DP-700 Ingest and Transform Data Practice Question
Exhibit
{
"activity": "Copy",
"source": "SQLDB",
"sink": "OneLake",
"retry_policy": {
"count": 3,
"interval_seconds": 60
}
}Refer to the exhibit. Given the retry policy configuration, what happens if the source SQL database is temporarily unavailable during the first attempt?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often misinterpret retry policies by assuming the first attempt counts as a retry, or they confuse the retry count with the total number of attempts made by the pipeline.
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
✓
The pipeline retries 3 times with 60-second intervals.
The retry policy defined in the activity configuration instructs the Fabric pipeline to automatically attempt the copy operation again after the specified interval. This is a critical feature for building resilient pipelines that can gracefully handle transient network errors or brief service outages without failing the entire job. It ensures higher pipeline success rates and reduces the need for manual monitoring and intervention in complex, real-world cloud environments.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
The pipeline fails immediately.
Why it's wrong here
The configuration explicitly defines a retry policy with a count of 3. Therefore, the pipeline will not fail immediately. It will wait for the specified interval and then attempt the operation again to recover from the transient failure detected during the first execution.
- ✓
The pipeline retries 3 times with 60-second intervals.
Why this is correct
The 'count' parameter of 3 indicates that the pipeline will perform up to 3 retry attempts if the initial operation fails. The 'interval_seconds' of 60 ensures a pause of one minute between each attempt, giving the source system time to recover from the transient error.
- ✗
The pipeline retries indefinitely.
Why it's wrong here
The retry count is explicitly set to 3. There is no configuration in the exhibit that would trigger an infinite loop or indefinite retries. The pipeline will stop retrying once the defined limit of 3 attempts is reached, after which it will report a final failure.
- ✗
The pipeline executes the next activity immediately.
Why it's wrong here
If the Copy activity fails and the retry policy is active, the pipeline engine pauses execution to perform the retry. It does not skip the current activity or proceed to downstream activities until all retry attempts are exhausted or the activity finally succeeds.
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