Describe the bug
When defining Unity Catalog resources in a databricks.yml bundle, the isolation_mode field is rejected by the CLI schema validator, even though it is a valid and documented Unity Catalog API attribute (OPEN / ISOLATED).
Steps to reproduce
Add a catalog resource with isolation_mode to your bundle:
resources:
catalogs:
my_catalog:
name: "dev_application_X"
storage_root: "abfss://dev-application-X@mystorageaccount.dfs.core.windows.net"
isolation_mode: ISOLATED
comment: "Catalog for X application data"
grants:
- principal: "my-group"
privileges:
- USE_CATALOG
- USE_SCHEMA
- SELECT
Run:
databricks bundle validate -t ENV
Expected behavior
isolation_mode: ISOLATED (or OPEN) should be accepted and applied during bundle deploy, binding the catalog to the target workspace when set to ISOLATED.
Actual behavior
The CLI rejects the field with a schema validation error, preventing the bundle from deploying catalogs with workspace-scoped isolation.
Motivation / Use case
Multi-environment bundles (dev/pre/prod) need to deploy catalogs with different isolation modes per target:
ISOLATED in dev/pre — catalog is workspace-bound, preventing cross-workspace access during development.
OPEN in prod — catalog is accessible across workspaces.
Without this support, isolation_mode must be set manually via the Unity Catalog UI or REST API after each deployment, breaking the IaC model that DAB is designed to provide.
CLI version
References
Describe the bug
When defining Unity Catalog resources in a
databricks.ymlbundle, theisolation_modefield is rejected by the CLI schema validator, even though it is a valid and documented Unity Catalog API attribute (OPEN/ISOLATED).Steps to reproduce
Add a catalog resource with
isolation_modeto your bundle:Run:
Expected behavior
isolation_mode: ISOLATED(orOPEN) should be accepted and applied duringbundle deploy, binding the catalog to the target workspace when set toISOLATED.Actual behavior
The CLI rejects the field with a schema validation error, preventing the bundle from deploying catalogs with workspace-scoped isolation.
Motivation / Use case
Multi-environment bundles (dev/pre/prod) need to deploy catalogs with different isolation modes per target:
ISOLATEDin dev/pre — catalog is workspace-bound, preventing cross-workspace access during development.OPENin prod — catalog is accessible across workspaces.Without this support,
isolation_modemust be set manually via the Unity Catalog UI or REST API after each deployment, breaking the IaC model that DAB is designed to provide.CLI version
References
POST /api/2.1/unity-catalog/catalogs— fieldisolation_mode