BigQuery Table Creation and Troubleshooting

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📅 2025-02-27 — Session: BigQuery Table Creation and Troubleshooting

🕒 21:25–21:55
🏷️ Labels: Bigquery, Google Cloud, Data Loading, Troubleshooting, Permissions
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The main objective of this session was to create a BigQuery table for census data stored in Google Cloud Storage and address any issues encountered during the process.

Key Activities

  • Creating a BigQuery Table: Followed steps to enable the BigQuery API, create a dataset, load data from CSV files, and verify the table’s creation.
  • Troubleshooting bq Command Errors: Provided a guide to resolve issues with the bq command, including installation and authentication tips.
  • BigQuery CLI Load Command: Addressed issues with the bq load command, checking authentication and project selection.
  • CSV Upload and Verification: Outlined steps to verify table existence and reattempt CSV upload after interruptions.
  • Data Access and Sharing: Detailed instructions for granting access to BigQuery tables and querying data, including permission settings.

Achievements

  • Successfully created and verified a BigQuery table for census data.
  • Resolved common issues with the bq command and data loading processes.
  • Established methods for sharing and accessing data in BigQuery.

Pending Tasks

  • Further optimization of data loading processes, potentially converting CSV files to Parquet for efficiency.

Tags

BigQuery, Google Cloud, Data Loading, Troubleshooting, Permissions

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