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In this article, you learn how to create an Azure Blob Storage shortcut inside a Microsoft Fabric lakehouse.
For an overview of shortcuts, see OneLake shortcuts. To create shortcuts programmatically, see OneLake shortcuts REST APIs.
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Azure Blob Storage shortcuts are currently in public preview.
Prerequisites
- A lakehouse in Microsoft Fabric. If you don't have a lakehouse, create one by following these steps: Create a lakehouse with OneLake.
- An Azure Storage account with data in a container.
Create a shortcut
Open a lakehouse in Fabric.
Right-click on a directory in the Explorer pane of the lakehouse.
Select New shortcut.
Select a source
When you create a shortcut in a lakehouse, the New shortcut window opens to walk you through the configuration details.
On the New shortcut window, under External sources, select Azure Blob Storage (preview).
Select Existing connection or Create new connection, depending on whether this Storage account is already connected in your OneLake.
For an Existing connection, select the connection from the drop-down menu.
To Create new connection, provide the following connection settings.
Field Description Account name or URL The name of your blob storage account. Connection The default value, Create new connection. Connection name A name for your Azure Blob Storage connection. The service generates a suggested connection name based on the storage account name, but you can overwrite with a preferred name. Authentication kind Select the authorization model from the drop-down menu that you want to use to connect to the Storage account. The supported models are: account key, organizational account, Shared Access Signature (SAS), service principal, and workspace identity. Once you select a model, fill in the required credentials. For more information, see Azure Blob Storage shortcuts authorization.
Select Next.
Browse to the target ___location for the shortcut.
If you provided the storage account name in the connection details, all of your available containers appear in the navigation view. If you specified a container in connection URL, only the specified container and its contents appear in the navigation view.
Navigate the storage account by selecting a folder or expanding a folder to view its child items.
Choose one or more target locations by selecting the checkbox next a folder in the navigation view. Then, select Next.
On the review page, verify your selections. Here you can see each shortcut to be created. In the Actions column, you can select the pencil icon to edit the shortcut name. You can select the trash can icon to delete the shortcut.
Select Create.
The lakehouse automatically refreshes. The shortcut or shortcuts appear in the Explorer pane.
