April 2026 platform release notes
These features and SAP Databricks platform improvements were released in April 2026. The cloud the release applies to is indicated for each release note.
Releases are staged. Your SAP Databricks account might not be updated until a week or more after the initial release date.
SAP semantic metadata syncs automatically into Unity Catalog
April 6, 2026 | Applies to: 
AWS GCP Azure
When you mount an SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) share to a catalog, semantic metadata (such as table and column comments, primary keys, foreign keys, and governance tags) syncs automatically into Unity Catalog. You can use SAP governance tags in ABAC policies to control access to sensitive data.
Governed tags are generally available
April 2, 2026 | Applies to: AWS GCP Azure
Governed tags are generally available. Governed tags allow administrators to define a controlled set of tags that can be applied to Unity Catalog objects and workspace objects, helping organizations enforce consistent metadata tagging for access control, data classification, and cost tracking.