Environment variables injected into an App Service app as name/value pairs, taking precedence over values in appsettings.json or Web.config. Each can be marked as specific to a slot.
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Terms in this definition
- Azure Machine Learning environment
Versioned asset that pairs a Docker image with a pip or conda specification, so every job or deployment using it gets identical dependencies. You point to it by name plus a version number, or by name with @latest.
- App Service
Managed PaaS hosting for web apps and Web App for Containers, run in a sandbox without OS access. Deployment slots and autoscale start at the Standard tier.
- App protection policy
A set of Intune rules on managed apps that safeguards organisational data, for example by demanding a PIN or preventing copy-paste and save-as into personal apps. It works whether or not the device is enrolled.
- OVER
Gives a T-SQL window function its window: PARTITION BY, ORDER BY and, if wanted, a ROWS or RANGE frame. Rankings and running totals can then be worked out while every row is kept.
- VALUES
Returns in DAX the distinct column values, or table rows, still visible after filters are applied, sometimes with an extra blank entry. CALCULATE often takes the result as a table filter.
Related terms
- Connection strings
A distinct group of App Service settings, aimed mostly at .NET applications, that reaches the app as environment variables with a prefix. Apps on other stacks usually rely on app settings instead.
- Key Vault references
With app settings written as
@Microsoft.KeyVault(...), App Service and Azure Functions pull secret values from Key Vault, so no code change is needed.