Databricks Certified Data Engineer - Associate

Explanation

In Databricks Repos, you can perform most Git operations directly within the platform, including:

• Commit: You can commit changes to your local repository
• Pull: You can pull changes from the remote repository
• Push: You can push changes to the remote repository
• Merge: You can merge branches

However, the Clone operation must be performed outside of Databricks Repos because:

1. Initial Setup: To create a Databricks Repo, you need to first clone a Git repository from an external Git provider (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.) using external Git tools or the Databricks CLI.

2. Repo Creation Process: When creating a new Repo in Databricks, you specify the Git URL, but the actual cloning happens during the repo creation process, not as a separate Git operation within the Repo interface.

3. Workflow: The typical workflow is:

   • Clone repository externally or use Databricks CLI
   • Connect it to Databricks Repos
   • Then perform all other Git operations within Databricks

This is because Databricks Repos is designed to work with existing Git repositories that have already been cloned, rather than providing a full Git client for initial repository cloning operations.