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OnurOz
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9 months ago
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Can't update Workspace with Git: Invalid File

I am getting an error while trying to sync my workspace with git repository. It is telling that a particular lakehouse item is invalid. Has anyone faced such an error before? The error messag...
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    OnurOz
    9 months ago

    Hi yaronprigal, thanks indeed for checking it with the team. It is obvious that this is related with a corrupted/invalid file, but in a lakehouse with 400+ objects, it is like searching a needle in an hay sack. There are no solutions here so far, therefore I couldn't accept any.

    Anyway, the issue has been disappeared by itself, we weren't able to detect what the problem was. This time, we were lucky but next time we might not be. 

    The error message should be giving some concrete hints about the file which the engine is complaining about. I've submitted this as an idea/improvement as tayloramy suggested: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Ideas/Better-Messages-for-Git-Errors-for-Workspaces/idi-p/4878481



    Thanks again for the help
    Onur

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OnurOz
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9 months ago

Hi svenchio ,

Thank you indeed for your analysis. I want to clarify that I didn’t mean the JSON files are just trivial/neglectable metadata; rather, I meant that what’s stored in Git is only the metadata.

I completely agree with you, as someone with a software background, it's obvious that an invalid JSON/sql etc file is causing the "invalid file" error. Unfortunately, except than Fabric itself, we currently can’t verify which specific item is valid or invalid with any other tool. Especially since the error message itself is so "clear and descriptive," it makes the debugging process quite tough.

Thanks again for your thoughtful analysis, and of course, I will be giving you kudos!

Thanks
Onur

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svenchio
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9 months ago

OnurOz  awesome 🤩! In my little experience in this community, we get questions from all types of backgrounds (beginners to super mega advanced guys), hence my original reflection on what was your understandin of the JSON definitions! 😁 And yes, it would be very usefull that the error show what is the delinquent file, I mean, why not along with the error tell you wich file is it, right?! 😉  I agree with you as well > "debugging process quite tough."  Thanks for the kudos mate, and to your question "Has anyone faced such an error before?", yes me  😅 ... all the best!  ohhh and mark as solution  😁