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Dekova
by New Contributor II
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Resolved! Using DeltaTable.merge() and generating surrogate keys on insert?

I'm using merge to upsert data into a table:DeltaTable.forName(DESTINATION_TABLE).as("target").merge(merge_df.as("source") ,"source.topic = target.topic and source.key = target.key").whenMatched().updateAll().whenNotMatched().insertAll().execute()Id ...

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daniel_sahal
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@Dekova 1) uuid() is non-deterministic meaning that it will give you different result each time you run this function2) Per the documentation "For Databricks Runtime 9.1 and above, MERGE operations support generated columns when you set spark.databri...

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kurtrm
by New Contributor III
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Import dbfs file into workspace using Python SDK

Hello,I am looking to replicate the functionality provided by the databricks_cli Python package using the Python SDK. Previously, using the databricks_cli WorkspaceApi object, I could use the import_workspace or import_workspace_dir methods to move a...

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Kratik
New Contributor III
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Even, I am looking for a way to bring files present in S3 to Workspace programmatically. 

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alesventus
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Big time differences in reading tables

When I read managed table in #databricks# i can see big differences in time spent. Small test table with just 2 records is once loaded in 3 seconds and another time in 30 seconds. Reading table_change for this tinny table took 15 minutes. Don't know ...

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yzhang
by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Is there a plan to support workflow jobs to be stored in a subfolder?

I have many workflow jobs created and they all in a flat list. Is there a way to create (kind of) sub folders that I can category my databricks workflow jobs into it (kind of organizer)...

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yzhang
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@Anonymous thanks for the suggestion. And thanks @Vinay_M_R a lot for answering the question. The solution mentioned is doable but less optimized way to do. Everyone in the team has to follow the same rules especially for shared jobs, and sometimes n...

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GrahamBricks
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terraform jobs depends_on

I am attempting to automate Jobs creation using Databrick Terraform provider.    I have a number of task that will "depends_on" each other and am trying to use dynamic content to do this.  Each task name is stored in a string array so looping over th...

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CraiMacl_23588
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Init scripts in legacy workspace (pre-E2)

Hello,I've got a legacy workspace (not E2) and I am trying to move my cluster scoped init script to the workspace area (from DBFS). It doesn't seem to be possible to store a shell script in the workspace area (Accepted formats: .dbc, .scala, .py, .sq...

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Ninad
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Databricks on AWS

I want to host databricks on AWS. I want to know if we create databricks on top of AWS, will it be created in same account's VPC or will it be created out of my AWS account?If it is going to be created in my account, will it create a new VPC for me?T...

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Siebert_Looije
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Hi, If you want to know more about the how to properly setup the databricks on top of AWS. I would really recommend to do the AWS platform administrator course of Databricks. In this everything is explained what you need to know. Hopes this helps.Kin...

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zbowden2010
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503 Error from Databricks when Cluster Inactive/Starting Up via Alteryx

Hello,I have been connecting to Databricks via Alteryx. It works fine when our cluster is active, but returns a 503 Service Unavailable error if the Cluster is inactive/starting up. I have previously reached out to Alteryx, but they have told me this...

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zbowden2010
New Contributor II
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I should have mentioned in the original post, we are using Microsoft Azure and a Simba Spark ODBC Driver.

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rohit-1989
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How to access ADLS Gen2 hdfs from a databricks cluster which has credential passthrough enabled?

When executing through a Databricks cluster with credential passthrough enabled, I wish to obtain supplementary file attributes in ADLS, such as the file's last modified time, which are currently unavailable in the databricks dbutils.fs.ls function.W...

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KVNARK
by Honored Contributor II
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No points shown in databricks new community page

There are no points displayed in Databricks new community page. Is it the same for all or only for me if I have done something wrong.

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KaKa
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same concerns with you. on my account also didnot find where place display how many point in my account 

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Obulreddy
by New Contributor
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Unable to access S3 objects from Databricks using IAM access keys in both AWS and Azure Databricks

Hi Team,We are trying to connect to Amazon S3 bucket from both Databricks running on AWS and Azure using IAM access keys directly through Scala code in Notebook and we are facing com.amazonaws.services.s3.model.AmazonS3Exception: Forbidden; with stat...

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Anonymous
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Hi @Obulreddy  We haven't heard from you since the last response from @KaKa â€‹, and I was checking back to see if her suggestions helped you. Or else, If you have any solution, please share it with the community, as it can be helpful to others.  Also,...

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Sparktaculer
by New Contributor II
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How to read gcs paths with square barkets?

Hi! I'm trying to read a file using Scala from gcs that has square brackets in the file path.I keep getting the following error:URISyntaxException: Illegal character in path at index 209I tried putting an extra front slash in front of them but it sti...

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Sparktaculer
New Contributor II
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Hi @Kaniz ! Thank you for your help.However, when I try using you're code I still get an error: "URISyntaxException: Illegal character in path at index "I'm trying to read a txt file. This is the file path: "gs://my-bucket/my Data/sparkTests/GM-1220,...

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Volkan_Gumuskay
by New Contributor III
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List all delta tables in a database with total size, last snapshot size and user using python/sql

I am trying to list all delta tables in a database and retrieve the following columns: `totalsizeinbyte`, `sizeinbyte` (i.e. the size of last snap shot size) and `created_by` (`lastmodified_by` could also work). Checking online I came across the foll...

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Avinash_Bevara
by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate (Version 3) Exam suspended

  Hi Team, My data bricks exam got suspended on 19th July 2023 and it is still in the suspended state. I have raised a support request using the below link https://help.databricks.com/s/contact-us?ReqType=training and my request Id is #00347940  I wo...

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APadmanabhan
Databricks Employee
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Hi again, I have notified the team that handles these requests, and they will get back to you.I appreciate your patience.

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ehpogue
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Group by using a filter/parameter in SQL dashboard?

Hey all,I'm trying to build a SQL dashboard where the consumer can select a date range, but then can also select whether they want to see the results grouped by day/week/month over that timeframe. I think this is possible for a notebook dashboard by ...

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