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- Genie One enhancements
Admins can add custom instructions to all chat conversations. Atlassian and Glean MCP connections are now supported.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Upcoming breaking change: default behavior when deleting a Unity Catalog pipeline Coming soon
Deletes now retain associated tables by default, set cascade=true to remove them.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.
- New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon
New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is now available in Preview
Fixes observation metric errors, optimizes Unity Catalog writes, and uses session timezone for timestamp partitions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Search in metric views fix
Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.
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- 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)
Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Account-level Genie One (Beta)
Provides a unified homepage and cross-workspace search across all workspaces.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview
Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.
- Genie One app thumbnail support
Uploads replace default icons, require PNG format.
- Genie One search and discovery improvements
Filters inactive apps, boosts certified content in search rankings.
- Genie One is generally available
Provides a single interface for business users to interact with data and AI without technical knowledge.
- Genie One favorite and filtering improvements
Adds favorite and certified filters to listing pages, marked by a star icon.
- Change default workspace access to Consumer access (Public Preview)
Preserves existing users' authoring permissions, streamlines consumer onboarding.
- Genie enhancements and fixes
Numeric columns are now formatted to handle IDs and currency. Entity matching scans up to 100 million rows.
- Genie enhancements and fixes
Shows Service Principal ID in Monitoring page, fixes API suggested questions issue, and updates Research Agent architecture.
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- Genie Research Agent, benchmark, and answer improvements
Genie now asks clarifying questions, explains benchmark errors, and collapses query result tables when summaries are sufficient.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) limits and Research Agent improvements
Limits increased to 200, adds starter questions and auto-suggested benchmarks.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current
Includes new features, see documentation for details.
- Genie APIs and Research Agent in Beta
Genie Create and Update APIs allow creating and updating Genie Agents. Research Agent enables multi-step reasoning and hypothesis testing.
- Add Azure Databricks Genie MCP server to Azure AI Foundry (Public Preview)
Enables AI agents to connect to Genie Agents and query data. Requires Azure AI Foundry setup.
- Connect Genie Agents to Microsoft Copilot Studio (Public Preview)
Requires Managed MCP Servers preview enabled.
- Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview
The new editing experience replaces the previous one. It requires the latest version.
- Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview)
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL.
- Genie navigation and accuracy improvements
Fixes back button error and broken entity matching link. Optimizes column selection for relevance.
- Genie visualization and query result improvements
Includes text explanations for empty results and uses query metadata for auto-generated charts.
- SQL Editor visualization fix
Tooltips now display in front of the legend.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview
Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.
- Genie thinking steps and benchmark error resolution
Explains SQL logic in plain language. Replaces technical explanations in Genie Space, now Genie Agent.
- Genie benchmark scaling and SQL function support
Maximum benchmarks per Genie Agent increased to 500. Supports Unity Catalog SQL functions as answers.
- New alert editing experience
Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.
- Genie API updates, benchmark explanations, and JOIN improvements
JOIN relationships are now sortable, Genie API endpoints move from Beta to Public Preview.
- Genie knowledge store enhancements and benchmark improvements
Space editors can save messages to benchmark questions and generate benchmark SQL answers. Improves performance and latency.
- Visualizations fix
Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and thinking trace features
Adds tables and metric views to spaces, treats extra output rows or columns as incorrect.
- Semantic metadata in metric views
Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview
Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.
- Genie benchmarks and JOIN relationship enhancements
Benchmarks run as background tasks, and accepted JOINs are confirmed with a checkmark.
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