Notebooks sql connections

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I’m using **Workspace Identity** (not Service Principal) to connect to SQL Server from Fabric notebooks.

My setup:

- 4 workspaces: **dev, test, staging, prod**

- Deployed via **Fabric Deployment Pipelines** (git only on dev)

- 2 connections created in **Manage Connections and Gateways**, both using Workspace Identity auth:

- `dev-sql-connection` → points to the dev database

- `prod-sql-connection` → points to the prod database

My bronze layer notebooks need a connection attached to them. The rule is simple:

- **Dev + Test** → use `dev-sql-connection`

- **Staging + Prod** → use `prod-sql-connection`

The problem is when I deploy changes from **test → staging**, I need the connection to automatically switch from dev to prod. Right now I can’t find a clean way to make this happen dynamically.

Did you encounter this flow in your setup? If so, how did you solve it?

Thanks!

Posted Mar 6, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC

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