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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
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Bias Analysis

Bias Types:
⚠️ powershell_heavy
⚠️ windows_tools
⚠️ windows_first
Summary:
The documentation provides parallel instructions for Azure Portal, Azure CLI, and PowerShell. However, the PowerShell examples are extensive and include Windows-specific paths (e.g., D:\testFiles), and PowerShell is traditionally a Windows-centric tool. There are no explicit Linux shell (bash) or cross-platform scripting examples, and the PowerShell section even references uploading files from a Windows file path. Additionally, PowerShell is presented as a first-class citizen alongside Azure CLI, which is more cross-platform, but there is no mention of Linux-native tools or workflows. This may make Linux users feel less directly supported.
Recommendations:
  • Include bash (Linux shell) examples for all command-line steps, especially for file operations and scripting.
  • Avoid using Windows-specific file paths (e.g., D:\testFiles) in examples; use cross-platform paths or provide both Windows and Linux examples.
  • Clarify that Azure CLI commands work on both Windows and Linux, and provide explicit Linux terminal instructions where appropriate.
  • Mention and demonstrate usage of Azure Cloud Shell (which supports both bash and PowerShell) as a cross-platform alternative.
  • Where PowerShell is referenced, note that PowerShell Core is available cross-platform, and provide Linux/macOS installation guidance if relevant.
  • For file upload/download steps, provide az storage blob commands as an alternative to Set-AzStorageBlobContent.
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Scan History

Date Scan ID Status Bias Status
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 in_progress ❌ Biased
2025-07-12 00:58 #8 cancelled ✅ Clean
2025-07-10 05:06 #7 processing ✅ Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

Connect-AzAccount
Set-AzContext [SubscriptionID/SubscriptionName]
Get-AzDataShareReceivedInvitation
New-AzDataShareSubscription -ResourceGroupName share-rg -AccountName FabrikamDataShareAccount -Name "Fabrikam Solutions" -InvitationId "89abcdef-0123-4567-89ab-cdef01234567"
New-AzDataShareDataSetMapping -ResourceGroupName "share-rg" -AccountName "FabrikamDataShareAccount" -ShareSubscriptionName "fabrikamsolutions" -Name "Fabrikam Solutions" -StorageAccountResourceId "aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb" -DataSetId "0123abcd-ef01-2345-6789-abcdef012345" -Container "StorageContainer"
Start-AzDataShareSubscriptionSynchronization -ResourceGroupName "share-rg" -AccountName "FabrikamDataShareAccount" -ShareSubscriptionName "fabrikamsolutions" -SynchronizationMode "Incremental"
Get-AzDataShareSubscriptionSynchronization -ResourceGroupName "share-rg" -AccountName "FabrikamDataShareAccount" -ShareSubscriptionName "fabrikamsolutions"
Get-AzDataShareSubscriptionSynchronizationDetail -ResourceGroupName "share-rg" -AccountName "FabrikamDataShareAccount" -ShareSubscriptionName "fabrikamsolutions" -SynchronizationId "a6ee5c8d-0ce0-485e-b2f2-966b187dc6c7"
New-AzDataShareTrigger -ResourceGroupName "share-rg" -AccountName "FabrikamDataShareAccount" -Name "Fabrikam Solutions" -RecurrenceInterval "Day" -SynchronizationTime "2018-11-14T04:47:52.9614956Z"
az role assignment create --role "Contributor" \ --assignee-object-id aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb --assignee-principal-type ServicePrincipal --scope "your\storage\account\id\path"
$mapping='{\"data_set_id\":\"' + $dataset_id + '\",\"container_name\":\"newcontainer\", \"storage_account_name\":\"datashareconsumersa\",\"kind\":\"BlobFolder\",\"prefix\":\"consumer\"}'
Get-AzDataShareSourceDataSet -ResourceGroupName "share-rg" -AccountName "FabrikamDataShareAccount" -ShareSubscriptionName "fabrikamsolutions"
$storageAccount = New-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName "share-rg" -AccountName FabrikamStorageAccount -Location "East US 2" -SkuName Standard_GRS $ctx = $storageAccount.Context
$containerName = "StorageContainer" New-AzStorageContainer -Name $containerName -Context $ctx -Permission blob
Set-AzStorageBlobContent -File "D:\testFiles\textfile.csv" -Container $containerName -Blob "textfile.csv" -Context $ctx
Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName "share-rg" -Name FabrikamStorageAccount