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subhadeep
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INSERT OVERWRITE DIRECTORY

I am using this query to create a csv in a volume named test_volsrr that i createdINSERT OVERWRITE DIRECTORY '/Volumes/DATAMAX_DATABRICKS/staging/test_volsrr'USING CSVOPTIONS ('delimiter' = ',', 'header' = 'true')SELECT * FROM staging.extract1gbDISTR...

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NandiniN
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The DISTRIBUTE BY COALESCE(1) clause is intended to reduce the number of output files to one. However, this can lead to inefficiencies and large file sizes because it forces all data to be processed by a single task, which can cause memory and perfor...

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namankhamesara
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Discrepancy in Performance Reading Delta Tables from S3 in PySpark

Hello Databricks Community,I've encountered a puzzling performance difference while reading Delta tables from S3 using PySpark, particularly when applying filters and projections. I'm seeking insights to understand this variation better.I've attempte...

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NandiniN
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Use the explain method to analyze the execution plans for both methods and identify any inefficiencies or differences in the plans. You can also review the metrics to understand this further. https://www.databricks.com/discover/pages/optimize-data-wo...

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DONGHEE
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Error changing connection information of Databricks data source posted on Tableau server

HelloThere is a Databricks data source published on the Tableau server.When I click the 'Edit Data Source' button in the location where the data source is published and go to the Data Source tab, and change the Databricks connection information (HTTP...

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NandiniN
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1) I am thinking if there are saved auth, which could cause the issue. 2) If possible, try using different authentication methods (e.g., Personal Access Token) to see if the issue persists. This can help identify if the problem is specific to the aut...

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Lumoura
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How to download the results in batches

Hello, how are you?I`m trying to download some of my results on databricks and the sheets is around 300mb, unfortunately my google sheets is not open files that has more then 100mb.  Is that any chance that i could download the results in batches to ...

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NandiniN
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Hey,  Thinking of more alternates to repartition: 1- Use the limit and offset options in your SQL queries to export data in manageable chunks. For example, if you have a table with 100,000 rows and you want to export 10,000 rows at a time, you can us...

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chad_sellers
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React.js and Databricks Apps

Is there documentation and support for React and Databricks apps. Similar to the diagram below:

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NandiniN
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Documentation for https://docs.databricks.com/en/dev-tools/databricks-apps/index.html  You can use https://react.dev/ documentation to leverage react, and develop your UI.

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alwaysmoredata
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COPY INTO from Volume failure (rabbit hole)

hey guys, I am stuck on a loading task, and I simply can't spot what is wrong. The following query fails: COPY INTO `test`.`test_databricks_tokenb3337f88ee667396b15f4e5b2dd5dbb0`.`pipeline_state`FROM '/Volumes/test/test_databricks_tokenb3337f88ee6673...

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NandiniN
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I see you are reading just 1 file, ensure that there are no zero-byte files in the directory. Zero-byte files can cause schema inference to fail. Double-check that the directory contains valid Parquet files using parquet tools. Sometimes, even if the...

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mrstevegross
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How to identify the goal of a specific Spark job?

I'm analyzing the performance of a DBR/Spark request. In this case, the cluster is created using a custom image, and then we run a job on it.I've dived into the "Spark UI" part of the DBR interface, and identified 3 jobs that appear to account for an...

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Lakshay
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The spark jobs are decided based on your spark code. You can look at the spark plan to understand what operations each spark job/stage is executing

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rhtermaat
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Databricks workspace adjust column width

Hi, is it possible to change the column width in the workspace overview?  Currently I have a lot of jobs with a name which is too wide for the standard overview and so it not easy to find certain jobs.

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pranav_k1
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Ahh my mistake! You are right. It can be done only in workflow

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pdiamond
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JDBC Invalid SessionHandle with dbSQL Warehouse

Connecting Pentaho Ctools dashboards to Databricks using JDBC to a serverless dbSQL Warehouse, it works fine on the initial load, but then if we leave it idle for awhile and come back we get this error:[Databricks][JDBCDriver](500593) Communication l...

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pdiamond
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I should have mentioned that we're using AuthMech=3 and in the JDBC docs (Databricks JDBC Driver Installation and Configuration Guide) I don't see any relevant timeout settings that would apply in that scenario. Am I missing something?

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ShankarM
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Unity Catalog for Enterprise level governance

Can we import cataloguing information from other non Databricks workloads into unity catalog? Importing metadata information from Synapse, Redshift, ADF etc. into Unity catalog for end to end lineage and tracking? 

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Alberto_Umana
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Yes, it is possible, but limited at the moment. This is being implemented and under private preview. There is an API called "Bring-your-own Lineage". You can test it but for that you would need to contact your account team to allow you to use the fea...

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tomvogel01
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Understanding Photon Row Group Skipping

Hey guys!I am using Photon to do a simple point query on a Liquid Clustered table with the purpose of understanding the statistics. I see that a significant number of files have been pruned (`files pruned`: 1104, `files read`:files read).However I am...

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Sidhant07
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Hi @tomvogel01 , "row groups skipped via lazy materialization" refers to the process where certain row groups are not physically read into memory during query execution. This is due to the ability of Photon to perform filtering at the row group level...

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JCamiloCS
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how to use R in databricks

Hello everyone.I am a new user of databricks, they implemented it in the company where I work. I am a business analyst and I know something about R, not much either, when I saw that databricks could use R I was very excited because I thought that the...

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Rens
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There are some existing posts about using R in databricks:https://docs.gcp.databricks.com/en/sparkr/index.htmlhttps://docs.databricks.com/en/dev-tools/databricks-connect/cluster-config.htmlOnce you have the correct cluster started (this post is about...

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MohsenJ
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log signature and input data for Spark LinearRegression

I am looking for a way to log my `pyspark.ml.regression.LinearRegression` model with input and signature ata. The usual example that I found around are using sklearn and they can simply do  # Log the model with signature and input example signature =...

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mlflow
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LuluLiu
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I accidentally stumbled upon this ticket when researching on a similar issue. Note that starting from MLflow 2.15.0 it supports VectorUDT. https://mlflow.org/releases/2.15.0 

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SreeRam
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Patient Risk Score based on health history: Unable to create data folder for artifacts in S3 bucket

Hi All,we're using the below git project to build PoC on the concept of "Patient-Level Risk Scoring Based on Condition History": https://github.com/databricks-industry-solutions/hls-patient-riskI was able to import the solution into Databricks and ru...

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Iguinrj11
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Data Bricks x Power BI Report Server

I connected two .pbix files to the local server. In the first, I used Import connectivity, and in the second, Direct Query connectivity. However, I encountered the following problems: Import connection: The data is viewed successfully, but it is not ...

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peter598philip
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@Iguinrj11 wrote:I connected two .pbix files to the local server. In the first, I used Import connectivity, and in the second, Direct Query connectivity. However, I encountered the following problems: Import connection: The data is viewed successfull...

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