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jeremy98
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Resolved! Catch Metadata Workflow databricks

Hello community,Is it possible to get metadata workflow of a databricks job that is running? Like the start time, end time, triggered by etc.? Using dbutils.widgets.get()?

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Juan_Cardona
Databricks Partner
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Now The best practice for this is not using the API (some functions were deprecated for this objective) instead you should use job parameters job_id = dbutils.widgets.get("job parameter name with job_id") job_run = dbutils.widgets.get("job parameter ...

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Ankit_Kothiya
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Databricks JDBC Driver Version 42 Limitations

We found that the Databricks JDBC driver does not support:Connection.setAutoCommit(false)Connection.commit()Connection.rollback()Execution of BEGIN TRANSACTIONCan you help us understand why these operations are not supported by the Databricks JDBC dr...

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Ankit_Kothiya
Databricks Partner
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Thank you, @SP_6721 , for your input!Could you please share an example snippet demonstrating how to handle batch processing, similar to what we typically do in a relational database?

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venkad
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Passing proxy configurations with databricks-sql-connector python?

Hi,I am trying to connect to databricks workspace which has IP Access restriction enabled using databricks-sql-connector. Only my Proxy server IPs are added in the allow list.from databricks import sql   connection = sql.connect( server_hostname ='...

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ss2025
New Contributor II
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Is there any resolution for the above setting up proxy with databricks sql connector

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Upendra_Dwivedi
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Resolved! How to enable Databricks Apps User Authorization?

Hi All,I am working on implementation of user authorization in my databricks app. but to enable user auth it is asking:"A workspace admin must enable this feature to be able to request additional scopes. The user's API downscoped access token is incl...

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Upendra_Dwivedi
Databricks Partner
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Hi All, We can find this setting under Previews. Go to workspace>click your username>Previews

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Ipshi
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databricks Data Engineer associate

Hi everyone , can anyone guide me about any test papers or any test materials anyone can go through for the databricks data engineer associate exam 

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Advika
Community Manager
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Hello @Ipshi! You can find resources for the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate exam in the Getting Ready for the Exam section of the exam-specific webpage on the website. This section includes a detailed list of topics covered and sample q...

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lawrence009
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Blank Page after Logging In

On Feb 8 Singapore time, our Singapore workspace displayed a blank page (no interface or content) after login. Meanwhile our workspace in Tokyo reason worked normally. This lasted whole day and none of our troubleshooting yielded any clues. Then ever...

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ciro
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After logging in, I’m getting a white screen, and it won’t load. I’ve tried clearing my cache and switching browsers, but nothing seems to work. This feels like something that really needs to be looked into. Has anyone figured out a way to fix it?

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pargit2
by New Contributor II
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feature store delta sharing

Hi, I have 2 workspaces one for data engineers and one for data science team and I need to create in data engineering workspace the bronze and silver.I want to built them a feature store should I do it from data science workspace or data engineering ...

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ciro
New Contributor II
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I like the idea of using Feature Store with Delta Sharing, but I’m a bit worried about its limits like no partition filtering and no streaming support. These could cause problems with performance and scaling in real situations.

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thisisadarshsin
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Permission issue in Fundamentals of the Databricks Lakehouse Platform Quiz

Hi ,I am getting this Error,when i am trying to give the exam ofFundamentals of the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.403FORBIDDENYou don't have permission to access this page2023-05-20 12:37:41 | Error 403 | https://customer-academy.databricks.com/I al...

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Advika_
Databricks Employee
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Hello, everyone! We are sorry to hear you're having trouble accessing the Quiz. Please note that the Lakehouse Fundamentals course has been replaced by Databricks Fundamentals along with the updated content.Try logging into your account directly by u...

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NathanC0926
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Delta Live Table (Streaming Tables) for excel (.xlsx, .xls)

What's the native way to ingest excel files using a streaming table? I wish that when the excel files land in unity catalog, it can pick up those and load it in to the Streaming Table. Data is Small, so we can afford some kind of UDF, but we really n...

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lingareddy_Alva
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Hi @NathanC0926 Ingesting Excel files with streaming tables requires a combination of Databricks Autoloader(for file discovery and exactly-once processing) and a custom UDF for Excel parsing.Here's the native approachKey Features of This Solution1. E...

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lumen
by New Contributor II
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Notebook ID in DESCRIBE HISTORY not showing

We've recently installed Databricks 14.3 LTS with Unity Catalog and for some reason that is escaping me the Notebook Id is not showing up when I execute the DESCRIBE HISTORY SQL command. Example below for table test_catalog.lineagedemo.lm_lineage_tes...

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lumen
New Contributor II
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Hi @RameshRetnasamy first off thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my question. In my case they were indeed created via Notebooks, but I'll re-evaluate on my end as I might've missed something. If the issue persists, I'll re-assert the q...

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Vinoth_nirmal
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Not able create and start a cluster

Hi Team,I am trying to use community edition for learning below is my URL detailshttps://community.cloud.databricks.com/compute/interactive?o=2059657917292434Due to some reason my clusters are taking nearly 45 to 60 minutes for creation and after if ...

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Vinoth_nirmal
New Contributor II
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Hi @nikhilj0421  still the same issue, i could see its working till spark 15.4 LTS above 15.4LTS whatever version i useits not woring i am not able to create any cluster.

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hao-uit
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Spark Streaming Job gets stuck in the "Stream Initializing"

Hello all,I am having an issue with my Spark Streaming Job. It is stuck at "Stream Initializing" stage.Need your help here to understand what is happening inside the "Stream Initializing" stage of Spark Streaming job which is taking so long. Here are...

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nikhilj0421
Databricks Employee
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Hi @hao-uit, do you see any kind of load on the driver and event logs? Also, what libraries you have installed on your cluster? 

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dev_puli
by New Contributor III
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how to read the CSV file from users workspace

Hi!I have been carrying out a POC, so I created the CSV file in my workspace and tried to read the content using the techniques below in a Python notebook, but did not work.Option1:repo_file = "/Workspace/Users/u1@org.com/csv files/f1.csv"tmp_file_na...

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MujtabaNoori
New Contributor III
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Hi @Dev ,Generally, What happens spark reader APIs point to the DBFS by default. And, to read the file from User workspace, we need to append 'file:/' in the prefix.Thanks

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YoyoHappy
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An Equivalent Implementation of XIRR in Excel within PySpark

IntroductionIRR is a common method used by financial personnel to evaluate the financial benefits of project investment, and its formula is as follows.In excel, you can use the XIRR function to calculate the IRR of non-periodic cash flows easily.But ...

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JameDavi_51481
by Contributor
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parameterized ALTER TABLE SET TAGS

I would like to use parametrized sql queries to run SET TAGs commands on tables, but cannot figure out how to parameterize the query to prevent SQL injection. Both the `?` and `:key` parameter syntaxes throw a syntax errorBasically, I'd like to do th...

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JameDavi_51481
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I already said I was running 16.1 for my tests.

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