Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available

Name: Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available
Start: 2026-09-23

Tech · Releases · Wed, September 23, 2026

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Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available on all supported compute types. This release adds named handlers for row-at-a-time scalar UDFs, removes the five-UDF-call-per-query limit, and aligns scalar TIMESTAMP in

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Mon, Aug 3, 2026	Secrets in Unity Catalog is GA	2 mo ago
Tue, Aug 4, 2026	Schema-level HTTP connections in Unity Catalog are now generally available	2 mo ago
Tue, Aug 4, 2026	Sharing Delta tables with Iceberg reads enabled is now generally available	2 mo ago
Tue, Aug 4, 2026	Sharing Delta tables with deletion vectors and column mapping is now generally available	2 mo ago
Mon, Aug 10, 2026	READ METADATA privilege is GA	2 mo ago
Thu, Aug 13, 2026	Sharing tables backed by default storage is now generally available	43 days ago
Thu, Aug 13, 2026	Sharing tables backed by default storage will be enabled by default for all accounts	43 days ago
Fri, Aug 14, 2026	Sharing managed Iceberg tables is now generally available	42 days ago
Wed, Aug 19, 2026	Role-based access control (RBAC) is generally available	37 days ago
Mon, Aug 24, 2026	The INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE privileges are in Beta	32 days ago
Thu, Aug 27, 2026	Share foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing (Public Preview)	29 days ago
Fri, Aug 28, 2026	Unity Catalog Skills (Beta)	28 days ago
Mon, Aug 31, 2026	ABAC GRANT policies are generally available for models and services	25 days ago
Tue, Sep 8, 2026	ABAC DENY policies are in Beta	17 days ago
Wed, Sep 9, 2026	External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta)	16 days ago
Fri, Sep 11, 2026	Sharing foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available	14 days ago
Fri, Sep 11, 2026	Sharing foreign schemas and tables with OpenSharing is now generally available	14 days ago
Tue, Sep 15, 2026	Sharing foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing is now generally available	10 days ago
Tue, Sep 15, 2026	Data Classification now scans Unity Catalog views (Beta)	10 days ago
Thu, Sep 17, 2026	Metastore-level ABAC policies are in Beta	8 days ago
Tue, Sep 22, 2026	Invite OpenSharing recipients by email (Beta)	3 days ago
Wed, Sep 23, 2026	Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available	2 days ago
Wed, Sep 23, 2026	Time travel queries now enforce ABAC policies (Beta)	2 days ago

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