Cancelled Notebooks are presented in Monitor as Successful???

Question

Is it just me, or do others agree that the words "Succeeded" and "Cancelled" are opposite of each other? Sometimes I think the Fabric U/I experience was built by non-native english speakers. How can they get something so wrong as this? Especially something this basic.

I cancelled a notebook right after it launched. Normally it runs for 20 mins but when I cancelled it finished in two. What is confusing is that the Monitor U/I happily presents it as having Succeeded.

If I dig a little more deeply, I can find the data item snapshots in the notebook that show where the notebook was cancelled. But the top-level Monitor thinks of this as a success. It makes me wonder how many of the other Notebook activities presented as "Succeeded" had actually died internally!!!

It bothers me that Microsoft puts such low effort into Spark in Fabric. Some companies want to use this tool for mission-critical workloads, but the platform can't be trusted. "Succeeded" and "Cancelled" mean two different things. Right?

v-menakakota · Answer

Hi&nbsp;dbeavon3&nbsp;,The root cause of the issue was a design limitation, while the Monitoring Hub and the Capacity Metrics app both report on notebook activity, they do so in different ways. This caused inconsistent status displays. The issue has been identified as a product bug, and will be addressed soon by the Product Group (PG) team.Can you please confirm whether you have raised support ticket.Best Regards,&nbsp;Community Support Team.

v-menakakota · Answer

Hi&nbsp;dbeavon3,Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.&nbsp;It is a valid point that monitor hub should correctly specify the status of the activity as your monitor hub incorrectly shows the status for the cancelled notebook run, it is advisable to open a support ticket with Microsoft, who can check the logs to see what exactly is going wrong and fix the underlying issue.
Please refer below link on how to raise a contact support or support ticket.&nbsp;How to create a Fabric and Power BI Support ticket - Power BI | Microsoft Learn&nbsp;&nbsp;
If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know.  &nbsp;&nbsp;
Best Regards,&nbsp;Community Support Team.

dbeavon3 · Answer

Hi&nbsp;v-menakakota&nbsp;&nbsp;I think this is the way they designed it.&nbsp; I can't wrap my head around why they did so.Can you think of any user who wants their cancelled jobs to appear as if it "succeeded"?

dbeavon3 · Answer

I reported this on the Capacity Metrics app about a year ago and they weren't concerned.&nbsp;&nbsp;That app is terrible, so I didn't pursue it very long.&nbsp; They closed the ticket.These tickets take 2 to 20 weeks of investment on the part of the customer.&nbsp; Would be better if you reported it for us, and share the link to the "known issue" so we can monitor it in a passive way.&nbsp; I'm sure this issue is well known and a dozen other customers have already mentioned it to Microsoft.&nbsp; I only give it a 5% chance that I would get meaningful traction if I spent two weeks with mindtree.&nbsp; The PG probably wouldn't even add the problem to the known issues page, after all that.&nbsp;Regardless of the CSS and PG team, you should know that the Monitoring Hub is a huge concern for your customers.&nbsp; Customers are not OK when the monitoring hub gives inaccurate information about what succeeded or failed.&nbsp; It seems like the accuracy of that information is pretty critical to a business, and is probably the reason the Monitoring Hub was created in the first place!!!&nbsp;

v-menakakota · Answer

Hi&nbsp;dbeavon3&nbsp;,Apologies for the delayed response.I completely understand your frustration, While I know you’ve had a disappointing experience with previous tickets, raising this through CSS is still the most direct way to ensure it gets officially tracked by the Product Group. When an issue is logged through CSS, it not only helps the team prioritize fixes, but also increases the chances of it being added to the Known Issues page so customers can follow updates without repeatedly chasing for status.
If you can share your scenario details with CSS, they can link your case to any existing internal work item (if one exists) or create a new one if it’s not yet tracked.Best Regards,&nbsp;Community Support Team.

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