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Data Factory - Naming Rules

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The following table provides naming rules for Data Factory artifacts.

Name

Name Uniqueness

Validation Checks

Data Factory

Important

The name of the data factory may be registered as a DNS name in the future and hence become publically visible.

Unique across Microsoft Azure. Names are case-insensitive, i.e., MyDF and mydf refer to the same data factory.

  • Each data factory is tied to exactly one Azure subscription.

  • Object names must start with a letter or a number, and can contain only letters, numbers, and the dash (-) character.

  • Every dash (-) character must be immediately preceded and followed by a letter or a number; consecutive dashes are not permitted in container names.

  • Name can be 3-63 characters long.

Linked Services/Tables/Pipelines

Unique with in a data factory. Names are case-insensitive.

  • Maximum number of characters in a table name: 260.

  • Object names must start with a letter  number, or a  underscore (_).

  • Following characters are not allowed: “.”, “+”, “?”, “/”, “<”, ”>”,”*”,”%”,”&”,”:”,”\\”

Resource Group

Unique across Microsoft Azure. Names are case-insensitive.

  • Maximum number of characters: 1000.

  • Name can contain letters, digits, and the following characters: “-”, “_”, “,” and “.”.

  • See Create a Resource Group topic for the latest and detailed information.