Compare two versions of a Delta table

Use time travel to compare two versions of a Delta table....

Delta Merge cannot resolve nested field

Delta Merge fails with a `Delta Merge cannot resolve 'field' due to data type mismatch` error message....

How Delta cache behaves on an autoscaling cluster

Learn how Delta cache behaves on an autoscaling cluster....

How to improve performance of Delta Lake MERGE INTO queries using partition pruning

Learn how to use partition pruning to improve the performance of Delta Lake MERGE INTO queries....

Best practices for dropping a managed Delta Lake table

Learn the best practices for dropping a managed Delta Lake table....

How to populate or update columns in an existing Delta table

Learn how to populate or update columns in an existing Delta table....

Identify duplicate data on append operations

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Optimize a Delta sink in a structured streaming application

Optimize your Delta sink by using a mod value on the batchId to optimize when foreachBatch runs....

Unable to cast string to varchar

Use varchar type in Databricks Runtime 8.0 and above. It can only be used in table schema. It cannot be used in functions or operators....

Vaccuming with zero retention results in data loss

Do not disable spark.databricks.delta.retentionDurationCheck.enabled and run vacuum with retention zero to avoid data loss....

Z-Ordering will be ineffective, not collecting stats

Z-Ordering is ineffective, error about not collecting stats. Reorder table so the columns you want to optimize on are within the first 32 columns....

Change cluster config for Delta Live Table pipeline

Customize the cluster configuration when using a Delta Live Table pipeline....

Different tables with same data generate different plans when used in same query

Ensure that tables with the same data generate the same physical plans with Spark SQL....

Allow spaces and special characters in nested column names with Delta tables

Upgrade to Databricks Runtime 10.2 or later and use column mapping mode to allow spaces and special characters in column names....

Delta writing empty files when source is empty

Delta can write empty files under Databricks Runtime 7.3 LTS. You should upgrade to Databricks Runtime 9.1 LTS or above to resolve the issue....

Delta Live Tables pipelines are not running VACUUM automatically

You must have a maintenance cluster defined for VACUUM to run automatically....

VACUUM best practices on Delta Lake

Learn best practices for using, and troubleshooting, VACUUM on Delta Lake....

OPTIMIZE is only supported for Delta tables error on Delta Lake

Use CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE when moving Delta tables from one storage location to another....

Recover from a DELTA_LOG corruption error

Learn how to repair a Delta table that reports an IllegalStateException error when queried....

Programmatically determine if a table is a Delta table or not

Use Python code in a Databricks notebook to determine if a table is a Delta table or not....