ Update GUID refs | | HDInsightSpark | TridentNotebook or SparkJobDefinition | ⚠️ Rewrite required | | AzureMLBatchExecution | WebActivity | ⚠️ Rewrite as REST call | | AzureFunctionActivity | WebActivity | ⚠️ Rewrite — use function URL + key | | DatabricksNotebook | ⛔ Parked | See [pipeline-gotchas.md](resources/pipeline-gotchas.md) | | DatabricksSparkJar | ⛔ Parked | See [pipeline-gotchas.md](resources/pipeline-gotchas.md) | | DatabricksSparkPython | ⛔ Parked | See [pipeline-gotchas.md](resources/pipeline-gotchas.md) | | ExecuteSSISPackage | ⛔ Parked | See [pipeline-gotchas.md](resources/pipeline-gotchas.md) | | AzureBatch | ⛔ Parked | No Fabric equivalent | | Custom | ⛔ Parked | No Fabric equivalent |

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Must / Prefer / Avoid

MUST DO

• Migrate notebooks before pipelines — Fabric TridentNotebook activities require notebook GUIDs, not names. Use the synapse-migration skill first
• Create Fabric Connections before building pipeline JSON — linked service names in Synapse become connection references in Fabric; you need the connection names before inlining datasets
• Inline all dataset definitions — Fabric Data Factory has no Dataset item type; all inputs/outputs dataset properties must be embedded in each activity
• Replace @pipeline().globalParameters. with @pipeline().libraryVariables. after creating the Variable Library
• Replace Validation activities with a GetMetadata + IfCondition pair — Validation does not exist as an activity type in Fabric
• Remove sparkPool and sessionConfiguration from migrated notebook activities — pool selection and session config belong in the Fabric Environment attached to the notebook

PREFER

• Variable Library with Value Sets for dev/test/prod environments — use @pipeline().libraryVariables. with environment-specific Value Sets instead of pipeline-level parameters for environment promotion
• Parameterized notebookParameters over hardcoded values in TridentNotebook activities — mirrors Synapse parameterized notebook pattern
• Test notebook activities individually before running the full migrated pipeline — notebook GUIDs are the most common source of failure
• OneLake Lakehouse sources/sinks for Copy activities where applicable — eliminates the need for external connections for data alrea

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Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: microsoft
• Source: microsoft/skills-for-fabric
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.