What you need to know
Creating a destination policy does not automatically configure the source; both sides must use the destination-generated policy ID.
Potentially affected
Azure block-blob object replication configured through separate source and destination account owners.
DSE recommendation
Track the destination policy and matching source configuration as one coordinated handoff.
Source facts
In the JSON workflow, Azure generates the destination policy ID and includes it in the downloaded definition. The source account must use that same ID. Uploading the destination definition through the portal does not create its source counterpart; the source policy must exist before replication starts.
Object replication requires versioning on both accounts and change feed on the source. A source blob’s object-replication properties are populated only after replication completes or fails, so an empty status is not proof of completed copying. Microsoft Learn.
Applicability
Identify both account owners, approved containers, policy rules and applicable account support. This brief excludes the separate preview for replicating blob index tags.
DSE recommendation
DSE recommends a handoff record containing the reviewed destination policy and the corresponding source import. Confirm the actual account and container identities before applying it, especially across administrative boundaries. Keep permission to configure replication tied to approval for the resulting data copy. Do not close the task when only one owner’s portal operation succeeds.
Verification
Use an approved harmless blob that meets the configured rules. Compare both policy IDs, then verify the source’s eventual replication result and the intended destination object. Preserve failure or incomplete status explicitly and investigate missing policy or container dependencies. Avoid broadening the selected containers merely to make a test object appear.
Official references
Microsoft Learn: Configure object replication. Source retrieved September 9, 2026.
Review the official source
Configure object replication - Azure Storage | Microsoft Learn · Verified September 9, 2026
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