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docs(data-analyst): Genie Agents rewrite + 9-domain practice bank + Oct 2026 refresh - #36
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…ocs) - Rewrite 01 overview and 02 tuning against the Genie Agents docs (checked 2026-10-26): Genie Spaces -> Genie Agents rename (2026-07-08), requirements, Chat vs Agent mode, per-user UC enforcement, limits, knowledge store, entity matching, joins, SQL expressions (Filter/Measure/Field), UC SQL functions - Fix errors: parameter syntax is `:name` (not `?`); trusted assets are a formal concept (parameterized example SQL + UC SQL functions), not community shorthand - New 03 benchmarks/monitoring/sharing and 04 API/integrations files covering the exam-guide skills "distribute ... embedded links and external app integrations" and "validating accuracy with benchmarks; refreshing Unity Catalog metadata" - Map the four exam-guide skills to files in the section README - New practice bank 06-genie-agents.md (15 questions) and rebuilt practice JSON - Mock exam 1: GS-3 now uses the Monitor tab + benchmarks instead of "audit log" - Mock exam 2: replace GS-1..3 (duplicates of mock 1) with new questions - Final review + cert README: Genie lines updated
- Replace the pre-2025 five-file layout (Databricks SQL, Data Management,
SQL Queries, Dashboards & Visualization, Analytics Applications) with one
file per official domain, numbered to match the topic folders 01-09
- Rename 06-genie-agents.md to 04-genie-agents.md (content unchanged)
- Re-home all 57 existing non-Genie questions; correct outdated facts
(auto stop defaults 10/45 min not 120, classic/pro autoscaling, IWM,
{{ }} -> :param, multi-select array_contains, account-user sharing,
external embedding, backtick-free GRANT examples, DENY not in UC)
- Add 87 new *(2025 blueprint)* questions for skills with no coverage:
Assistant/Genie Code, federation, MV vs ST, approx_count_distinct,
set operations, time travel, Photon, query profile/history, caching,
liquid clustering, certification and tags, data cleaning, ownership,
volumes, ACLs, upload/COPY INTO/Auto Loader/OpenSharing/Zerobus,
Marketplace, star/snowflake/Data Vault/medallion
- Rebalance correct-answer letters (was 106/159 B; now 40/40/40/39)
- Rebuild practice/data/data-analyst-associate.json (159 questions)
…skill gaps
Moves (git mv, content updated):
- 03-analyzing-queries/01-joins.md -> 01-.../03-joins-and-set-operations.md
- 03-analyzing-queries/02-aggregations-grouping.md -> 01-.../04-aggregations-grouping.md
- 03-analyzing-queries/03-window-functions.md -> 01-.../05-window-functions.md
- 03-analyzing-queries/04-parameters-queries.md -> 02-.../05-parameters.md
Joins/aggregations are Section 4 skills and parameters a Section 6 skill.
New topic files for exam-guide skills with no coverage:
- 01: creating tables & time travel, MVs vs streaming tables vs dynamic
views, federated queries; Assistant (Genie Code) section in query editor
- 03: Photon & query performance (history, profile, caching), Delta
history & liquid clustering, fixing queries
- 05: platform components, Catalog Explorer, Marketplace
- 06: discovering/certifying, tagging, lineage, SQL data cleaning
- 07: roles, ownership/MANAGE, volumes, row filters, column masks, PII
- 08 and 09 rewritten/extended: S3, Auto Loader, Delta Sharing (OpenSharing),
Zerobus Ingest, Marketplace; Data Vault and medallion alignment
Fixes: named parameter markers (:param) replace {{ }} except where
labelled legacy; auto stop 10/45 min; warehouse types/scaling; result
caches; system.query.history; no DENY in Unity Catalog; CREATE TABLE
privilege names; AI/BI dashboard sharing, embedding, schedules, alerts.
Every section README now has an "Exam Guide Coverage" table.
…updates
- exam-tips.md rewritten for the 9-domain blueprint: correct format facts
(no published passing score, SQL-only, 14-day retake wait), current
auto stop/caching/warehouse facts, renamed-products table, Free Edition
- official-links.md: current docs.databricks.com/aws/en URLs, exam guide
PDF, FAQ, release notes; Lakeview -> AI/BI dashboards
- final-review.md: per-domain quick-fire rewritten for the moved/new
topics; DENY claim and warehouse/cache facts corrected
- Cert README: Platform update callout (Data + AI Platform; DLT, Assistant,
Delta Sharing, Genie renames with release-note sources), Study Topics,
progress tracker
- Mock exams: fix outdated questions (auto stop, multi-cluster, {{ }} ->
:param, Slack destinations, permissions, column-level control, alert
states, warehouse creation, federation compute); re-classify all 45
questions per mock into the 9 domains in README and debrief tables and
flag the Genie/Importing/Data Modeling coverage gap
- Replace two dead doc links; partitioning advice -> liquid clustering
- Rebuild practice/data/data-analyst-associate*.json
…actices sections so terminal order holds
…on for Genie Agents
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Summary
Data Analyst Associate refresh, centred on the AI/BI Genie Spaces domain (12 %), which Databricks renamed Genie Agents on July 8, 2026. The exam is unchanged (exam guide of Oct 30, 2025). This PR:
{{ }}parameter syntax with:nameType of change
Which certification(s) does this touch?
Blueprint / source alignment
:name, not?.*(2025 blueprint)*). The answer key was skewed 106 of 159 to B and is now balanced 40/40/40/39.01-executing-queries…02-creating-dashboards…, rewritten for:param03-analyzing-queriesfiles: Photon/performance, Delta history/liquid clustering, fixing queriessystem.query.history.README & CLAUDE.md sync
README.mdREADME.md,CLAUDE.md, andCHANGELOG.mdupdates for every cert are batched into the shared-content PR of this Oct 2026 refresh series. Folder names are unchanged.3-round self-review
Verification
markdownlint: 0 errors on modified files. Pre-existing MD059 errors remain in the mock debriefs.python3 practice/build.py --cert data-analyst-associate: 159 practice + 45 + 45 mock questions, 0 skippedAnything reviewers should know
08-importing-data/; I'll rebase this branch afterwards.🤖 Generated with Claude Code