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Overview

Use a Source or Target gem to read from or write to Databricks Volumes in Prophecy pipelines. This page covers supported file formats, how to create the gem, and how to configure connection details and paths for both Source and Target gems.

Supported file formats

FormatReadWrite
CSV
Fixed width
JSON
Parquet
XLSX
XML

Create a Databricks Volumes gem

To create a Databricks Volumes Source or Target gem in your pipeline:
1

Add a Source or Target gem to the pipeline

  1. Open your pipeline in the Studio.
  2. Click on Source/Target in the canvas.
  3. Select Source or Target from the dropdown.
  4. Click on the gem to open the configuration.
2

Select Databricks format

In the Type tab, select Databricks under File. Do not select Databricks under Table. Then, click Next.
3

Set location details

In the Location tab, set your file format and connection details. To learn more, jump to Location.
4

Set file properties

In the Properties tab, set the file properties. These vary based on the file type that you are working with.
See the list of properties per file type, such as CSV.
5

Preview data (Source only)

In the Preview tab, load a sample of the data and verify that it looks correct.

Location

ParameterDescription
Format typeType of file to read or write, such as csv or json.
Select or create connectionSelect an existing Databricks Volumes connection or create a new one.
FilepathPath to the file in Databricks Volumes.
Example: /Volumes/catalog/schema/volume/file.csv