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Azure Data Factory Triggers

Triggers in Azure Data Factory🔗

Schedule Trigger🔗

  • Runs on calendar clock
  • Supports periodic and specific times
  • Trigger to pipeline is many to many
  • Can be scheduled only at a future point in time

Tumbling Window Trigger🔗

  • Runs at periodic intervals
  • Windows are fixed size and non overlapping
  • Can be scheduled for past windows/slices
  • Trigger to pipeline is one to one

Event Trigger🔗

  • Runs in response to events
  • Events can be creation or deletion of blobs/files
  • Trigger to pipeline is many to many.