Question 230
In a Microsoft Fabric solution, a pipeline writes new inventory records in batches but a failure can happen between writing data and advancing its watermark. Which configuration or implementation should the engineer choose?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Separating checkpoint advancement from incomplete writes prevents silent data loss.
Incorrect Answers
Timestamp-based detection with key-based merge handles updates as well as inserts.
Event-time watermarks allow controlled late-arriving contributions before state is finalized.
Keyed merge can safely reprocess the same source changes.