topic Noob: how to import training material in Training offerings

Noob: how to import training material

TamD — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:12:28 GMT

Hi.

I'm just getting started with Databricks & am having trouble importing the course materials. So far, only one of the courses I'm taking has had instructions for finding and importing the course files, but the location was wrong (it's at the bottom of the TOC on the left, not under the video), there are no .dbc files, and importing the stuff into Databricks via the context menu > Import option strips off the folder structure and just dumps all of the files directly to to Home with no organisation.

What am I missing? What's the correct way to get the course materials imported and set up?

Cheers!

Re: Noob: how to import training material

szymon_dybczak — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:39:41 GMT

Hi @TamD ,

Could you paste the course name? I'll try to check it

Re: Noob: how to import training material

TamD — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:04:58 GMT

It seems to be all of the ones I've tried so far. All of them strip the folder structure when imported to Databricks.

These have the incorrect "DE Access Course Material" video instructions:

https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/course/1174/introduction-to-unity-catalog

https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/course/1177/unity-catalog-patterns-and-best-practices

This one has no download/import instructions, but the course content assumes you are following along in a notebook, and it does have a "Course DBC" download at the bottom of the TOC:

https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/course/2469/get-started-with-databricks-for-data-engineering

Re: Noob: how to import training material

TamD — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:45:17 GMT

Ah! Okay, I was trying to import the uncompressed course materials folder and contents (subfolders, etc.), and getting just a dump of all of the files.

If I right-click > Import the .zip archive, it comes in fine, with the folder structures intact. D'oh!

The instructions for downloading and importing the materials should still be updated to reflect that they are now at the bottom of the TOC, not under the video. (Also, would recommend spelling out or replacing acronyms like "DBC" or "DE" so it's obvious what it is.). Cheers!