Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs)

Overview

Databricks Asset Bundles provide infrastructure-as-code for deploying Databricks workflows, jobs, and DLT pipelines. This skill standardizes configuration patterns for serverless-first, production-ready deployments with hierarchical job architecture, proper parameter passing, and comprehensive error prevention.

When to Use This Skill

• Creating or configuring Databricks Asset Bundle YAML files
• Deploying serverless jobs, DLT pipelines, dashboards, alerts, apps, or workflows
• Setting up hierarchical job architectures (atomic/composite/orchestrator)
• Configuring dashboard resources with dataset_catalog/dataset_schema (CLI 0.281.0+)
• Setting up SQL Alerts v2 (schema differs significantly from other resources)
• Configuring Databricks Apps in DABs (env vars in app.yaml, not databricks.yml)
• Troubleshooting deployment errors or configuration issues
• Converting notebooks to use proper parameter passing patterns
• Validating bundle configurations before deployment

Critical Rules (Quick Reference)