topic Re: dbc missing in Training offerings

dbc missing

nisar — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:13:06 GMT

hi all, I am not able to find the dbc file either for this course.

https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/course/2268/play/22159/advanced-data-engineering-with-databricks-adewd

thank you,

Re: dbc missing

szymon_dybczak — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:40:58 GMT

Hi @nisar ,

You need to scroll down and you find it. Look at screen below, I've marked location with red arrow:

Re: dbc missing

ngpiesco — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:47:14 GMT

That is just a zip with a manifest, no dbc in there. Numerous people have this issue -- myself included.

Re: dbc missing

szymon_dybczak — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:30:58 GMT

No, it's zip file with manifest and content

Re: dbc missing

szymon_dybczak — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:32:41 GMT

And to prove it further, look at ther url. Same course number as in your case:

Re: dbc missing

ngpiesco — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:45:07 GMT

okay, find the dbc file in there. there is the manifest like I said, and some directories with .py files

There is no dbc file.

Re: dbc missing

ngpiesco — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:53:08 GMT

.dbc file NOT a zip. the video instructs you to import it. you cannot advance following this

Re: dbc missing

szymon_dybczak — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:03:08 GMT

But are you aware that all you need is inside this zip file? And that you can import that zip file into your workspace just like DBC file?

Re: dbc missing

ngpiesco — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:10:22 GMT

yes, aware you can upload zip files. but you cannot follow the instructions as is. the contents of the dbc/zip file are not explored until much later in the learning module after you're instructed to locate and import the .dbc

there are numerous other topics/threads on associate and advanced of individuals experiencing the same issue. it would do databricks well to update their instruction videos or switch back to .dbc to make this clear.

Re: dbc missing

ngpiesco — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:23:44 GMT

to be clear, you can upload the .zip in a volume but that isn't useful, or you can unzip it and attempt to try to match the contents of the unzipped file to the academy course/video. either way it is a convoluted and unclear process that leaves much to be desired vs the original method of the .dbc upload plug-n-play.

but that is not a good UX for anyone trying to learn.

Re: dbc missing

ngpiesco — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:58:10 GMT

to be explicit, it is not even a little bit clear how one would get from the .zip to this. which is the first mention of utilizing the contents of the .dbc file.