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Parity gap — synapse-serverless-sql-pool

v2 fabric-parity-loop validator, run 2026-05-26. Reference target: Azure Synapse Studio → SQL serverless → OPENROWSET query editor. Loom route: https://loom-console-fvbbctd4eehqbkcs.b02.azurefd.net/items/synapse-serverless-sql-pool/new. Editor source: apps/fiab-console/lib/editors/synapse-sql-editors.tsx (lines 148-253).

Live-browser validation status

Same auth gate as synapse-dedicated-sql-pool. See that doc for context. Source-traced findings below.

Phase 3 — gap matrix vs Synapse Studio serverless

# Fabric element Loom present? Severity
1 T-SQL editor with Monaco + IntelliSense for OPENROWSET / BULK / FORMAT='PARQUET' / external tables, error squiggles MISSING — plain <textarea> (line 241-247) BLOCKER
2 Database tree (master + user dbs) Present (lines 192-205) — real /api/.../schema call, click selects DB OK
3 Lake browser (OPENROWSET path tree → ADLS containers → folders → files) Partial — shows lake folders from schema response (lines 206-215) but not interactive (no drilldown, no preview, no click-to-insert OPENROWSET) MAJOR
4 Sample queries pane (with click-to-insert) Present (lines 216-225) — real, populated from backend OK
5 Result grid with chart toggle Partial — Fluent <Table> only (lines 96-126); no chart, no sort, no export MAJOR
6 Cost meter (bytes scanned + estimated $ per query) MISSING — ribbon claims "Bytes processed" + "Cost cap" but no handler, no impl MINOR (ribbon vapor)
7 External table creation wizard MISSING — ribbon claims "External tables" action, no impl MINOR (ribbon vapor)
8 Status bar (Connected as / database / scanned bytes) MISSING MINOR

Phase 4 — functional click probe (source-trace)

Control Source impl Live behavior
Run button run() (line 167-183) — POST /api/items/synapse-serverless-sql-pool/{id}/query with {sql, database}. Real TDS against ondemand endpoint. Real
Database tree click setDatabase(name) — local state Real
Sample-query tree click setSqlText(sm.sql) — local state Real
Lake tree leaf No onClick — leaf is dead DEAD
Ribbon "New SQL query" / "External tables" / "Bytes processed" / "Cost cap" No handlers in RibbonTab shape DEAD — 4 dead ribbon buttons

Grade

C — Run button is genuinely real (no provisioning needed because serverless requires no resume). Database + sample-query trees are real. But the editor is a <textarea> (BLOCKER per contract), lake tree is read-only display (MAJOR), 4 ribbon buttons silently dead.

Same Monaco-replacement remediation as dedicated.