Symptoms
Data Pool in Big Data Cluster (BDC) in SQL Server 2019 only supports 'default' External Data Source in the LOCATION statement. If a nondefault name is used for a Data Pool External Data Source, an error will occur. This error will be caught only when you create a Data Pool External Table with the invalid External Data Source.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
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