ASSIGN

In the Ultra Transcenders books

DBX-DEP

Each book explains ASSIGN in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.

Terms in this definition

• Tag

  Key-value label on compute (for cost tracking) or on a Unity Catalog securable or column, applied with SET TAG or SET TAGS and requiring APPLY TAG. Governed tags restrict allowed keys, values and assigners across the account.

• Unity Catalog

  Azure Databricks' governance solution covering both data and AI in one place, with centralised permissions, auditing, data discovery and lineage.

• APPLY TAG

  Lets someone tag a Unity Catalog object. For governed tags, they need ASSIGN on the tag itself as well.

Related terms

• AcrPull

  Data-plane role built into Azure Container Registry that allows reading tags and pulling images. Assign it to whichever identity performs the pull.

• Applicability rules

  Let a Windows device configuration profile target or skip devices by their OS edition or by a version range, using Assign profile if or Don't assign profile if.

• Application groups

  Collections of RemoteApp apps or full desktops in Azure Virtual Desktop, which administrators assign to users.

• Automation rule

  Microsoft Sentinel rule triggered when an incident or alert from any source is created or updated, used to centrally set status, assign owners, apply tags and launch playbooks.

• Distribution group

  Exchange group with an email address whose only purpose is delivering mail to members; it cannot be used to assign permissions or as an Azure Monitor alert recipient.

• Enterprise application

  In Entra, the service principal for an app: you assign users here, and it is where Conditional Access and single sign-on are enforced.

• File Classification Infrastructure

  Part of FSRM: rules assign classification properties to files, and policies and file management tasks can then act on those labels.

• Foundry Project Manager

  A built-in role that can both manage Foundry projects and build within them. When granting access to others, the only role it can assign is Foundry User.