The SQL statement for writing, replacing or deleting the description stored on a Unity Catalog securable, from catalogs and schemas down to individual columns and volumes. Users with BROWSE can read those comments.
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Terms in this definition
- Serverless
Compute tier for single Azure SQL databases that scales automatically, pauses when idle and charges by the second. It is offered in General Purpose and Hyperscale, not Business Critical, and reserved capacity does not apply.
- Unity Catalog
Azure Databricks' governance solution covering both data and AI in one place, with centralised permissions, auditing, data discovery and lineage.
- BROWSE
Granted on a catalog, this Unity Catalog privilege lets people discover objects, read their metadata and request access, all without
USE CATALOGand with no access to the data itself. - CRUD
Shorthand for create, read, update and delete, the four basic things you do with data. Data-plane roles in Azure Cosmos DB, for instance, authorise those operations on items.