Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines Development FIRST : Use the parent skill for CLI basics, authentication, profile selection, and data discovery commands. Decision Tree Use this tree to determine which dataset type and features to use. Multiple features can apply to the same dataset — e.g., a Streaming Table can use Auto Loader for ingestion, Append Flows for fan-in, and Expectations for data quality. Choose the dataset type first, then layer on applicable features. Common Traps - "Create a table" without specifying type → ask whether the source is streaming or batch - Materialized View fr…