Microsoft Applied Skills – Unable to create Azure Blob Storage connection in Fabric Real-Time Intelligence lab (WorkspaceIdentity did not have accessToken specified)

Timothy Chan 0 Reputation points
2026-07-27T01:54:39.21+00:00

Hi everyone,

I'm working through the Microsoft Applied Skills – Implement a Real-Time Intelligence solution with Microsoft Fabric assessment and appear to have encountered a lab issue.

The following tasks completed successfully:

  • Created workspace ws63722176
  • Assigned the workspace to Fabric capacity
  • Created an Eventhouse
  • Created the KQL database StockAnalytics
  • Created the ImportData table with the required schema
  • The provided Azure subscription and storage account are both visible

The assessment instructs me to import data from:

When configuring Get Data > Azure Storage, I can:

  • Select the subscription
  • Select the storage account
  • Create a new connection

However, when saving the connection, Fabric returns the following error:

I also tried:

  • Using the storage account URL
  • Using the blob container URL
  • Creating a new connection multiple times
  • Selecting an existing connection (none available)
  • Verifying the workspace is assigned to Fabric capacity

The assessment instructions don't mention any additional authentication steps or credentials beyond the storage account URL.

My questions are:

  1. Is this a known issue with the Applied Skills lab environment?
  2. Is there an additional step required to authorize the Workspace Identity?
  3. Has anyone completed this assessment recently and successfully connected to the provided storage account?

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thank you.Hi everyone,

I'm working through the Microsoft Applied Skills – Implement a Real-Time Intelligence solution with Microsoft Fabric assessment and appear to have encountered a lab issue.

The following tasks completed successfully:

  • Created workspace ws63722176
  • Assigned the workspace to Fabric capacity
  • Created an Eventhouse
  • Created the KQL database StockAnalytics
  • Created the ImportData table with the required schema
  • The provided Azure subscription and storage account are both visible

The assessment instructs me to import data from:

When configuring Get Data > Azure Storage, I can:

  • Select the subscription
  • Select the storage account
  • Create a new connection

However, when saving the connection, Fabric returns the following error:

I also tried:

  • Using the storage account URL
  • Using the blob container URL
  • Creating a new connection multiple times
  • Selecting an existing connection (none available)
  • Verifying the workspace is assigned to Fabric capacity

The assessment instructions don't mention any additional authentication steps or credentials beyond the storage account URL.

My questions are:

  1. Is this a known issue with the Applied Skills lab environment?
  2. Is there an additional step required to authorize the Workspace Identity?
  3. Has anyone completed this assessment recently and successfully connected to the provided storage account?

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thank you.

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  1. Timothy Chan 0 Reputation points
    2026-07-27T02:08:26.8166667+00:00

    Thank you for the information.

    I understand these are the standard requirements for configuring continuous ingestion in a normal Microsoft Fabric environment.

    My confusion is that this is a Microsoft Applied Skills assessment. The lab instructions only require creating the workspace, Eventhouse, KQL database, and importing the provided CSV from the supplied storage account. They don't mention enabling Workspace Identity, assigning Azure RBAC roles, or making IAM changes in the Azure portal.

    Since the lab provides the Azure subscription and storage account, I would expect these prerequisites to already be configured. Could someone from the Microsoft Learn or Fabric team confirm whether the assessment environment should already have these permissions in place?

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    2026-07-27T01:55:05.1966667+00:00

    For Fabric Real-Time Intelligence continuous ingestion from Azure Storage, a workspace identity is required, and My Workspace isn't supported. The workspace identity must be granted Storage Blob Data Reader on the Azure Storage account before the connection can work.

    Based on the described behavior, the missing authorization step is the most relevant check.

    Use this path:

    1. In Fabric, open Workspace settings and copy the workspace identity ID.
    2. In the Azure portal, open the target Storage account.
    3. Go to Access Control (IAM) > Add > Add role assignment.
    4. Select Storage Blob Data Reader.
    5. Select + Select members.
    6. Paste the workspace identity ID, select the application, then choose Select > Review + assign.
    7. Retry Get Data > Azure Storage and create the connection again.

    Other required conditions for continuous ingestion are also documented:

    • The workspace must be on a Fabric-enabled capacity.
    • A workspace identity must exist.
    • A blob container must exist and contain a data file.
    • Event Grid resource provider must be registered in the Azure subscription.

    If the storage account uses private endpoints, the Fabric workspace must be able to reach the storage account through that private network path.

    What is supported by the available documentation:

    • There is an additional authorization requirement for the workspace identity.
    • The required role for Fabric Azure Storage ingestion is Storage Blob Data Reader.
    • The connection flow in Fabric is to select the subscription, storage account, container, and then create a new connection.

    What is not established by the available documentation:

    • Whether this is a known Applied Skills lab outage.
    • Whether other recent assessment takers completed this exact lab successfully.

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