topic Can external tables also be shared using delta sharing? in Data Governance https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/can-external-tables-also-be-shared-using-delta-sharing/m-p/91066#M2142 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:43:54 GMT dataguy555 2024-09-19T13:43:54Z Can external tables also be shared using delta sharing? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/can-external-tables-also-be-shared-using-delta-sharing/m-p/91066#M2142 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:43:54 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/can-external-tables-also-be-shared-using-delta-sharing/m-p/91066#M2142 dataguy555 2024-09-19T13:43:54Z Re: Can external tables also be shared using delta sharing? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/can-external-tables-also-be-shared-using-delta-sharing/m-p/91075#M2143 <P>Hi <a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/121827">@dataguy555</a>&nbsp;,</P><P>Yes, external tables can also be shared using delta sharing.</P> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:07:25 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/can-external-tables-also-be-shared-using-delta-sharing/m-p/91075#M2143 szymon_dybczak 2024-09-19T14:07:25Z Re: Can external tables also be shared using delta sharing? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/can-external-tables-also-be-shared-using-delta-sharing/m-p/91077#M2144 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/121827">@dataguy555</a>&nbsp;,<BR />You will still need to have your external table in delta format. JSON or parquet are not supported:<BR /><A href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/delta-sharing/" target="_blank">What is Delta Sharing? - Azure Databricks | Microsoft Learn</A></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="filipniziol_0-1726755399836.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.databricks.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/11348i3D5F7F77BCF04B54/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="filipniziol_0-1726755399836.png" alt="filipniziol_0-1726755399836.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:17:36 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/can-external-tables-also-be-shared-using-delta-sharing/m-p/91077#M2144 filipniziol 2024-09-19T14:17:36Z