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Fabric → Azure-native mapping

CSA Loom implements every Fabric-flavored item type on an Azure-native default backend. Nothing in Loom requires a Microsoft Fabric capacity, a Fabric workspace, or a Power BI workspace to work — that is a die-hard product rule (.claude/rules/no-fabric-dependency.md). A Fabric or Power BI backend may exist as an explicit opt-in alternative, selected via an LOOM_<ITEM>_BACKEND=fabric environment flag and a bound workspace; if either is absent, Loom silently uses the Azure-native path.

This page is the canonical map. For the complete list of all 118 item types by workload, see the item catalog.

Canonical mapping (the headline items)

Loom item / object Fabric equivalent (opt-in only) Azure-native DEFAULT
Lakehouse OneLake lakehouse ADLS Gen2 + Delta (+ Synapse table registration)
Warehouse Fabric Warehouse Synapse dedicated SQL pool
KQL database / Eventhouse Fabric RTI Eventhouse Azure Data Explorer (ADX) cluster
KQL dashboard Fabric Real-Time Dashboard Loom-native dashboard over ADX (tiles query ADX)
Data pipeline Fabric Data pipeline Synapse pipeline (or Azure Data Factory)
Eventstream Fabric Eventstream Azure Event Hubs (+ Stream Analytics for processing)
Activator (Reflex) Fabric Activator Azure Monitor scheduled-query alert (or Logic App)
Mirrored database Fabric Mirroring ADF CDC / Synapse Link copy → ADLS Bronze Delta
Semantic model Power BI / Fabric model Loom-native tabular layer over warehouse/lakehouse (Azure Analysis Services optional)
Report Power BI report Loom-native report renderer over the semantic layer (OSS Superset/Grafana optional)
Notebook / Spark job Fabric notebook / SJD Synapse Spark (or Azure Databricks, opt-in)
Data agent Fabric Data Agent Azure OpenAI / AI Foundry over Loom's copilot backend
Fabric IQ (Ontology / Graph / Digital twin) Fabric IQ Cosmos + ADX graph (Kusto make-graph) + Azure Digital Twins-style model
Fabric Apps (Rayfin) Fabric data apps Azure Functions + Cosmos DB + Static Web Apps

Power BI counts as Fabric-family

A "real Power BI workspace" requirement is also a Fabric dependency and is a rule violation. The semantic-model and report Azure-native paths render on a Loom-native tabular + report layer and do not require a Power BI or Fabric workspace to function.

Storage and namespace

Capability CSA Loom (Azure-native) Fabric
Storage primitive ADLS Gen2 + a unified path tree OneLake (single tenant-wide namespace)
Shortcuts Loom Shortcuts — ADLS external-location pointers (cross-cloud) OneLake shortcuts
RBAC enforcement Engine-layer (Unity Catalog / Purview / Synapse / ADX) Storage-protocol layer (OneLake Security)

What "opt-in Fabric" actually means

A Fabric backend is reached only when both are true:

  1. LOOM_<ITEM>_BACKEND=fabric is set for that item type, and
  2. a Fabric (or Power BI) workspace is explicitly bound.

If either is missing, Loom uses the Azure-native default silently — there is no "bind a Fabric workspace" gate, no error, and no empty editor. The Fabric hosts (api.fabric.microsoft.com, api.powerbi.com, onelake.dfs.fabric.microsoft.com) are never called on the default path.

Honest Azure-side gates are fine (and expected)

The no-Fabric rule does not forbid honest Azure requirements. When an Azure-native backend isn't provisioned yet, the editor renders fully and shows a Fluent MessageBar (intent="warning") naming the exact remediation — for example "set LOOM_EVENTHUBS_NAMESPACE" or "grant the console UAMI Monitoring Contributor". That is an Azure requirement, not a Fabric one, and is allowed per .claude/rules/no-vaporware.md.