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VARIANT cast extends to ARRAY and MAP columns in ABAC column masks

UpdateVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

You can now use a single VARIANT function to mask columns of type ARRAY and MAP , in addition to STRUCT and other types. This requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above. See Masking multiple column types with a single function .

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