BigQuery pipelines support more task types, audit logs for UI downloads
BigQuery now allows users to include tables, views, data sources, and data quality tests directly as tasks within their pipelines. This enhancement streamlines pipeline management and improves workflow efficiency for data engineers. Additionally, Data Access audit logs for the `tabledata.list` method now provide a `uiDownloadRequest` field, enabling better auditing of user-initiated query result downloads from the BigQuery console. Both features are generally available.
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- BigQuery
You can add tables, views, data sources, and data quality tests as tasks to BigQuery pipelines. For more information, see Add a pipeline task . This feature is generally available .
- BigQuery
You can audit when users download query results by using the BigQuery console. Data Access audit logs for the tabledata.list method now include a uiDownloadRequest field to indicate whether the request was triggered by a UI download. This feature is generally available (GA).
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#July_30_2026
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