Fine-grained DML privileges
INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE as separate privileges under MODIFY, so a role can change rows without changing schema.
Why it is worth watching
The first change to the core Unity Catalog privilege list in years, which dates every permission diagram.
What Beta promises
Open to most customers but not for production: support runs through engineering, and the shape of it can still move. On by default on Premium, off on Enterprise.
| Who can use it | Most customers |
|---|---|
| Production use | No |
| Support | Engineering only |
| On by default | Premium yes, Enterprise no |
The definitions are Databricks' own, on its release types page. The label on this page is the one the feature's documentation states, last checked on 13 Sept 2026.
Where to read more
We have not written a concept about it yet: while it is in preview the documentation is the place to read, and it moves faster than a page here would.
The Databricks documentation for Fine-grained DML privileges