Databricks Unity Catalog Introduces Tag Automations in Beta
Databricks has launched tag automations in Beta for Unity Catalog, enabling automatic assignment or removal of governed tags on tables and volumes. This feature helps maintain accurate metadata by matching user-defined conditions, supporting use cases like data certification, deprecation, and ensuring required tags are present. Users can define automation rules using natural language with Genie or manually, with a dry run available before applying changes.
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- Automate Tag Assignment for Unity Catalog Data Assets
Tag automations in Databricks Unity Catalog are now in Beta, allowing governed tags to be automatically assigned or removed from tables or volumes based on defined conditions. This helps ensure tag accuracy as data and metadata evolve, supporting data certification, deprecation, and flagging missing tags. Automations can be built using natural language with Genie or by specifying scope, conditions, and actions, with a dry run feature available to preview matches.
https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/release-notes/product/2026/august#tag-automations-beta
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