Databricks Unity Catalog and Microsoft Purview: Are Tags Synchronized Automatically?

alivia 20 Reputation points
2026-09-08T15:14:32.4566667+00:00

When scanning Azure Databricks in Microsoft Purview, are Unity Catalog tags automatically imported and synchronized into Purview? If so, what metadata and tag types are supported?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
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2026-09-08T15:14:43.1233333+00:00

Unity Catalog tags are partially imported, not fully synchronized as Purview tags.

Supported metadata from Azure Databricks Unity Catalog scans in Microsoft Purview includes:

  • Metastore
  • Catalogs
  • Schemas
  • Tables, including columns
  • Views, including columns
  • Technical metadata
  • Lineage between tables, views, and columns during notebook runs

For tags specifically:

  • Microsoft Purview supports scanning tags from Unity Catalog.
  • These tags are brought into Purview as properties.
  • Unity Catalog tags are not fully synchronized as native Purview schema tags.
  • Tags are not supported for scans done using a Kubernetes SHIR option.

Related metadata behavior:

  • Table descriptions and column comments are supported and appear in Purview as asset description and column description.
  • External table metadata is supported, but lineage for external assets is not supported.

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