Datasets in Azure Data Factory represent data structures that point to data used as a source or sink by activities. Datasets are reusable entities that can be used across multiple data flows and activities, and represent data in external data stores rather than being stored in Azure Data Factory itself. Datasets are useful for representing standardized schemas and allow data to be accessed across different activities in a reusable way.
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Dataset source and sink data flow in Azure
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Datasets represent data structures within the data stores, which simply points the
data you want to use in your activities as source or sink
Dataset will create physically in azure data factory.
Dataset objects are reusable entities that can be used in other data flows and
activities such as Copy
These reusable entities are especially useful when you use a hardened schema.
Datasets aren't based in Spark