Databricks-GenAI-Assoc Governance Practice Question
A company wants to share a GenAI application's prompt templates and evaluation datasets with a partner organization. The partner uses its own Databricks account and must not access any other company data. The company also wants to revoke access easily. Which Unity Catalog feature should they use?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that direct permission grants or cloud storage exports can achieve cross-account sharing with easy revocation, when Delta Sharing is the purpose-built feature.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Delta Sharing with a share containing only the prompt templates and evaluation datasets.
Delta Sharing is designed for secure cross-organization data sharing without copying. By creating a share with only the prompt templates and evaluation datasets, the company limits exposure to those assets. The partner accesses the share from their own Databricks account, and the company can revoke access by removing the recipient, satisfying both isolation and revocation needs.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Export the prompt templates and evaluation datasets to cloud storage and share a bucket URL.
Why it's wrong here
Exporting to cloud storage creates copies that are outside Unity Catalog governance, making revocation difficult and increasing the risk of data leakage. It also does not provide fine-grained access control or auditability. This approach does not meet the requirement to share only specific assets with easy revocation.
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Create a new metastore for the partner and attach the company's workspace to it.
Why it's wrong here
A metastore is a top-level container for a Databricks account, and a partner cannot attach to another company's metastore. This would also expose all assets in the metastore, violating the requirement to share only specific datasets. It is not a valid cross-account sharing mechanism.
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Grant the partner's users direct SELECT privileges on the company's Unity Catalog tables.
Why it's wrong here
Granting direct SELECT privileges requires the partner to have an identity in the company's account, which is not the case for an external organization with its own Databricks account. It would also expose more data than intended and does not provide a clean revocation mechanism. This approach fails the isolation and sharing requirements.
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Delta Sharing with a share containing only the prompt templates and evaluation datasets.
Why this is correct
Delta Sharing allows sharing specific tables or views with external organizations without copying data. By creating a share that includes only the prompt templates and evaluation datasets, the company limits access to those assets. Access can be revoked by removing the recipient from the share, meeting the easy revocation requirement.
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