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title Tutorial: Create a graph model in Microsoft Fabric
description Learn how to create a new graph model in Microsoft Fabric, including loading data from OneLake and configuring graph properties.
ms.topic tutorial
ms.date 03/24/2026
ms.reviewer wangwilliam
ms.search.form Tutorial - Create a graph
ai-usage ai-assisted

Tutorial: Create a graph

[!INCLUDE feature-preview]

In this tutorial step, you create a graph model and load data from OneLake. A graph model is the foundation for building your graph and defines the structure of your nodes and edges.

This step assumes you already loaded the sample data into a lakehouse within your workspace.

Create a graph model

  1. In Microsoft Fabric, select the workspace where you want to create the graph model (for example, My workspace).

  2. Select + New item.

  3. Select Analyze and train data > Graph model (preview).

    :::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart/new-item-graph-model.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the new item menu with the option to select Graph model (preview)." lightbox="./media/quickstart/new-item-graph-model.png":::

    [!TIP] Alternatively, enter "graph" in the search box and press Enter to search for graph items.

  4. Enter a name for your graph model, such as AdventureWorksGraph, and select Create.

After creating the graph model, you're taken to the graph view where you can see Save, Get data, Add node, and Add edge buttons.

Load data into the graph

To load data into your graph from OneLake, follow these steps:

  1. In your graph model, select Get data.

  2. In the OneLake catalog dialog, select your lakehouse (for example, AdventureWorksLakehouse), and then select Add.

    :::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart/graph-data-select.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the data selection menu in OneLake." lightbox="./media/quickstart/graph-data-select.png":::

  3. In the Choose data pane, select your lakehouse (for example, AdventureWorksLakehouse) to automatically select all tables under it.

  4. Select Load.

You should now see the eight tables from your lakehouse listed in the data pane, available for use in your graph.

:::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart/graph-data-view.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the data view in the graph model." lightbox="./media/quickstart/graph-data-view.png":::

Next step

[!div class="nextstepaction"] Add nodes to your graph