Rules for naming Azure Data Factory entities

Note

This article applies to version 1 of Data Factory. If you are using the current version of the Data Factory service, see naming rules in Data Factory.

The following table provides naming rules for Data Factory artifacts.

Name Name Uniqueness Validation Checks
Data Factory Unique across Microsoft Azure. Names are case-insensitive, that is, MyDF and mydf refer to the same data factory.
  • Each data factory is tied to exactly one Azure subscription.
  • Object names must start with a letter or a number, and can contain only letters, numbers, and the dash (-) character.
  • Every dash (-) character must be immediately preceded and followed by a letter or a number. Consecutive dashes are not permitted in container names.
  • Name can be 3-63 characters long.
Linked Services/Tables/Pipelines Unique with in a data factory. Names are case-insensitive.
  • Maximum number of characters in a table name: 260.
  • Object names must start with a letter, number, or an underscore (_).
  • Following characters are not allowed: ".", "+", "?", "/", "<", ">","*","%","&",":","\"
Resource Group Unique across Microsoft Azure. Names are case-insensitive.
  • Maximum number of characters: 1000.
  • Name can contain letters, digits, and the following characters: "-", "_", "," and "."