Which workspace role should a data engineer be assigned if they need to create Fabric items and read all data in an existing lakehouse?

• A. Viewer
• B. Contributor
• C. Admin
• D. Editor

Answer: (B)

Workspace roles control what you can do in Fabric within a given workspace. To create Fabric items and read all data in an existing lakehouse, you need a role that allows you to add new assets and access the data already in place. The Contributor role provides those capabilities: you can create new items in the workspace (like datasets, lakehouses, notebooks) and you can read data from existing assets, including the lakehouse.

Admin would grant broader control including permissions management, which isn’t needed here. Viewer can’t create items, and Editor focuses more on editing existing assets rather than enabling the full create-and-read scope. So the Contributor role is the best fit.