Is it OK to delete the Azure Data Explorer resource if you find you no longer need it?

[philipstreet]

We initially deployed an Azure Data Explorer resource for a PoC setup and have since found that we cannot use it due to data query limitations with Power BI. Are we OK to delete the ADX without it messing with the ADF pipelines?

I'm pretty sure I can but wanted to check first.

Thanks, Phil

[philipstreet]

Any chance of getting a reply to this simple question @flanakin ? Thanks 🙏

[RolandKrummenacher]

I am not sure I fully follow. If you are deleting the ADX cluster, what is the rationale for keeping the ADF pipelines? Without a target Data Explorer cluster they cannot really do anything, unless you plan to reconnect them to a new hub or another target later.

[ctcordas]

@philipstreet, I've deleted multiple ADX installs without issue, leaving ADF to handle msexport and etl type activities to create the ingestion (parquet) files. From there another team uses a different product to consume the ingestion files. In my case, i view ADX as the reporting-tool-side of FTK.

[philipstreet]

Great, thanks for the confirmation.

[ctcordas]

np. i say 'without issue' however, all my Exports were set to Inactive and my daily exports failed the next day. i just discovered the time-correlation moments ago, but have not confirmed this is what caused that. Simple fix to set Exports to Active.