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What exactly is Vectorized query processing and columnar acceleration
Hey folks! I want to know and understand while using photon acceleration, there is a feature called columnar acceleration which basically is a method of storing data in columns rather than rows, which is particularly advantageous for analytical datab...
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Hi @szymon_dybczak, Thanks for reaching out! Please review the response and let us know if it answers your question. Your feedback is valuable to us and the community. If the response resolves your issue, kindly mark it as the accepted solution. This...
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How do I create spark.sql.session.SparkSession?
When I create a session n Databricks it is defaulting to spark.sql.connect.session.SparkSession. How can I connect to spark with out spark connect?
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Is there any solution to this? Pandera, Evidently and Ydata Profiling break because they don't speak a sql.connect session object. They expect a spark.sql.session.SparkSession it's very frustrating not being to use any of these libraries with the new...
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Structured Streaming from a delta table that is a dump of kafka and get the latest record per key
I'm trying to use Structured Streaming in scala to stream from a delta table that is a dump of a kafka topic where each record/message is an update of attributes for the key and no messages from kafka are dropped from the dump, but the value is flatt...
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I am confused about this recommendation. I thought the use of the append output mode in combination with aggregate queries is restricted to queries for which the aggregation is expressed using event-time and it defines a watermark.Could you clarify ?
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Resolved! Best Approach for Handling ETL Processes in Databricks
I am currently managing nearly 300 tables from a production database and considering moving the entire ETL process away from Azure Data Factory to Databricks.This process, which involves extraction, transformation, testing, and loading, is executed d...
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Hi,Instead of 300 individual files or one massive script, try grouping similar tables together. For example, you could have 10 scripts, each handling 30 tables. This way, you get the best of both approches—This way you will have a freedom of easy deb...
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Understanding Flight Cancellations and Rescheduling in Airlines Using Databricks and PySpark
In the airline industry, it’s important to manage flights efficiently. Knowing why flights get canceled or rescheduled helps improve customer satisfaction and operational performance. In this article, I’ll show you how to use Databricks and PySpark t...
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Unable to reactive an inactive user
Hi all,I am facing an issue with reactivating an inactive user i tried the following json with databricks cli run_update = { "schemas": [ "urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp" ], "Operations": [ { "op": "replace", "path": "ac...
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@FunkybunchOO Thank you for your response! I will look into other connections, but we are not currently using SCIM. There must be something similar blocking the activation.
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UCX
Hey folks! I want to know what are the features that UCX does not provides in UC or specially Hive to UC Migration that can be done manually but not using UCX. As UCX is currently in developing mode so there are so many drawbacks, can someone share t...
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databricks billing
Is there a way to use a business checking account to pay for Databricks services?
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Resolved! Translating XMLNAMESPACE in SQL Databricks
We are loading a data source that contains XML. I am translating their queries to create views in Databricks. They use 'XMLNAMESPACES' to construct/parse XML. Below is an example. What is best practice for translating 'XMLNAMESPACES' in Databricks?...
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Hi @TinaN, To handle XMLNAMESPACES in Databricks, use the from_xml function for parsing XML data, where you can define namespaces within your parsing logic. Start by reading the XML data using spark.read.format("xml"), then apply the from_xml functio...
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Can I load the files based on the data in my table as variable without iterating through each row?
Hi,I have created this table which contains the data that I need for my source path and target table. source_path: /data/customer/sid={sid}/abc=1/attr_provider={attr_prov}/source_data_provider_code={src_prov}/So basically, the value of each row are c...
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Hi @zll_0091, To efficiently load only the necessary files without manually iterating through each row of your table, you can use Spark's DataFrame operations. First, read your table into a DataFrame and determine the maximum key value. Then, filter ...
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Databricks Certification exam got Suspended - Need Support
Hello Team, @Cert-Team , @Cert-TeamOPS I faced a very bad experience while attempting my 1st DataBricks certification.I was asked to exit the exam multiple times by the support team saying technical issues. My test got rescheduled multiple times with...
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Hi @ozbieG, I'm sorry to hear your exam was suspended. Thank you for filing a ticket with our support team. Please allow the support team 24-48 hours to resolve. In the meantime, you can review the following documentation: Room requirements Behaviour...
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What API Testing Tool Do You Use?
Hi Databricks!I am a relatively new developer that's looking for a solid API testing tool. I am interested in hearing about other developers, new or experienced, about their experiences with API testing tools, regardless if they are good or bad. I've...
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Hi @bytetogo,In my daily work I use Postman. It has user-friendly interface, supports automated testing and has support for popular patterns and libraries. It is also compatible with Linux, MacOs, Windows.
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Databricks book recommendations
Hi all,I am very new to databricks. I am looking for any good book recommendations that can help me get started. I know there is a vast resource available online but I feel a book will give me a structured approach to get startedAny book recommendati...
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Hi @uniqueusername ,I would start with books that teach you spark.Learning Spark, 2nd Edition by Jules S. Damji, Brooke Wenig, Tathagata Das, Denny LeeData Analysis with Python and PySpark by Jonathan Rioux (Author)After you learn spark foundation, o...
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Unable to create a workspace
Noel Nosse <nnosse@my.wgu.edu> 9:03 PM (0 minutes ago) to Databricks To complete a tutorial requires a workspace. The directions for the quickstart are outdated and do not match AWS. AWS has their own guide but cloudformation requires email ...
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Now I get: Redirecting to: https://accounts.cloud.databricks.com/login/password?next_url=%2Fapi%2F2.
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Job Cluster best practices for production workloads
Hi All,Can you please share the best practices for job clusters configurations for production workloadsand which is good when compared to serverless and job cluster in production in terms of cost and performance?Regards,Phani
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Hi @Phani1, For configuring job clusters for production workloads in Databricks, follow these best practices: match cluster size to workload needs, enable autoscaling for dynamic adjustment of worker nodes, use spot instances with a fallback to on-de...
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