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This section contains cross-cutting reference material that supports the rest of the documentation. It is the place to look up architectural decisions, platform-specific quirks, and terminology.

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ResourcePurpose
ADR Decision LogAll architectural decisions with reasoning, alternatives, and consequences
Platform GotchasQuick-lookup table of Fabric platform quirks with fixes
GlossaryDefinitions of all terms used across the platform

What This Section Is For

  • ADR Log: When you need to understand WHY something is built a certain way — not just what it does. Each decision records the context, alternatives considered, and trade-offs accepted. Some decisions carry GO-LIVE BLOCKER status, meaning they must be resolved before production cutover.

  • Gotchas: When you hit an unexpected error or behavior in Microsoft Fabric. The gotchas are hard-won lessons from real failures — each one documents a symptom, its root cause, and the fix. The Troubleshooting page has the same content in detailed narrative form; the gotchas page is optimized for quick scanning.

  • Glossary: When you encounter an unfamiliar term in any documentation page. Every acronym, platform concept, and tool name used in this documentation site is defined here with a brief explanation and a link to the relevant page.