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Microsoft Fabric extension for VS Code (Generally Available)

After implementing your feedback and making improvements, the Fabric VS Code Extension is packed with new features designed to make your development experience better.

What’s new in this release?

  • Manage Fabric items programmatically: Use item definitions to unlock scripting and work with your items as files. You can update and deploy Fabric items to existing workspaces or new workspaces directly from VS Code—saving you time and effort. Fabric items, that have Item definitions API support, support this capability.
Import and export Notebook item definition
Import and export Notebook item definition
  • Git integration in Microsoft Fabric allows developers to seamlessly manage their codebase with version control for your items within a workspace. You can clone your Git enabled workspace using the extension and use VS Code’s source control experience to work with your items and push the changes to the repository. Only Azure DevOps is currently supported.
Git integration with user data functions item
Git integration with User data functions item
  • Multi-workspace viewing and filtering: View all of your workspaces in the Fabric Extension rather than working with one workspace at a time. You can filter multiple Fabric workspaces at once, so you always have the context you need at your fingertips.
View all Fabric workspaces
View all Fabric workspaces in your tenant
  • SQL database in Fabric: Open and work with your Fabric SQL databases straight from VS Code thanks to the integration with the MSSQL extension. Use your favorite SQL tools for your Fabric databases.
Open Fabric SQL Database in MSSQL extension
Open Fabric SQL Database in MSSQL extension

Get started!

The Fabric VS Code extension is available now in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. Update to the latest version and start exploring all these new features. Check out Microsoft Fabric for Visual Studio Code to learn about our releases and new feature updates.

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