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tariq
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Databricks Execution Context scheduling

Databricks allows a cluster to have a maximum of 150 execution context. If a number of execution context is attached and running operations on a databricks cluster with a driver and n workers, then how is the execution scheduled? I am assuming that o...

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-werners-
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Ok i get it.An execution context is not bound to cpu.  It is like a session.  So basically the limit of 150 execution contexts mean that 150 sessions/spark programs can run simultaneously on the cluster (whether that is possible on the hardware is an...

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samson01
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Resolved! AWS Account Level provider "databricks" Authentication

I am trying to deploy an additional workspace to my AWS Account with terraform, I keep running into this authentication an error message below, I have searched everywhere in my account console  and used chatgpt  which keep point me to the account con...

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samson01
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thanks that works

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Ludo
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Resolved! Issue with Databricks Alerts formatting sent to Microsoft Teams

Hello all,As of Thursday 20th 2025, we started to have our alert notifications being sent via Microsoft Teams with no formatting (raw HTML).We use a custom template with QUERY_RESULT_TABLE  and a few html tags.Looks like databricks alerts deprecated ...

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Ludo
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Hello,Thanks for sharing the explanation and link to the Microsoft's documentation.We had removed the HTML formatting a few months ago.

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eshwari
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Resolved! Unable to Create Cluster in ADW Deployment — CONTROL_PLANE_REQUEST_FAILURE

I'm running into an issue with my Databricks workspace in Azure in my own VNet. I've successfully created two private endpoints: databricks_ui_api and browser_authenticationHowever, when I try to create a cluster, I get the following error:CONTROL_PL...

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Khaja_Zaffer
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Hello @eshwari Good day, I think  szymon_dybczak and  me provided enough information, please let me know if you had the solutions.If you found the solution useful, you can select the solution for the solution which helps others.  Have a greate day!

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Swastick
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Resolved! GA for AIM

Do anyone know when Automatic Identity Management will be generally available for all the users?Announcing Automatic Identity Management for Azure Databricks | Databricks Blog

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Swastick
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Thanks for the clarification!I manage a fairly large Databricks environment, so enabling features that are still in Public Preview can be a bit challenging from a governance and stability standpoint. If possible, could you share any tentative timelin...

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noorbasha534
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PATs sharing in a global data platform

Hello allChecking on how others implement sharing of Databricks personal access tokens for authentication wherein you have atleast 25+ different technologies extracting data via SQL warehouses ((imagine a global data platform that hosts data for usag...

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Isi
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Hey @noorbasha534 Honestly, I really understand your pain around token management. I face the same situation myself and it can definitely become a headache, especially when you have multiple technologies in play, some of them open-source, and even ca...

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marcusfox
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Webhooks for Microsoft Teams are not being received from Databricks jobs

We have configured a couple of webhooks in Teams channels and added the URLs to Databricks under > Settings> notifications. But our jobs do not post anything into the Teams channels.This used to work but is now not doing anything.

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daidaidi
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Hello marcusfox, I encounter the same issue as u did. If u already solved it, could u please give the tutorial here please? Thank u in advance for guideline

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mzs
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Resolved! Compute cluster in Azure workspace is unable to access Unity Catalog volume on storage account

Hi,I'm setting up a workspace in Azure with VNet injection. I'm able to upload files to a Unity Catalog managed storage account volume through the web UI, and access them from notebooks using serverless compute, for example, `dbutils.fs.list("/Volume...

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SebastianRowan
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Could the classic cluster still be using the old ABFS driver instead of the managed identity?

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spoltier
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Resolved! Missing configured "sql" scope in Databricks Apps User Token

I have User authorization for apps enabled in my workspace.I have added the sql scope to my app. However, when making sql queries to my app, authorization errors ensue:Error during request to server: : Provided OAuth token does not have required scop...

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spoltier
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@Advika thanks. It looks like this was only a temporary issue; I had already restarted the app, but today it is working. I will mark your answer as accepted. The problem may have been due to recreating the app (using bundles), which reset the user sc...

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bharatn
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Databricks Publish to PowerBI feature - Security aspect

Can someone please explain what access databricks requires to publish UC tables to powerBI service. In above snapshot I see it says read all workspace - so these are PBI workspace or all databricks workspace?If I enable this request, will the publish...

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BS_THE_ANALYST
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 @bharatn at the bottom of you picture, it says "Show Details". perhaps clicking on that will provide some of the granularity you're looking for. If it's DB requesting to Microsoft, it'll be DB being able to see the PBI workspaces. I think the bottom...

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JrVerbiest
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Resolved! Databricks Free Edition - compute does not start

Hello,I am using the Databricks Free Edition, but for the past couple of days, I have been facing a problem where I am unable to start the serverless compute. It takes forever to initiate. When I check the log, I see the message that the compute <......

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Advika
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Hello @JrVerbiest! Thanks for sharing this, @BS_THE_ANALYST.This is a known issue with the Free Edition, and the team is already aware and working on a fix. It should be resolved soon.Thanks for your patience in the meantime!

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spearitchmeta
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Resolved! Datbricks CLI is encoding the secrets in base 64 automatically

Hello Everyone,I am using my MAc terminal to save a databricks primary key using a specific scope and secret.Now everything runs smoothly ! except when I get to the step where I generate a secret. Problem is that my primary key is for example "test12...

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szymon_dybczak
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Hi @spearitchmeta ,Yes, you're right. In order to read the value of a secret using the Databricks CLI, you must decode the base64 encoded value. You can use jq to extract the value and base --decode to decode it:databricks secrets get-secret <scope-n...

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jitenjha11
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how to parallel n number of process in databricks

Requirement: I have a volume in which random txt file coming from MQ with random numbers. In my workspace I have python script. Also, i have created job which, when new file will come in volume it will trigger automatically. My requirement is, I need...

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BR_DatabricksAI
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Hello @jitenjha11  : You can do it same manner they way it has highlighted by @MujtabaNoori but you have to call the process process twice.Sharing the sample reference code below :Iterating through the files in each directory. for directory in direct...

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APJESK
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Provision users and groups from an Identity Provider (IdP)

In our organization, SCIM is not supported for user and group provisioning. I’d like to know what other options are available to provision users and groups from an Identity Provider (IdP) into Databricks.Are there alternative methods (e.g., JIT provi...

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APJESK
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Thank you for sharing this information. I would like to inform you that our environment is Databricks on AWS, and our IdP is Ping Federate. Could you please advise if there are equivalent solutions or recommended best practices for this setup?

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APJESK
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Resolved! Setting up observability for serverless Databricks

I’m looking for best practices and guidance on setting up observability for serverless Databricks. Specifically, I’d like to know:How to capture and monitor system-level metrics (CPU, memory, network, disk) in a serverless setup.How to configure and ...

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APJESK
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Ok, Got it I will start explore it and get back to you.

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