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dataailearner
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Cluster Auto Termination Best Practices

Are there any recommended practices to set cluster auto termination for cost optimization?

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mkassa
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Hello!We use a Databricks Job to adjust the cluster’s auto-termination setting based on the day and time. During weekdays from 6 AM to 6 PM, we set auto_termination_minutes to None, which keeps the cluster running. Outside those hours, and on weekend...

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bianca_unifeye
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Webinar on Unity Catalog plus giveway

Building Trust in Data: Why Governance Matters More Than EverData has become the heartbeat of every organisation, driving decisions, shaping strategies, and fuelling innovation.Yet, even in data-rich companies, there’s a quiet problem that every lead...

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LearnDatabrick3
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Migration from Oracle DB in Linux server to Azure Databricks

Can anyone provide steps for the migration steps

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Databrick5
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Can anyone share high level steps to migrate from Oracle container DB 19c to Azure Databricks

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Sudheer2
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Issue with UCX Assessment Installation via Automation Script - Schema Not Found Error

 Hello,I'm encountering an issue while installing UCX Assessment via an automation script in Databricks. When running the script, I get the following error:13:38:06 WARNING [databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.tables] {listing_tables_0} failed-table-c...

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mark_ott
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The error occurs because the automation script explicitly sets WORKSPACE_GROUPS="<ALL>" and DATABASES="<ALL>", which the UCX installer interprets literally as a schema called "ALL"—instead of using the special meaning that the manual prompt does when...

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vchandm23
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Usability bug in SPARKSQL

Hi Databricks & Team, Spark Cluster: 16.3Being a databricks partner I am unable to raise a support ticket, hence am positing this here. pyspark is good in rendering multiple results in a single cell. refer screenshot below (Screenshot 1)However, SPAR...

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mark_ott
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Databricks notebooks currently support multiple outputs per cell in Python (pyspark) but do not provide the same behavior for SQL cells. When running several SQL statements in a single notebook cell, Databricks will only render the output from the la...

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mexcram
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Workflow entry point not working on runtime 16.4-LTS

Hello all,I'm developing a python code that it is packaged as a wheel and installed inside a docker image. However, since this program requires numpy >= 2.0 I'm forced to use the runtime 16.4-LTS.When I try to run it as a workflow on databricks I'm e...

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mark_ott
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Databricks Runtime 16.4-LTS introduced some changes that affect workflow configuration, environment management, and, notably, support for Python third-party libraries like NumPy. The main issue you’re encountering with NumPy >= 2.0 in Databricks work...

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Charuvil
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Resolved! How to update Databricks official documentation?

Databricks provides excellent documentation. But in some rare cases I found it could have been improved. For example in the documentation for Data Profiling requirements (https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/data-quality-monitoring/data-profiling/#requ...

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KaushalVachhani
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@Charuvil, you can send the feedback to the Databricks team via email link below: Send us feedback

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htd350
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Resolved! Cluster by auto pyspark

I can find documentation to enable automatic liquid clustering with SQL code: CLUSTER BY AUTO. But how do I do this with Pyspark? I know I can do it with spark.sql("ALTER TABLE CLUSTER BY AUTO") but ideally I want to pass it as an .option().Thanks in...

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parimarjan
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This is supported now for DBR 16.4+ for both DataframeWriterV1 and DataframeWriterV2 APIs, and also for DLT, and DataStreaming APIs. More details are here: https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/delta/clustering . Basically using the option, `.option("cl...

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Neirynck
by New Contributor II
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where do I find the AI/BI dashboard?

I only see dashboard under the header SQL on the left menu, but I expected a header data.  Got the feeling that under SQL, the dashboard lacks functionality.Best regards,Stefaan

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BS_THE_ANALYST
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@Neirynck I'd HIGHLY recommend checking out Databricks' Youtube channel or Demo Center when you're exploring part of the product. I'll link them below. @Neirynck as for your question, here's a video on AI/BI that actually sold Databricks to me: https...

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Pranav_jha
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Unable to Login - Account Verification Loop

I'm having trouble logging in to my Databricks account at databricks.com. Here's what happens:I enter my email address and password.I receive an account verification code via email.I enter the verification code on the login page.Instead of logging me...

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nithinmohantk
New Contributor II
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Same problem here for me I tried 10 different resend codes and nothing works. It keeps telling me invalid code. 

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MarianaLemus
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WHERE WE SHOULD HOST THE NEXT MEETUP IN THE US?

Hi all, I collaborate with a Databricks partner, and we've started organizing in-person Meetups in the states. We want to arrange another one, possibly in December or late January. Where do you think most people will be interested in joining? It's fr...

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priyam39
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Databricks workspace

I have one issue . I have created delta table and vector search index from the delta table. For a particular query if I am doing similarity search then sometimes I am getting the documents and sometimes I am not getting any documents. For example# qu...

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mark_ott
Databricks Employee
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This inconsistent behavior in your Delta Table and vector search index is a common issue with semantic vector searches, especially when working with diverse or structured data like Excel file contents. There are several likely causes for why your sim...

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Suheb
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Resolved! What’s the difference between the Free/Community Edition vs the fully paid version of Databricks, an

Databricks has a free version (called Community Edition) and a paid version. What are the main differences between them, and what things can’t I do in the free version that I can do in the paid one?

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szymon_dybczak
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Hi @Suheb .The Free Edition is intended for students, hobbyists, and aspiring data and AI professionals. It is not intended for commercial use. In addition, the Free Edition is subject to the following limitations:Databricks Free Edition limitations ...

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Danish1105
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Missing warehouse id/metadata for the system compute warehouse table

I ran the following queries for a specific warehouse_id = '54a93d2138433216' SELECT * FROM system.billing.usage WHERE usage_metadata.warehouse_id = '54a93d2138433216';SELECT * FROM system.compute.warehouse_events WHERE warehouse_id = '54a93d213843321...

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Advika
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Hello @Danish1105! This post duplicates a recent post you shared. A response has already been provided there. Please continue the discussion in that thread to keep the conversation organized.

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Suheb
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Resolved! What’s the easiest way to import my local dataset into Databricks for analysis?

How can I upload a data file (like a CSV, Excel, or JSON file) from my computer into Databricks so I can start analyzing it there?

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Databrick5
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For large size relational Databases like from Oracle how can we move to Azure databricks. Non-unity catalog to unity catalog? 

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