Generally Available: Mock runs for Azure Storage Actions – Validate before you execute

Azure Storage Actions, our fully managed platform that transforms how organizations automate data management tasks for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage, now supports mock runs - a new way to simulate task execution at full scale without modifying any data.

Mock runs enable you to validate your task conditions by scanning and evaluating billions of objects against your storage accounts, generating a detailed report showing exactly which blobs would be affected and what operations would be performed without making any changes. Mock runs validate across every blob in scope, giving you complete confidence before committing to irreversible blob operations. Combining full-scale validation with detailed CSV reporting, mock runs eliminate guesswork and drive safe, predictable automation.

Supported use cases include validating retention and expiry policies, previewing cost optimization through down tiering or up tiering, confirming compliance enforcement such as legal holds and immutability, and verifying large-scale cleanup or tagging operations before execution. You can create a mock run by selecting it as the trigger type when creating a storage task assignment, review the results, and then seamlessly transition the assignment to a real run without recreating it.

Learn more:

• Mock runs documentation
• Azure Storage Actions overview