This simple PowerShell script shows you how to copy activities from one ADF pipeline, and add those activities to another ADF pipeline.

CopyingPipelineActivities.ipynb

CopyingPipelineActivities.ps1

<# # Copying Pipeline Activities
  This simple PowerShell script shows you how to copy activities from one ADF pipeline, and add those activities to another ADF pipeline. #>
$DonorPipe = 'A'
$RecevingPipe = 'B'

$DonorPipelineContents = $null
$RecevingPipeline = $null

$DonorPipelineContents = Get-Content -Path ".\$DonorPipe.json" | ConvertFrom-Json -Depth 20
$RecevingPipeline = Get-Content -Path ".\$RecevingPipe.json" | ConvertFrom-Json -Depth 20

$RecevingPipeline.properties.activities.Count | SELECT @{label='ExistingPipelineActivitiesBefore';expression ={$_}} | fl

$RecevingPipeline.properties.activities += $DonorPipelineContents.properties.activities[4]
$RecevingPipeline.properties.activities += $DonorPipelineContents.properties.activities[5]

$RecevingPipeline.properties.activities.Count | SELECT @{Name='ExistingPipelineActivitiesAfter';expression ={$_}} | fl

$RecevingPipelineNewContents = $RecevingPipeline | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 20

Set-Content -Path ".\$RecevingPipe.json" -Value $RecevingPipelineNewContents