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Account reset and loss of access to paid Databricks Academy Labs subscription
Hello,I am facing an issue with my Databricks Academy account.During a normal sign-in using my usual email address, I was asked to re-enter my first and last name, as if my account was being created again. After that, my account appeared to be reset,...
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AWS & Databricks Registration Issue
I have created both AWS and Databricks account but I cannot move to further steps in aws marketplace (configure and launch section)
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Hello @Prathy!Also, please check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzjHI0DNbbsRefer to the deck linked in the video’s description (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ovZd...) and check slide no. 16, titled “Linking AWS to your Databricks ...
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Databricks Advent Calendar 2025 #18
Automatic file retention in the autoloader is one of my favourite new features of 2025. Automatically move cloud files to cold storage or just delete.
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unable to read file in workspace/user in free edition
I am unable to read the file in workspace/user in free edition, it was actually possible few weeks back but now it throws this error"[FAILED_READ_FILE.NO_HINT] Error while reading file dbfs:REDACTED_LOCAL_PART@outlook.com/BigMartSales.csv. SQLSTATE: ...
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Yes, in Free Edition dbfs is disabled. If you want to upload your own files just create a managed volume in Unity Catalog.
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Done the certification, but not received my badge
Hi Databricks Team,I have completed my AI Agentic Fundamental certificate course today and haven't received my badge for the same. Can you guys help me for this.
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Hello @kkirtigoel, It can take up to 48 hours for badges/ certificates to be issued. Also please check your spam just in case it went there. If you do not receive your badge in 48 hours, please file a ticket with our support team. Please also provide...
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Create function issue
Hello - I am following some online code to create a function as follows:-----------------------------------------CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION my_catalog.my_schema.insert_data_function(col1_value STRING,col2_value INT)RETURNS BOOLEANCOMMENT 'Inserts dat...
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In UC, the functions must be read-only; they cannot modify state (no INSERT, DELETE, MERGE, CREATE, VACUUM, etc). So I tried to create a PROCEDURE and call it; I was able to insert data into the table successfully. Unity Catalog tools are really jus...
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Databricks Advent Calendar 2025 #17
Replacing records for the entire date with newly arriving data for the given date is a typical design pattern. Now, thanks to simple REPLACE USING in Databricks, it is easier than ever!
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My Databricks Fundamentals Accreditation badge didn't receive
I have completed Databricks Fundamentals Accreditation, but I haven't received the certification badge.Below attached here the certification, and my email address is: deelakawalagama@outlook.com.Also, I would like to add this badge to my LinkedIn pro...
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Hello @Deelaka98 , Please check your credentials here. Please note that we cannot provide support via community (it is not advised that you post your email address here in community). Thanks & Regards,@cert-ops
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Voucher For Data Engineer Associate Exam
Hi, I’m preparing for the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate exam.Could you please let me know how I can get a voucher or discount code for the exam?Are there any ongoing events, trainings, or promotions that provide vouchers?Thanks in adva...
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Hello @Zr50! Databricks offers 50% certification vouchers during its Learning Festival events.The upcoming Learning Festival is scheduled for January 9 – 30, 2026, where you can earn a discount voucher.You can find more details here: Self-Paced Learn...
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Databricks Advent Calendar 2025 #11
Real-time mode is a breakthrough that lets Spark utilize all available CPUs to process records with single-millisecond latency, while decoupling checkpointing from per-record processing.
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Databricks Advent Calendar 2025 #16
For many data engineers who love PySpark, the most significant improvement of 2025 was the addition of merge to the dataframe API, so no more Delta library or SQL is needed to perform MERGE. p.s. I still prefer SQL MERGE inside spark.sql()
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Can't find zip file for "Get Started with Databricks Free Edition"
Hi, all. I'm getting stuck on the second step of the "Get Started with Databricks Free Edition" course. It's obviously instructing me to download a zip file from a GitHub repository, but there is no link provided for the repository. What am I missing...
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I am also stuck at the same step. There is no link to the dataset mentioned or anyway to download it
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Resolved! certification
i want to do certification in Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate is there any discount ? and what will it cost in India .
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Hello @Ritesh-Dhumne! Databricks offers 50% certification vouchers during its Learning Festival events.The upcoming Learning Festival is scheduled for January 9 – 30, 2026, where you can earn a discount voucher. You can find more details here: Self-P...
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Informatica ETLs
I'm delving into the challenges of ETL transformations, particularly moving from traditional platforms like Informatica to Databricks. Given the complexity of legacy ETLs, I'm curious about the approaches others have taken to integrate these with Dat...
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We ended up using the tool from datayoga.io that converts these in a multi-stage approach. It converted to an intermediate representation. Then, from there it gets optimized (a lot of the Informatica actions can be optimized out or compacted) and fin...
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Databricks Advent Calendar 2025 #15
New Lakakebase experience is a game-changer for transactional databases. That functionality is fantastic. Autoscaling to zero makes it really cost-effective. Do you need to deploy to prod? Just branch the production database to the release branch, an...
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