Snapshots

A snapshot is a set of data captured as it moves through a running pipeline.

You can capture snapshots when you monitor a Data Collector pipeline.

Not available in Data Collector Edge pipelines.

View a snapshot to verify how a Data Collector pipeline processes data. Like data preview, you can view how snapshot data moves through a pipeline stage by stage or across multiple stages. You can drill down to review the values of each record to determine if the stage or group of stages transforms data as expected.

Unlike data preview, you cannot edit data to perform testing when you review a snapshot. Instead, you can use the snapshot as source data for data preview. You might use a snapshot for data preview to test the pipeline with production data.