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Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available

Tech · Releases · Tue, July 28, 2026

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Registering Python user-defined table functions (UDTFs) in Unity Catalog is now generally available in Databricks Runtime 18. A Unity Catalog Python UDTF is a governed function that returns a table, invoked in the FROM clause of a SQL state

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DateEventWhen
Jul 14, 2026Trigger.AvailableNow support for OpenSharing streaming (GA)2 mo ago
Jul 16, 2026Scala and Java UDFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available2 mo ago
Jul 28, 2026Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available2 mo ago
Jul 31, 2026Packaged clean rooms are now generally available2 mo ago
Aug 3, 2026Secrets in Unity Catalog is GA2 mo ago
Aug 4, 2026Schema-level HTTP connections in Unity Catalog are now generally available2 mo ago
Aug 4, 2026Sharing Delta tables with Iceberg reads enabled is now generally available2 mo ago
Aug 4, 2026Sharing Delta tables with deletion vectors and column mapping is now generally available2 mo ago
Aug 10, 2026READ METADATA privilege is GA2 mo ago
Aug 13, 2026Sharing tables backed by default storage is now generally available43 days ago
Aug 13, 2026Sharing tables backed by default storage will be enabled by default for all accounts43 days ago
Aug 14, 2026Sharing managed Iceberg tables is now generally available42 days ago
Aug 19, 2026Role-based access control (RBAC) is generally available37 days ago
Aug 24, 2026The INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE privileges are in Beta32 days ago
Aug 27, 2026Share foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing (Public Preview)29 days ago
Aug 28, 2026Unity Catalog Skills (Beta)28 days ago
Aug 31, 2026ABAC GRANT policies are generally available for models and services25 days ago
Sep 8, 2026ABAC DENY policies are in Beta17 days ago
Sep 9, 2026External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta)16 days ago
Sep 11, 2026Sharing foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available14 days ago
Sep 11, 2026Sharing foreign schemas and tables with OpenSharing is now generally available14 days ago
Sep 15, 2026Sharing foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing is now generally available10 days ago
Sep 15, 2026Data Classification now scans Unity Catalog views (Beta)10 days ago
Sep 17, 2026Metastore-level ABAC policies are in Beta8 days ago
Sep 22, 2026Invite OpenSharing recipients by email (Beta)3 days ago
Sep 23, 2026Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available2 days ago
Sep 23, 2026Time travel queries now enforce ABAC policies (Beta)2 days ago

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