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RamJ
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Certification suspended @ 50th question answering. Very unfortunate and no valid reason provided.

I've taken exam @ 11 PM CT to make sure no disturbance exists. Not sure why the proctor did suspend it. This is very unfortunate and demotivating for genuine exam aspirants. 

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Cert-TeamOPS
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Hello @RamJ , We are sorry to hear that your exam was suspended. Please file a ticket with our support team and allow the support team 24-48 hours for a resolution. You must also review this documentation: Behavioral considerationsRoom requirementsTh...

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Pri333
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Resolved! Databricks exam got suspended. Need urgent help

Hello Team, I faced multiple interruptions and challenges while attempting my certification, The exam got paused 4 times where twice I had to show my desk and my entire room. Eventually my exam got suspended. I was not involved in any unfair means an...

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IamSandip
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Hello Team,I faced multiple interruptions and challenges while attempting my certification, The exam got paused 3 times where twice I had to show my desk and my entire room. Eventually my exam got suspended. I was not involved in any unfair means and...

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Kaviprakash_S
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Resolved! Free voucher for data engineer associate certification

Hi, I'm looking for a free voucher to take up the Data Engineer Associate certification. Could anyone guide please ? 

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Cert-Team
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@kavicanada8940 here is the next Learning Festival: https://community.databricks.com/t5/events/virtual-learning-festival-9-april-30-april/ev-p/111620

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GodSpeed
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Seeking GitBook Alternatives for Documenting Databricks Pipelines & ML Workflows

We’re scaling our use of Databricks notebooks and ML pipelines, and keeping everything properly documented is becoming a challenge. I’ve used GitBook in past projects, but it’s starting to feel a bit clunky, especially when trying to keep markdown do...

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leandro09
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Databricks Bundle Deployment Question

Hello, everyone! I’ve been working on deploying Databricks bundles using Terraform, and I’ve encountered an issue. During the deployment, the Terraform state file seems to reference resources tied to another user, which causes permission errors.I’ve ...

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sachin_kanchan
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Unable to create a folder inside DBFS on Community Edition

Im using the Community Edition.Trying to create a storage folder inside DBFS -> Filestore for my datasets. I click on Create, give a folder name, and poof. Nothing. No new folder.Tried refreshing, logging out and logging in. Tried to create folder mu...

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Vidhi_Khaitan
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Hi Sachin, For DBFS V1 used in Community Edition, there may be limitations regarding the creation of folders or changes to file structures, particularly under specific paths such as /FileStore, which is commonly used to store datasets, plots, and oth...

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CT123456
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Does Unity Catalog support Iceberg?

Hi, I came across this post on querying an AWS Glue table in S3 from Databricks using Unity Catalog: https://medium.com/@sidnahar13/aws-glue-meets-unity-catalog-effortless-data-governance-querying-in-databricks-5138f1e574a4. The post says support for...

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BigRoux
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As of now, Databricks does not support non-Spark methods (such as direct REST API calls, JDBC/ODBC connections outside Spark, or other query engines within Databricks) to query S3 Tables directly.   Unity Catalog and Databricks’ native cataloging foc...

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nickneoners
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Variables in databricks.yml "include:" - Asset Bundles

HI,We've got an app that we deploy to multiple customers workspaces. We're looking to transition to asset bundles. We would like to structure our resources like:  -src/ -resources/ |-- customer_1/ |-- job_1 |-- job_2 |-- customer_2/ |-- job_...

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pietern
Databricks Employee
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@_escoto You can achieve this by defining the entire job in the "targets" section for your development target. Resources defined in the top-level "resources" block are deployed to all targets. Resources defined both in the top-level "resources" block...

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RoshanDube
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Certification exam got suspended

Hi Team, My Data Engineer Professional exam got suspended, No proper details were given.Email Id: db.duberoshan@gmail.com Can I please understand why? what should be the next steps

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Cert-TeamOPS
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Hello @RoshanDube , We are sorry to hear that your exam was suspended. Please file a ticket with our support team and allow the support team 24-48 hours for a resolution. You must also review this documentation: Behavioral considerationsRoom requirem...

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Shoaib8587
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Resolved! Uploading local file

Since, last two day i getting an error called "ERROR OCCURRED WHEN PROCESSING FILE:[OBJECT OBJECT]" While uploading any "csv" or "json" file from my local system but it shows or running my previous file but give error after uploading a new file  

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LokeshManne
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If you are using databricks community edition, the error you are facing is because the file you are trying to upload contains PII or SPII data ( Personally Identifiable Information OR Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information)  words like dob, To...

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stevieg95
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Getting java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Timed out after 15 seconds on community edition

Im using databricks communtiy edition for learning purpose and im whenever im running notebook, im getting:Exception when creating execution context: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Timed out after 15 seconds databricks.I have deleted cluster ...

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LokeshManne
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@stevieg95 The issue is that, you've run the notebook with old connector connected to your old deleted cluster with same names, when you ran a terminated cluster, you see the error. First delete existing cluster and logout and detach old cluster as b...

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Chandinidcsk
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Didn't recieve certificate for Data Engineer Professional

Hi @Advika_ @Advika @Cert-TeamOPS I successfully completed my Databricks Data Engineer Professional certification on 10th May 2025, but I haven't received my certificate until now. Can you please help me?Email Address: chandudcsk425@gmail.com Thanks ...

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Cert-TeamOPS
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Hello @Chandinidcsk , Thank you for reaching out to Databricks Community support! We have shared you the certification email kindly check in your register email id. Apologies for the inconvenience caused. Best Wishes  Thanks & Regards @Cert_TeamOPS

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amansatyawali
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Resolved! Did not receive certification

Hi, I took my machine learning professional exam on 3rd May 2025, and received the mail for exam completion. In the mail it was written that I will receive the certificate on mail within 24-28 hours. But I have not received the certificate yet, can y...

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amansatyawali
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I have received it. Thank you for the quick response.

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taimur1991
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Databricks Billing support

Hi everyone,I dont know if this is the right channel to use for this type of query but I couldn't get Databricks billing support from anywhere, which is why I am posting here. I am trying to contact Databricks sales team or billing support but I am u...

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brycejune
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The best route for billing issues is usually through the official Databricks Support Portal. If you have a support plan, ensure you're logged in with your workspace admin account to submit a billing-specific ticket. For urgent matters, you may also t...

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piotrsofts
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Solutions Architect Essentials Badge - Champion Candidate

HelloHow to participate in "Solutions Architect Essentials Badge" - I would like to become champion, I have completed all other steps - however - I cannot find place to start the course - what to do ?

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piotrsofts
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Hey @ScottSmithDB Thanks for that, looking forward for some contact, even though my associate already expired, not sure should I already refresh it or no...

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