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RitikaChandak
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Voucher expired

I work at a Databricks Partner company. In Mar 2024, I had received a voucher from Databricks for taking exam on Data Engineer Associate. I had planned to take the exam in Mar 25, but due to some unavoidable circumstances on personal front, I missed ...

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Data_Databricks
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Hi @RitikaChandak , you missed the chance. There is a 50% certification coupon festival just completed few days back. It is for general public who is willing to do data bricks certification and upgrade themselves. Please find the link below. https://...

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Aman001
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Voucher not received

Hi, I participated in the DAIS 2025 Virtual Learning Festival between June 11 to July 02 and completed the Data Engineer Professional self-paced learning pathway before July 02, but I still haven't received any voucher from Databricks. Can someone pl...

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Advika
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Hello @Aman001! Could you please add a comment on the DAIS 2025 Virtual Learning Festival: 11 June – 02 July 2025 post? Jim will verify your participation there and will be able to help you further.

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Rishabh_Tiwari
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Are you part of a Databricks user group in your city/region?

Joining a regional user group is a great way to connect with data and AI professionals near you. These groups bring together practitioners to learn, network, and share real-world experiences — all within your local context. To join a group: Select y...

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TheOC
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Hey @JN_Bristol , good luck with your UG!we recently started the North East UK User Group - hopefully we can collaborate on some UK based content in the future  

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KIRKQUINBAR
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Resolved! information_schema not populating with columns

We started migrating databases from hive_metastore into unity catalog back in October 2024 and ive noticed that periodically the Catalog UI will not show columns or a data preview for some tables, but not all of them that were migrated. After some di...

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KIRKQUINBAR
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this is definitely a bug related to older instances of azure databricks that were upgraded to use unity platform. after going back and forth with MS support for 2+ months, we made the decision to just spin up a new instance of azure databricks and co...

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MaheshKumbhar
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Exam got suspended

Hi Team, My Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate exam got suspended on July 7th and it is in progress state. I was there continuously in front of the camera, was facing some n/w fluctuations and checked n/w on phone and suddenly the alert app...

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cert-ops
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Hello @MaheshKumbhar,Thank you for filing a ticket with our support team, Support team will respond shortly. Please note that we cannot provide support or handle exam suspensions via community.Thanks & Regards,@cert-ops

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darioschiraldi9
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Dario Schiraldi : How do I integrate Databricks with AWS?

Hi everyone,I am Dario Schiraldi, CEO of Travel Works, and I am reaching out to the community for some insights. We are in the process of integrating Databricks with AWS for a new project, and I have love to hear from anyone who has experience with t...

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alex-syk
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Delta Sharing - Alternative to config.share

I was recently given a credential file to access shared data via delta sharing. I am following the documentation from https://docs.databricks.com/en/data-sharing/read-data-open.html. The documentation wants the contents of the credential file in a fo...

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Debayan
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Hi, the most feasible way would be to convert the contents of your key file into base64 and only mention the spark config as below: credentials <base 64 encoded code>

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deepee
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Databricks Professional Exam got suspended

I am writing regarding the suspension of my Databricks Professional Exam on 6.7.2025 due to suspected behavior flagged by my proctor. During the session, the proctor requested a full room scan, which I complied with, and everything was confirmed to b...

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cert-ops
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Hello @deepee,Thank you for filing a ticket with our support team, Support team will respond shortly. Please note that we cannot provide support or handle exam suspensions via community.Thanks & Regards,@cert-ops

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Nietzsche
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Resolved! is Spark UI available on the Databricks Free Edition?

Hi allI have a noob question, I am currently using the Databricks free edition, which runs on serverless compute.To access the Spark UI normally one would click on the attached compute, however, with serverless, I can not find the menu to access Spar...

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dyusuf
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So, there is no way we can run spark in free edition as we need general purpose clusters?

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J_Anderson
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FAQ for DAIS 2025 Virtual Learning Festival: 11 June - 02 July 2025

General For full details on the event, please check out the community event here Q: Where can I ask questions, if I have questions while going through the self-paced material? A: Databricks Academy Learners Group page is the forum within Databricks C...

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mdasari
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Hi Anderson,Regarding the validity of 50% voucher, you mentioned its valid for 90 days but expires by July 30? Didn't quite understand that. 

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Ganeshch
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Databricks Features

Hi All, I am new to the Databricks, am using community version. So far, I have noticed some limitations , features like DBFS (File System) are restricted and  Cluster Configuration is Locked. So I am thinking to use trial version,  it will give 14 da...

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v-kzaffer
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Translator  Hello   However, the DBFS file browser is often disabled by default in the user interface. It can typically be re-enabled through the admin settings. In the free edition, you would face some limitations with cluster size.  However, if you...

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RiTy19
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Concern Regarding Number of Questions in the Exam:Got 65 questions

Today I sit for the exam and noticed that, although the exam guidelines stated that there would be 60 questions to be completed in 120 minutes, I was presented with 65 questions. As all of them were technical and required careful attention, the unexp...

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sridharplv
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Hi @RiTy19 , Databricks certification exams often include unscored (pilot) questions for research and validation purposes. These are not counted toward your final score, but they are presented just like scored questions — and you aren’t told which on...

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SmileyVille
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Capture data from a Specific SharePoint Site (List) in M365 into Azure DataBricks

Hello.  We are using Azure Databricks and would like to ingest data from a specific M365 SharePoint Online Site/List.  I was originally trying to use this recommendation, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2116616/service-principal-a...

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Divya_Bhadauria
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We achieved the same using the SharePoint API. You can follow the steps outlined in this documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/auth-v2-service?tabs=http.Additionally, you can grant the Sites.Selected permission to the Azure AD applic...

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sohailanwarr
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Wrong selection of exam-Change of Certification Exam From Databricks Generative AI to Data Engineer

Hi Databricks Team, I have registered for the certification exam on 20th February at 10.30 IST Unfortunately, I realized lately that I opted out Generative AI examination instead of the Data Engineer Associate Exam as web assessor site took a long ti...

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bhaweshgupta
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I had a similar issue already raised a ticket Unique TicketId: [ref:!00D610JGc4.!500Vp0TSBCo:ref]was this issue resolved for you @sohailanwarr ? and how much time it will take

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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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genaiguy007
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@Cert-Team @Cert-TeamOPS My exam was just suspended without a clear reason. I was fully focused on the screen throughout. I’ve been preparing very hard for this exam and have been looking forward to it for the past 4 months.I kindly request immediate...

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