Quick answer: Azure Data Factory lets you deactivate one or more pipeline activities without deleting them. A deactivated activity is skipped during validation and pipeline execution and can be reactivated later.
This is useful when you want to temporarily exclude part of a pipeline while debugging or developing without removing the activity from the canvas.
How to deactivate an activity in Azure Data Factory
1. Open Azure Data Factory Studio and open the pipeline.
2. Select the activity you want to deactivate.
3. In the activity’s General properties, set the Activity state to inactive. You can also right-click the activity and select the deactivate option when available.
4. Save the pipeline. If the pipeline is triggered, publish the changes so the updated pipeline definition is used.
Pro tips:
Deactivation is intended for temporarily skipping activities while keeping them in the pipeline. Microsoft documents that deactivated activities are skipped during validation and pipeline runs and can be reactivated later.
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