When initializing a new run, the notebook automatically checks whether the latest version of the Fabric Connector is being used. The result of this check is displayed below the cell immediately after it has been executed.
If you manually run the notebook using the command %pip install fabricconnector --quiet the latest version will always be used. With the command %pip install fabricconnector --upgrade you can force an update if needed.
Update Environment
When you use an Environment to make the Fabric Connector available for your notebooks, you need to update the library version in the Environment whenever a new release of the connector is available. This ensures that scheduled runs and other processes automatically use the correct version.
Follow these steps to update an Environment:
- Go to the Fabric workspace and open the Environment.
- Navigate to External repositories and click Edit on the row for the fabricconnector.
- Update the version and click Save.
- If you don’t know the latest version, you can also remove the ‘fabricconnector’ entry and then add it again. When re-adding, the latest available version will be selected automatically.
- Click Save in the top-right corner.
- Then click Publish and follow the steps on the screen.
Publishing an Environment can take about 5 minutes. Wait until the publishing process is fully completed before continuing with running a notebook.