Automated Way to Identify the Dependencies on a Trigger in Synapse

Problem Statement :

In my previous blog Automated Way to Identify the Dependencies on a Trigger in an Azure Data Factory, we identified ways to get dependencies on a Trigger within an Azure data Factory. Similarly for Synapse ;

As of Dec 17,2022 ; One can identify the dependencies on a Trigger in Synapse by logging in to Synapse via Portal and accessing the Triggers under Manage Section.

And Clicking the Related number values to get the Dependencies details as seen below :

A) Pipeline Dependent on Trigger

So how can one get the related / dependent objects on a Trigger in Synapse in an automated way.

Solution :

1. Open Powershell in admin mode and import the Azure SDK modules by executing the below commands :

Import-Module Az.Accounts Import-Module Az.Synapse

2. Install the custom module by executing the below command

Install-Module -Name AzSynapseTriggerDependencies

3. Now the environment is set for us to execute the commands to fetch the pipeline details .

To get the list of all Triggers in Synapse and its corresponding dependent objects, execute the below command: Get-AzSynapseTriggerDependencies -WorkspaceName “<<WorkspaceName>>”

To get the details of a specific Trigger in Synapse and its corresponding dependent objects, execute the below command: Get-AzSynapseTriggerDependencies -WorkspaceName “<<WorkspaceName>>” -TriggerName“<<TriggerName>>”

Output Results :

1. Overall Synapse output

2. Specific Trigger output

This would avoid manually identifying the dependent objects of a Trigger in Synapse.