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AbhilashM
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Learning Databricks Without Rushing It

Most people do not fail at learning Databricks because the platform is too hard. They struggle because they try to learn everything at once.When you open Databricks, especially the Free Edition, you are immediately presented with many choices. Comput...

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William_Scardua
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Certification proof recovery *URGENT*

hy guys,In 2021, I completed several certifications, including the Data Engineering Professional certification; however, I lost access to the email address I used at the time.I currently need to recover the certification proofs and would like to know...

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cert-ops
Databricks Employee
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Hello @William_Scardua ,Please file a ticket with our support team so they can review the case and determine next steps. Support team will respond shortly. Please note that we cannot provide support via community.Thanks & Regards,@cert-ops

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Smishra_31
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Lost my entire code base in community edition

Team, It's an Mayday Mayday Mayday situation !!!!!!!!!!!I need my entire code base back for the databricks community edition. This is totally unacceptable or a good sign of trust from databricks without any prior info how can you guy's erode the comp...

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Barah
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Same issue with me, how to recover the old code base ?

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AhmedKhan
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Resolved! Get Started with Databricks for Generative AI

Hi everyone,I recently attended the online instructor-led “Get Started with Databricks for Generative AI” course. Since it was a free session, the lab environment and notebooks were not provided.Would anyone be able to share the notebooks or point me...

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Advika
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Hello @AhmedKhan! As you enrolled in the free instructor-led version of the course, it does not include access to lab environments. To perform hands-on exercises, you’ll need a Databricks Academy Labs subscription (Databricks Academy > Subscription P...

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SrikanthData_07
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Data Engineer Associate Certification in 2026

Hi Community,I’m planning to take the Data Engineer Associate Certification in 2026 to advance my skills and career. Are there any ongoing promotions or opportunities to get a 50% discount voucher for the exam? It would be incredibly helpful if you c...

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KowsalyaV
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Hi Community,I'm planning to take certification for Databricks data engineer associate.If possible could you please provide 50% voucher Thank you so much for your time and assistance! #Certfication, #Certification Vouchers, #Certified Data Engineer A...

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Suresh_Ulhasnag
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Please do not discontinue Community Edition

Hi,A lot of Tutorials that I refer on YouTube (Most of them for 2025) still refer to community edition. Certain features in Community edition, especially related to Optimization do not appear in Free edition.Please do not discontinue Community editio...

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willdatabricks
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Hi @Suresh_Ulhasnag , thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately we can no longer support Databricks Community Edition. Could you point us to the youtube tutorials that point to CE? We'd like to work with the creators to get them updated. Thanks!

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Bhanupriya
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Resolved! Require guidance to get free certification voucher

Hi team,I wanted to know , what are the steps to get the free certification voucher for the data engineer associate exam.Could anyone please help me with the same.Thanks!!

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Databricks77
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Generally you can get the voucher from College, Company you work for. If you are an active IEEE member they do have some budget for scholarships

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Prashanthkumar
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Is it possible to view Databricks cluster metrics using REST API

I am looking for some help on getting databricks cluster metrics such as memory utilization, CPU utilization, memory swap utilization, free file system using REST API.I am trying it in postman using databricks token and with my Service Principal bear...

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sumeet-g
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@Walter_C - any updates on the feature timeline? 

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DataPM
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Resolved! Exam fee discounts

I've heard youtubers say there is a discount for exam fees at this time. I don't see it on the exam registration page. Just want to know if this is correct or not

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yustus
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Hi,do you mean this?Self-Paced Learning Festival: 09 January - 30 Janu... - Databricks Community - 141503

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Tomlearning2000
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Not received my AI Agent Badge

Hi.I had completed my AI Agent training and test on 08.01.2026 but I have not received my Badge. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. Thank youThank you,Regards,Tom

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cert-ops
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Hello @Tomlearning2000, It can take up to 48 hours for badges/ certificates to be issued. Also please check your spam just in case it went there. If you do not receive your badge in 48 hours, please file a ticket with our support team. Please also pr...

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AnneEst
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Self Declaration Certificate missing in module (details in post)

Hello,I am going through the modules for the Data Engineer Associate certification.I did two modules, and for these I got a Self Declaration Certificate.For the next module 'Build Data Pipelines with Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines', there is no...

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AbhilashM
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Thinking in Data Engineering with Databricks

Most people who open Databricks for the first time do not feel confused because the platform is complex. They feel confused because everything appears at once.There is a sidebar filled with options like Compute, Workspace, SQL Editor, Jobs, Catalog, ...

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Mavvy
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Resolved! Request for more Vocareum lab time

I didn't realized I drained my lab hours by not closing my screen or ending my labs when I paused for the day. Is there a way to get more lab time on Vocareum? 

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Louis_Frolio
Databricks Employee
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Hey @Mavvy ,  if the explanation and feedback helped, please feel free to click “Accept as Solution.” That helps give others confidence in the answer if they run into the same issue down the line.   Thanks, Louis. 

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Siddalinga
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Getting error while creating external delta table in Databricks

I am getting below error while creating external delta table in Databricks, even there is a external location created.[NO_PARENT_EXTERNAL_LOCATION_FOR_PATH] No parent external location was found for path 'abfss://destination@datalakeprojectsid.dfs.co...

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Swamy09
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@Takuya-Omi @saisaran_g , I'm also facing the similar error, how can I resolve it.[NO_PARENT_EXTERNAL_LOCATION_FOR_PATH] No parent external location was found for path 'abfss://goldlayer@storagepracde.dfs.core.windows.net/cusdata'. Please create an e...

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rababid
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Databricks Learning Festival Certification Discount Voucher

I have participated in last Learning festival & after completing it, I received discount voucher on my email id which is valid before 30th January, 2026 from below email<noreply+automations@airtableemail.com>I didn't use it to date, if I use my same ...

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MoJaMa
Databricks Employee
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That should be fine. There's no expectation that you "should" use the earlier voucher. But if you have an issue with redeeming any new voucher you get, you can create a ticket for the Training Team. https://help.databricks.com/s/contact-us?ReqType=tr...

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