microsoft / microsoft/fabric-cli
[FEATURE] Rewire item dependencies when importing multiple items
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- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
Use Case / Problem
When considering using Fabric CLI to deploy fabric items to one or more workspaces, especially in the case of a new tenant or new environment, we might have multiple items that depend on one another. For example, a data pipeline that runs another data pipeline or runs a notebook. Currently, we have to deploy items in dependency order and adjust references (GUIDs for items and workspaces) and update/redeploy.
Proposed Solution
Could we consider improving fab import so that it handles rewiring dependencies when "importing" multiple items?
Alternatives Considered
import items in order and adjust the referenced GUIDs
Impact Assessment
- This would help me personally
- This would help my team/organization
- This would help the broader fabric-cli community
- This aligns with Microsoft Fabric roadmap items
Implementation Attestation
- I understand this feature should maintain backward compatibility with existing commands
- I confirm this feature request does not introduce performance regressions for existing workflows
- I acknowledge that new features must follow fabric-cli's established patterns and conventions
Implementation Notes
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the fab import command and its handling of item references. Read the existing import flow and tests, then determine how multiple imported items and their workspace or item GUIDs are represented. Done means dependencies are rewired during multi-item imports while existing commands remain backward compatible.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100