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Volker
by • Databricks Partner
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Retention Period for Parquet Data in e.g. S3 After Dropping a Managed Delta Table

Hey community,I have a question regarding the data retention policy for managed Delta tables stored e.g. in Amazon S3. Specifically:​When a managed Delta table is dropped, what is the retention period for the underlying Parquet data files in S3 befor...

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Volker
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Thanks for the resources!So, to adjust how long Parquet files are stored in the S3 bucket after I drop a table, I would need to adjust the delta.logRetentionDuration, right?And since dropping a Delta table marks the files for deletion after 7 days, I...

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sandy311
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if else conditions in databricks asset bundles

Can I use if-else conditions in databricks.yml and parameterize my asset bundles similarly to Azure Pipelines YAML?

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davidcardoner
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Can we define a task based on an if else logic based on a variable passed at bundle deploy time.

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Oliver_Angelil
by • Valued Contributor II
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How to use the git CLI in databricks?

After making some changes in my feature branch, I have committed and pushed (to Azure Devops) some work (note I have not yet raised a PR or merge to any other branch). Many of the files I committed are data files and so I would like to reverse the co...

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turagittech
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I would love to get an update on this. Git commands would be outstanding in some form. I have the same issue I have changed directory to the workspace. Ls shows the files in the repository, but git status fails.-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2386 Feb 13 01:1...

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Katalin555
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Found a potential bug in Job Details/Schedule and Trigger section

One of our jobs is scheduled to run at 4:30 AM based on GMT+1 timezone, which is visible if we click on the Edit trigger (Picture1), but under job details it is show as if it was schedule to run at 4:30 AM UTC time (Picture 2).Based on previous runs ...

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Isi
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Hey @Katalin555 Even though in the “Edit Trigger” panel (Picture 2) the time is shown in local timezone (e.g. GMT+1), once the schedule is saved and viewed under job details (Picture 1), Databricks always displays it as UTC — without making it visual...

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Guigui
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Package installation for multi-tasks job

I have a job with the same task to be executed twice with two sets of parameters. In each task is run after cloning a git repo then installing it locally and running a notebook from this repo. However, as each task clones the same repo, I was wonderi...

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Guigui
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That what I've done, but I find it less elegant that setup an environment and sharing it across multiple tasks. It seems to be impossible (unless I build a wheel file and I dont want to) as tasks do not share environment, but anyway, as they run in p...

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Eric_Kieft
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Centralized Location of Table History/Timestamps in Unity Catalog

Is there a centralized location in Unity Catalog that retains the table history, specifically the last timestamp, for managed delta tables?DESCRIBE HISTORY will provide it for a specific table, but I would like to get it for a number of tables.inform...

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Priyanka_Biswas
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Hi @Eric_Kieft @noorbasha534  system.access.table_lineage includes a record for each read or write event on a Unity Catalog table or path. This includes but is not limited to job runs, notebook runs, and dashboards updated with the read or write even...

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William_Scardua
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Resolved! Upsert from Databricks to CosmosDB

Hi guys,I'm adjusting a data upsert process from Databricks to CosmosDB using the .jar connector. As the load is very large, do you know if it's possible to change only the fields that have been modified?best regards

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Louis_Frolio
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Yes, you can update only the modified fields in your Cosmos DB documents from Databricks using the Partial Document Update feature (also known as Patch API). This is particularly useful for large documents where sending the entire document for update...

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397973
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Resolved! What's the best way to get from Python dict > JSON > PySpark and apply as a mapping to a dataframe?

I'm migrating code from Python Linux to Databricks PySpark. I have many mappings like this: {    "main": {    "honda": 1.0,    "toyota": 2.9,    "BMW": 5.77,    "Fiat": 4.5,    },}I exported using json.dump, saved to s3 and was able to import with sp...

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Louis_Frolio
Databricks Employee
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For migrating your Python dictionary mappings to PySpark, you have several good options. Let's examine the approaches and identify the best solution. Using F.create_map (Your Current Approach) Your current approach using `F.create_map` is actually qu...

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srinum89
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Resolved! Workflow job failing with source as Git Provider (remote github repo) with SP

Facing issue using Github App when running job with source as "Git provider" using Service Principle. Since we can't use PAT with SP on github, I am using Github app for authentication. Followed below documentation but still giving permission issue. ...

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Louis_Frolio
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When running a Databricks workflow with a Git provider source using a Service Principal, you’re encountering permission issues despite using the GitHub App for authentication. This is a common challenge because Service Principals cannot use Personal ...

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bricks3
by • New Contributor III
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Resolved! How to schedule workflow in python script

I saw how to schedule a workflow using UI but python script, can someone help me to find how to schedule workflow hourly in python script ? Thank you.

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Isi
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Hey @bricks3,Exactly, as far as I know you define the workflow configuration in the YAML file, and under the hood, DABS handles the API calls to Databricks (including scheduling).To run your workflow hourly, you just need to include the schedule bloc...

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minhhung0507
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CANNOT_UPDATE_TABLE_SCHEMA

I'm encountering a puzzling schema merge issue with my Delta Live Table. My setup involves several master tables on Databricks, and due to a schema change in the source database, one of my Delta Live Tables has a column (e.g., "reference_score") that...

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Brahmareddy
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Dear Hung,Thank you so much for the kind words—I’m really glad the suggestions were helpful! You're absolutely doing the right thing by trying those options first before going for a full table drop. Testing with a new table and checking schema hints ...

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databicky
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How to acknowledge the incidents from the databricks

I want to connect to the service now from the databricks and i want to acknowledge the incidents like assigned to the person and i need to change the status of the incident and i want to update the worknotes as well, how can i achieve this by the hel...

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Isi
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Hi @databicky Just a quick clarification: this is the Databricks community forum, not official Databricks Support. Think of it like a place where users can share ideas, help each other, or sometimes just browse, responses are not guaranteed here.If y...

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whalebone711
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Issue with Delta Lake Table Optimization

Hi Databricks Community, I’m currently working on optimizing a Delta Lake table, but I’m encountering some performance issues during the vacuum process. I’ve attached a screenshot of the error message I’m receiving, along with the relevant code snipp...

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Isi
Honored Contributor III
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Hey @whalebone711 Could you re-attach the screenshot? Looks like it doesn't appear in the post.Best,Isi

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Jorge3
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Databricks Asset Bundle artifacts with module out of the bundle root (sync path)

Hello everyone!I’m currently working on a project with shared functionalities across different Databricks bundles. I have separate folders for each bundle, along with a common libs/ folder that holds some Python modules intended to be shared across b...

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VZLA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @Jorge3, where you able to get this issue resolved? I believe your artifact build path points outside the synced directory structure, and after syncing ../libs, libs should be available within the bundle root, so the artifact path should be update...

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michael_mehrten
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Resolved! How to use Databricks Repos with a service principal for CI/CD in Azure DevOps?

Databricks Repos best-practices recommend using the Repos REST API to update a repo via your git provider. The REST API requires authentication, which can be done one of two ways:A user / personal access tokenA service principal access tokenUsing a u...

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pbz
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For anyone coming here in the future, this should explain it: https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/repos/ci-cd-techniques-with-repos#authorize-a-service-principal-to-access-git-foldersBasically:1. Go to your service in settings -> identity and access -...

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