Looking back on an incredible year. As we wrap up 2025, I’m grateful for the momentum around the Fabric Metadata‑Driven Framework. A personal highlight was the conversation during #MSIgnite with Mathias Falland, what we first thought were “just over 4,000” views of our joint FMD video turned out to be 50,000+ views a week later. Absolutely unbelievable, and a huge thank‑you to everyone who watched, shared, and gave feedback.

• NB_FMD_CUSTOM_NOTEBOOK_TEMPLATE
  A reusable template for building extraction notebooks quickly. It includes parameterized configuration blocks and standardized logging hooks
• NB_FMD_UTILITY_FUNCTIONS
  A shared notebook providing utility function declarations (e.g., configuration loading, standardized exception handling) to promote consistency and reduce repeated code across custom notebooks.
• Initial Setup Notebook(NB_UTILITIES_SETUP_FMD): All core functions have now been moved to a separate notebook. This notebook is automatically downloaded and deployed during setup, ensuring you always have the latest version.
• NB_SETUP_FMD: We’ve organized the parameters more clearly to provide a better and easier overview.

Folder Support (Better structure & visibility)

Deployment Simplification

Streamlined steps for deploying Fabric Database, making setup faster and more predictable.

Setup Requirement

1. Download the latest NB_SETUP_FMD notebook. Make you sure you update your configuration settings
2. Adopt the new folder structure for better organization.
3. Use NB_FMD_UTILITY_FUNCTIONS in your notebooks.
4. Start new extractions from NB_FMD_CUSTOM_NOTEBOOK_TEMPLATE.
5. Configure Oracle on‑prem support following updated docs.
6. Validate Workspace Identity settings.

A huge thank‑you to the community for reporting issues and submitting pull requests! This release includes:

• Minor bug fixes.
• Quality‑of‑life improvements based on your feedback.