Merge pull request #298738 from whhender/update-create-data-factory

Update create data factory

Author: v-ccolin

articles/data-factory/media/doc-common-process/name-not-available-error.png

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
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 title: Create an Azure Data Factory
-description: Learn how to create a data factory by using Azure Data Factory Studio or the Azure portal.
+description: Learn how to create a data factory using Azure Data Factory Studio or the Azure portal.
 author: whhender
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.subservice: authoring
-ms.date: 09/25/2024
+ms.date: 04/23/2025
 ms.author: whhender
 ms.reviewer: xupzhou
+
+#customer intent: As a new data factory customer, I want to create a data factory instance so I can test its functions for my organization, or get started using it.
+
 ---
 
 # Quickstart: Create a data factory
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ If you're new to Azure Data Factory, see the [introduction to the service](intro
 
 ## Create a data factory in Azure Data Factory Studio
 
-By using Azure Data Factory Studio, you can create a data factory in seconds:
+Using Azure Data Factory Studio, you can create a data factory in seconds:
 
 1. Open the Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome web browser. Currently, the Data Factory UI is supported only in these browsers.
 
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ By using Azure Data Factory Studio, you can create a data factory in seconds:
 
    :::image type="content" source="media/quickstart-create-data-factory/create-with-azure-data-factory-studio.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Azure Data Factory Studio page for creating a data factory.":::
 
-After you create a data factory, you can go to it from the home page of Azure Data Factory Studio.
+1. After you create your data factory, you're taken to the home page of Azure Data Factory Studio where you can [get started](#related-content) using your data factory.
 
    :::image type="content" source="media/quickstart-create-data-factory/azure-data-factory-studio-home-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Azure Data Factory Studio page for a created data factory.":::
 
@@ -56,13 +59,11 @@ When you use the Azure portal to create a data factory, the creation options are
 
    To learn about resource groups, see [What is a resource group?](../azure-resource-manager/management/overview.md#resource-groups).
 
-1. For **Region**, select the location for the data factory.
-
-   The list shows only locations that Data Factory supports, and where your Data Factory metadata will be stored. The associated data stores (like Azure Storage and Azure SQL Database) and computes (like Azure HDInsight) that Data Factory uses can run in other regions.
+1. For **Region**, select a location for the data factory.
 
-1. For **Name**, enter **ADFTutorialDataFactory**.
+   The list shows only locations that Data Factory supports. This region is where your Data Factory metadata is stored. The associated data stores (like Azure Storage and Azure SQL Database) and computes (like Azure HDInsight) that Data Factory uses can run in other regions.
 
-   The name of the data factory must be *globally unique*. If you see the following error, change the name of the data factory (for example, to **\<yourname\>ADFTutorialDataFactory**) and try creating it again. To learn about naming rules for Data Factory artifacts, see [Data Factory naming rules](naming-rules.md).
+1. For **Name**, the name of the data factory must be *globally unique*. If you see an error that your name is already taken, change the name of the data factory (for example, to **\<yourname\>ADFTutorialDataFactory**) and try creating it again. To learn more about naming rules for Data Factory artifacts, see [Data Factory naming rules](naming-rules.md).
 
    :::image type="content" source="./media/doc-common-process/name-not-available-error.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows an error for a new data factory that indicates a duplicate name.":::
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ When you use the Azure portal to create a data factory, the creation options are
 
 1. After the creation is complete, select **Go to resource**.
 
-1. On the page for your data factory, select **Launch Studio** to open Azure Data Factory Studio. Then, start the Azure Data Factory UI application on a separate browser tab.
+1. On the page for your data factory, select **Launch Studio** to open Azure Data Factory Studio. From here, you can [get started](#related-content) using your data factory.
 
    :::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-create-data-factory/azure-data-factory-launch-studio.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the home page for a data factory in the Azure portal, with the button for opening Azure Data Factory Studio highlighted.":::
 
@@ -83,3 +84,4 @@ When you use the Azure portal to create a data factory, the creation options are
 
 - Learn how to [use Azure Data Factory to copy data from one location to another](quickstart-hello-world-copy-data-tool.md).
 - Learn how to [create a data flow by using Azure Data Factory](data-flow-create.md).
+- Check our [list of top tutorials](data-factory-tutorials.md) to get started with other Azure Data Factory topics.