A value that code stores during a job run with dbutils.jobs.taskValues.set() so later tasks can use it, ideally referenced as {{tasks.<task>.values.<key>}}.
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Terms in this definition
- Job
A sequence of steps executed together on one agent or runner, or on the server for agentless work. While running, each occupies one of your parallel jobs.
- 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.
- Index field attributes
Settings applied to each field in an Azure AI Search index:
searchablefor full text,retrievableto return it,filterablefor exact-match$filter,sortable,facetablefor counts, andkeyfor the unique document ID.
Related terms
- For each task
A task in Lakeflow Jobs that loops over an array (supplied as JSON, a task value or a job parameter) and executes an inner task for every element, with a setting for how many iterations may run at the same time.