topic Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint? in Data Engineering

Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

somewhereels — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:17:49 GMT

Hi,

I'm very new to data engineering and I'm having some trouble creating views from a spark notebook into the default lakehouse. The code runs successfully and tells me a view is being created but it doesn't appear in the lakehouse SQL endpoint.

Any tips would be appreciated.

Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:30:47 GMT

Hi @somewhereels ,

Thanks for using Fabric Community.

I can also observe the similar behaviour. Unfortunately I cannot access/see the views in SQL Endpoint, created through Fabric Notebook. At present we can only see the tables in SQL Endpoint, when created through Fabric Notebook.

At this time, we are reaching out to the internal team to get some help on this .
We will update you once we hear back from them.

Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

frithjof_v — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 10:34:45 GMT

You can create the views directly in the Lakehouse's SQL Analytics Endpoint.

Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:37:34 GMT

Hi @somewhereels ,

Internal Team confirmed that this is not any issue.

Spark views won't show up in the SQL endpoint. It is the same behavior with Synapse Spark too. Views created in Synapse won't show up in Synapse serverless.

As @frithjof_v said, if you are interested to create a view in lakehouse, you can use sql endpoint functionality.

Hope this is helpful. Please let me know incase of further queries.

Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

somewhereels — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:11:58 GMT

Thankyou, I was worried this was the case. I was hoping that I could use spark notebooks because I cant automate the run of view scripts in a lakehouse via a pipeline.

Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:36:59 GMT

Hi @somewhereels ,

If you are looking for a method to query the lakehouse from fabric pipeline then you can achieve a similar result using a script activity.

Take the SQL analytics endpoint from the lakehouse to create a new cloud connection - use External as an option and run the query against the cloud connection within the pipeline. Just ran and works.

Steps to connect to Lakehouse Endpoint using Script Activity:

1. Copy the SQL Endpoint from Lakehouse.

2. In Script, click on External and then Azure SQL Database, fill the details and use Organizational Account to establish connection.

3. Check the connection

4. Execute it

In your case, if you want to create a view,

Result:

FYI: Support for SQL endpoint for Lakehouse is in our backlog but we don't have a ETA.

Hope this is is helpful. Please let me know incase of further queries.

Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:14:02 GMT

Hi @somewhereels ,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if workaround helped you?

Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

somewhereels — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:49:58 GMT

Hi yes I can get this solution to work, thankyou for your time. I don't think I tried this because I was under the assumption that the sql endpoint was read-only?

Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:05:42 GMT

Hi @somewhereels ,

Glad to know that you got some insights. Please continue using Fabric Community on your further queries.

Re: Creating views from spark notebook into SQL analytics endpoint?

krisrkumar — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:23:14 GMT

Hello

This helps. I tried to create a view using script activity via the sql endpoint connection and it works.

However I couldn't read this view from notebook and its not even shown in lakehoue view. This is expected?

I tried to create a view from notebook, it fails because it will support only managed tables.

Can you suggest something. ?