In a Copy job, the option to move the entire source dataset to the destination each time it runs; incremental copy is the alternative.
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- Copy job
Moves data between a source and a destination in Fabric Data Factory with no pipeline required. Runs can copy everything or just changes (incremental mode, driven by CDC or a watermark column), and the item keeps track of where the previous run stopped.
- Semantic model
Sometimes called an OLAP model, this Power BI and Fabric layer defines the measures, hierarchies, tables and relationships that reports and dashboards query; star schema design is the usual pattern.
- Agents (classic) API
First-generation Foundry Agent Service API, based on threads, messages and runs. It is deprecated, replaced by conversations and responses, and retires on 31 March 2027.
- Incremental copy
In this Copy job mode the opening run brings over the whole data set, after which each run moves only rows that are new or have changed, spotted using CDC or a watermark column. State is tracked by the job, and a reset back to a full copy is possible either for everything or table by table.
Related terms
- Incremental load
Rather than reloading everything each time, this approach does one full copy and afterwards moves only rows that are new or changed, found through CDC, change tracking or a high watermark. It scales better than full loads, provided change detection can be trusted.