Databricks Unity Catalog Adds Fine-grained DML Privileges in Beta
Databricks Unity Catalog now offers new INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE privileges in Beta, providing a more granular approach to data manipulation. These privileges act as least-privilege alternatives to the broad MODIFY permission, enabling users to grant write access to table data without allowing schema changes. This enhancement is vital for implementing stricter data governance policies and requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or newer.
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- Fine-grained DML Privileges for Unity Catalog
Databricks Unity Catalog has introduced INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE privileges in Beta. These allow granting write access to table data without affecting its schema, serving as least-privilege alternatives to the existing MODIFY privilege. Utilizing these new capabilities requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above.
https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/release-notes/product/2026/august#the-insert-update-and-delete-privileges-are-in-beta
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