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Data + AI Summit 2024 - Data Warehousing, Analytics, and BI

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MadelynM
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[Recap] Data + AI Summit 2024 - Warehousing & Analytics | Improve performance and increase insights

Here's your Data + AI Summit 2024 - Warehousing & Analytics recap as you use intelligent data warehousing to improve performance and increase your organization’s productivity with analytics, dashboards and insights.  Keynote: Data Warehouse presente...

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Akshay_Petkar
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How to Display Top Categories in Databricks AI/BI Dashboard?

In a Databricks AI/BI dashboard, I have a field with multiple categories (e.g., district-wise sales with 50 districts). How can I display only the top few categories (like the top 10) based on a specific metric such as sales?

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Mo
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hey @migq2 , @maks  in the AI/BI dashboards in your data, add a limit parameter like:select all from my_table limit :limit_number to all your tables. when you're on canvas and adding visualizations, add a filter and create a parameter with single val...

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igorstar
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What is the difference between LIVE TABLE and MATERIALIZED VIEW?

From the DLT documentation it seems that the LIVE TABLE is conceptually the same as MATERIALIZED VIEW. When should I use one over another?

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Mo
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@ImranA and @igorstar  I repost my response here again:to create materialized views, you could use CREATE OR REFRESH LIVE TABLE however according to the official docs: The CREATE OR REFRESH LIVE TABLE syntax to create a materialized view is deprecat...

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mtreigelman
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Re-Using Datasets inside the Same SQL Dashboard

Hi folks, I am creating a SQL dashboard and want to know if I can re-use datasets within the same dashboard. The screenshot below captures what I would like to do pretty well, but to summarize... I need to run an computationally expensive query and w...

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seans
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This still needs a solution. @Walter_C gave a reference to having two visualizations use the same dataset. This question (and my current problem) is about referencing a SQL dataset as if it was a view inside another SQL dataset in the dashboard. Data...

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AnnaP
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[UNBOUND_SQL_PARAMETER] error

Hi, I'd appreciate it if anyone could help!We are using offical ODBC driver (Simba Spark ODBC Driver 64-bit 2.08.02.1013) in our application. C++ APIs.All the following SQL statements are passed through ODBC API to Databricks:successully executing: C...

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PiotrMi
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@AnnaP Hey,Did you try below:To disable the SQL Connector feature, select the Use Native Query check box.Important:l When this option is enabled, the connector cannot executeparameterized queries.l By default, the connector applies transformations to...

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Akshay_Petkar
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How to Create a Live Streaming Dashboard on Databricks?

I am working on a use case where I have streaming data that needs to be displayed in real-time on a live dashboard. The goal is for any new data arriving in the stream to instantly reflect on the dashboard. Is this possible on Databricks? If yes, how...

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christopher356
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@Akshay_Petkar wrote:I am working on a use case where I have streaming data that needs to be displayed in real-time on a live dashboard. The goal is for any new data arriving in the stream to instantly reflect on the dashboard. Is this possible on Da...

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dikokob
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Internal Error During Spark SQL Phase Optimization – Possible Bug in Spark/Databricks Runtime

We are experiencing the following issues.Description:I encountered an issue while executing a Spark SQL query in Databricks, and it seems to be related to the query optimization phase. The error message suggests an internal bug within Spark or the Sp...

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cgrant
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This is not expected. Can you please verify: Are there any admin settings set on the cluster?Are you selecting from any views? If so, what do their definitions look like?

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User16753724663
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Resolved! Unable to use CX_Oracle library in notebook

While using cx_oracle python library, it returns the below error:error message: Cannot locate a 64-bit Oracle Client library: "libclntsh.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directoryThe cx_oracle library is dependent on native librari...

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ovbieAmen
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Hi @AshvinManoj  I used your script and still get same error.   sudo echo 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/dbfs/databricks/instantclient_23_6"' >> /databricks/spark/conf/spark-env.shsudo echo 'ORACLE_HOME="/dbfs/databricks/instantclient_23_6"' >> /databricks/spark...

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mbhakta
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Change Databricks Connection on Power BI (service)

We're creating a report with Power BI using data from our AWS Databricks workspace. Currently, I can view the report on Power BI (service) after publishing. Is there a way to change the data source connection, e.g. if I want to change the data source...

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J_C
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In the Power BI transform data view, you should be able to access the M-Query code and actually change the server and the host directly. My recommendation is to create a couple of parameters to keep this info for all your queries. Then you can just c...

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AE10
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Embed dashboards in websites and applications

I am embedding a dashboard in my react application using an iframe.https://www.databricks.com/blog/how-embed-aibi-dashboards-your-websites-and-applicationshttps://docs.databricks.com/en/dashboards/index.html#embed-a-dashboard1. How can i let my users...

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Preeti_Singh
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Hi , Has anyone gotten this working? I am facing the same issue when trying to get the embedded URL working from an iframe in my React application. I think I have all the necessary permissions in place, but still, the Databricks sign-in page opens in...

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anardinelli
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How do I dimension my DBSQL warehouse correctly?

What is the optimal number of cluster/nodes in a warehouse? Depends on your workload. Our DBSQL guide suggests a size range on two main things: time to execute your query and bytes spilled from it. This link can help you understand better optimizatio...

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MightyMasdo
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writing into delta table using databricks connect

Hello we are currently facing a challenge with writing data from a local machine to Delta tables. While small data loads (e.g., 100 Rows) work without any issues, attempting to write larger batches (around 1,000 Rows) results in an exception. the iss...

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vr
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Hi,Can you provide a sample code to reproduce the issue?

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bradleyjamrozik
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ODBC Connection Does Not Disconnect

I have an on-premises Power BI Report Server that uses the Simba Spark ODBC Driver (2.8) to connect to Databricks. It can connect to a serverless warehouse successfully and run its queries, but it never seems to disconnect the session, and so the war...

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gmiguel
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Hi @bradleyjamrozik ,The problem is that the current designed behavior of Power BI can lead to the connection not being closed under certain conditions.In short, since Databricks is Async, if an error occurs while fetching data, the connection may no...

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Akshay_Petkar
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Best Approach for Migrating from EMR to Databricks

I am preparing to migrate from EMR to Databricks and would like to know the best practices for this process. Is there a direct connector, such as a JDBC connector, available to facilitate the migration? Alternatively, would it be more effective to ex...

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thelogicplus
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@Akshay_Petkar if you're planning to migrate from your current technology to Databricks, Travinto Technologies' Code Converter Tool is here to make the process seamless. This powerful tool enables you to migrate data, ETL workflows, and reports acros...

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San2
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recover a deleted workspace

I cancel my subscription plan (account created via accounts.databricks.com), without noticing that by doing this, all of my workspaces will be deleted. Is this possible to recover those workspace, and if possible, what should I do to recover them? 

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steyler-db
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Hello San2.   To recover a workspace, could you please raise a case with support? They will be helping you to recover these workspaces, otherwise you can reach your account team, who will help you for further steps, for more details you see disaster ...

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Ismail1
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Migrating from Databases Postgres MySQL to Databricks.

Hi all, working on this project, my team plans to migrate some data from some databases to Databricks. We plan to run this migration by submitting queries to a warehouse through python on a local machine.Now I was wondering what would be the best app...

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thelogicplus
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@Ismail1  if you're planning to migrate from your current technology to Databricks, Travinto Technologies' Code Converter Tool is here to make the process seamless. This powerful tool enables you to migrate data, ETL workflows, and reports across pla...

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