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Update authentication options for Azure Databricks to reflect current options available in Power Query. Removes username/password option and adds Databricks Client Credentials and Service principal options.

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Pull request overview

Updates Azure Databricks connector documentation to reflect current Power Query authentication options, removing Username/Password and adding Databricks OAuth M2M client credentials and Service principal guidance.

Changes:

  • Updated the “Authentication Types Supported” list for the Azure Databricks connector.
  • Updated the Power Query Online connection instructions to include Databricks Client Credentials and Service principal authentication.
  • Refreshed ms.date metadata.

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powerquery-docs/connectors/includes/databricks-azure/databricks-azure-connect-to-power-query-online.md Updates Power Query Online connection steps and credential options for Azure Databricks.
powerquery-docs/connectors/databricks-azure.md Updates connector summary metadata and the supported authentication types list.

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* Personal Access Token (useable for AWS, Azure or GCP). Refer to [Personal access tokens](/azure/databricks/sql/user/security/personal-access-tokens) for instructions on generating a Personal Access Token (PAT).
* Azure Active Directory (useable only for Azure). Sign in to your organizational account using the browser popup.
* Databricks Client Credentials. Refer to [Databricks OAuth M2M](/azure/databricks/dev-tools/auth/oauth-m2m) for instructions on generating Databricks OAuth M2M Client Credentials.
* Personal Access Token (useable for AWS, Azure or GCP). Refer to [Personal access tokens](/azure/databricks/sql/user/security/personal-access-tokens) for instructions on generating a Personal Access Token (PAT).
* Azure Active Directory (useable only for Azure). Sign in to your organizational account using the browser popup.
* Service Principal (useable only for Azure). Authenticate with a Microsoft Entra ID service principal. This option is available when configuring a cloud or gateway connection.
| Release State | General Availability |
| Products | Power BI (Semantic models)<br/>Power BI (Dataflows)<br/>Fabric (Dataflow Gen2) |
| Authentication Types Supported | Azure Active Directory<br/>Personal Access Token<br/>Username / Password |
| Authentication Types Supported | Databricks Client Credentials<br/>Azure Active Directory<br/>Personal Access Token<br/>Service Principal |
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