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satishreddy1326
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Schemas

If I frequently update the schema—such as changing ownership—will it have any impact on the underlying tables or views?

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szymon_dybczak
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Nope. If your users have appropriate grants on external location then changing the owner won't have any negative effect on their ability to interact with data.

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schluckie
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How to find when was the last time a user logged in to Azure Databricks?

Hi,I am asked to prepare a report on Azure Databricks usage in our company. Most metadata I need, like a list of users, workspaces, users rights on workspaces etc. I already have, but I do not know how to determine when the last time was a user logge...

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ncf5031
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Hi @schluckie you can check using a query like the one below and just change the ip address to match your conventions, or remove it entirely. SELECT event_time, user_identity.email, source_ip_address, action_name, response.status_code FROM system.acc...

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Tito
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VS Code Databricks Connect Cluster Configuration

I am currently setting up the VSCode extension for Databricks Connect, and it’s working fine so far. However, I have a question about cluster configurations. I want to access Unity Catalog from VSCode through the extension, and I’ve noticed that I ca...

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dkushari
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Hi @Tito, you can use the standard cluster (formerly known as the shared cluster) from VSCode using DBConnect. Here is an example, from databricks.connect import DatabricksSession # Option 1: Use cluster_id from .databrickscfg automatically # Since ...

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yavuzmert
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Unity Catalog system tables (table_lineage, column_lineage) not populated

Hi community,We have enabled Unity Catalog system schemas (including `access`) more than 24 hours ago in sandbox. The schemas are showing ENABLE_COMPLETED, and other system tables (like query) are working fine.However, both `system.access.table_linea...

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dkushari
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Hi @yavuzmert, is this still an issue? Are you seeing lineage for those tables in the UI? One thing to remember about system tables is that their data is updated throughout the day. Usually, if you don't see a log for a recent event, check back later...

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DavidMoss
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Resolved! Asset Bundle Include Glob paths not resolving recursive directories

Hello,When trying to include resource definitions in nested yaml files, the recursive paths I am specifying in the include section are not resolving as would be expected.With the include path resources/**/*.yml and a directory structure structure as ...

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mark_ott
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This behavior is caused by the way the Databricks CLI currently handles recursive globbing for the include section in databricks.yml files. You are not misunderstanding; this is a limitation (and partially a bug) in how the CLI resolves glob patterns...

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bhanu_dp
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How to know Legacy Metastore connection to SQL DB (used to store metadata)

I am logged into a workspace and trying to check the schemas in legacy hive_metastore using a serverless compute, I can see the schemas listed.However, when I am creating all-purpose cluster and trying to check the schemas in legacy hive_metastore. I...

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mark_ott
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In Azure Databricks, the visibility difference you observe between Serverless SQL and All-Purpose Clusters when listing schemas in the hive_metastore is due to cluster-level configuration and how each environment connects to the underlying metastore....

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vamsi_simbus
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Resolved! Looking for Databricks–Kinaxis Integration or Accelerator Information

Hi Databricks Community,I’m looking for information on the partnership between Databricks and Kinaxis. Specifically:Are there any official integrations or joint solutions available between the two platforms?Does Databricks provide any accelerators, r...

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Louis_Frolio
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Greetings @vamsi_simbus , I did some digging and have some helpful information for you.   Here’s a concise summary of what’s publicly available today on Databricks + Kinaxis.   Official partnership and integration scope   A formal strategic partnersh...

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Barnita
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Resolved! How to run black code-formating on the notebooks using custom configurations in UI

Hi all,I’m currently exploring how we can format notebook code using Black (installed via libraries) with specific configurations.I understand that we can configure Black locally using a pyproject.toml file. However, I’d like to know if there’s a way...

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Barnita
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Hi @szymon_dybczak ,Thanks for your response. My team has been using the same setup you mentioned. I’d like to know if there’s a way to override the default configuration that Black uses in a cluster environment — for example, adjusting the line-leng...

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MaximeGendre
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Resolved! Disable SQL Warehouse during week-ends

Hello,I massively deployed SQL Warehouses in our data Platform.Right now, most of them are running every hour (with some inactivity phasis) because of Power BI report/jobs schedules.To limit cost, I would like to stop/disable some on them on Friday e...

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nayan_wylde
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 Also like to provide you with some alternate options.Tagging & Monitoring: Use tags and cost dashboards to monitor weekend usage and identify high-cost warehouses for manual intervention.Serverless SQL Warehouses: If not already in use, consider swi...

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Angus-Dawson
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Databricks Runtime 16.4 LTS has inconsistent Spark and Delta Lake versions

Per the release notes for Databricks Runtime 16.4 LTS, the environment has Apache Spark 3.5.2 and Delta Lake 3.3.1:https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/release-notes/runtime/16.4ltsHowever, Delta Lake 3.3.1 is built on Spark 3.5.3; the newest version o...

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saurabh18cs
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Hi @Angus-Dawson Use  Databricks Connect for local development/testing against a remote Databricks cluster—this ensures your code runs in the actual Databricks environment and databricks managed dbrs which are different from open-source versions((DBR...

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chandru44
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Resolved! Networking Challenges with Databricks Serverless Compute (Control Plane) When Connecting to On-Prem

Hi Databricks Community,I'm working through some networking challenges when connecting Databricks clusters to various data sources and wanted to get advice or best practices from others who may have faced similar issues.Current Setup:I have four type...

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bitc
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Thank you Louis for the detailed explanation and guidance!

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Chiran-Gajula
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Resolved! How safe is Databricks workspaces with user files uploaded to workspace?

With the growing adoption of diverse machine learning, AI, and data science models available in the market, it has become increasingly challenging to assess the safety of processing these models—especially when considering the potential for malicious...

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stbjelcevic
Databricks Employee
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Hi @Chiran-Gajula , Thanks for raising this. There are a few complementary controls that can put in place across models, inference traffic, files, and observability. Is there currently any mechanism in place within Databricks to track and verify the ...

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maikel
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Resolved! Accessing data bricks data outside data bricks

Hi!What is the best way to access data bricks data, outside data bricks e.g. from Python code? The main problem is authentication so that I can access data to which I have permissions but I would like to generate token outside data bricks (e.g. via R...

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dkushari
Databricks Employee
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Hi @maikel - You can set up a Service Principal in Databricks and a client ID and Client Secret. Then set up a Databricks profile and use Python code with that profile. Look at the profile section in step 2, how the profile can be set up with client ...

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Barnita
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Pre-Commit hook in Databricks

Hi team,Anyone has any idea how to use pre-commit hooks when developing via Databricks UI?Would specifically want to use something like isort, black, ruff etc.I have created .pre-commit-config.yaml and pyproject.toml files in my cloned repo folder, b...

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nayan_wylde
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Databricks Repos (Git folders) do not support Git hooks natively.The error you're seeing (git failed. Is it installed, and are you in a Git repository directory?) is expected because:1. The Databricks notebook environment does not expose a full Git C...

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DataCurious
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how do you disable serverless interactive compute for all users

I don't want users using serverless interactive compute for their jobs. how do i disable it for everyone or for specific users

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timo2022
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At the local university, we have arranged, for the last few years, a course which uses Spark and Databricks for hands-on coding practice. There are 300 students on the course. We have controlled the price by having a single common cluster. It has aut...

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