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Cannot extract the features (columns) for the split 'train' of the config 'default' of the dataset.
Error code:   FeaturesError
Exception:    KeyError
Message:      "There is no item named 'DimAccount/QID8816_20170924_35728_0.txt' in the archive"
Traceback:    Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/split/first_rows.py", line 243, in compute_first_rows_from_streaming_response
                  iterable_dataset = iterable_dataset._resolve_features()
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 3496, in _resolve_features
                  features = _infer_features_from_batch(self.with_format(None)._head())
                                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 2257, in _head
                  return next(iter(self.iter(batch_size=n)))
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 2461, in iter
                  for key, example in iterator:
                                      ^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 1952, in __iter__
                  for key, pa_table in self._iter_arrow():
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 1974, in _iter_arrow
                  yield from self.ex_iterable._iter_arrow()
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 503, in _iter_arrow
                  for key, pa_table in iterator:
                                       ^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 350, in _iter_arrow
                  for key, pa_table in self.generate_tables_fn(**gen_kwags):
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/text/text.py", line 69, in _generate_tables
                  with open(file, encoding=self.config.encoding, errors=self.config.encoding_errors) as f:
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/streaming.py", line 73, in wrapper
                  return function(*args, download_config=download_config, **kwargs)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/utils/file_utils.py", line 935, in xopen
                  file_obj = fsspec.open(file, mode=mode, *args, **kwargs).open()
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/fsspec/core.py", line 135, in open
                  return self.__enter__()
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/fsspec/core.py", line 103, in __enter__
                  f = self.fs.open(self.path, mode=mode)
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/fsspec/spec.py", line 1293, in open
                  f = self._open(
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/fsspec/implementations/zip.py", line 129, in _open
                  out = self.zip.open(path, mode.strip("b"), force_zip64=self.force_zip_64)
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/zipfile/__init__.py", line 1608, in open
                  zinfo = self.getinfo(name)
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/zipfile/__init__.py", line 1536, in getinfo
                  raise KeyError(
              KeyError: "There is no item named 'DimAccount/QID8816_20170924_35728_0.txt' in the archive"

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Contoso Retail Data Warehouse – Dataset Overview

This dataset represents the Contoso Retail Data Warehouse, a sample analytical model commonly used for demonstrations involving SQL, ETL, BI, data modeling, and analytics. This data is used in the Synapse tutorial

In this distribution, each table is stored as a separate ZIP file. Every ZIP contains one subfolder with raw, pipe-separated text files representing that table’s data.


ContosoRetailDW/
├── DimCustomer.zip
│     └── DimCustomer/
│            ├── QID8828_20170924_35754_1.txt
│            ├── QID8828_20170924_35754_2.txt
│            └── ...
├── FactSales.zip
|    └── FactSales/
│            ├── QID8927_20170924_35812_1.txt
└── ...

These files can be imported into SQL databases, Fabric Warehouse/Lakehouse, Synapse, or any analytics platform that supports delimited text ingestion.


📊 Table Overview

Tables are grouped into Dimension and Fact tables.


🟦 Dimension Tables

DimAccount

Chart of accounts used for financial reporting and planning.

DimChannel

Sales channels such as online, in‑store, catalog, and partner routes.

DimCurrency

List of global currencies with ISO codes and attributes.

DimCustomer

Retail customers with demographic and location attributes.

DimDate

Calendar table used for time‑based analytics.

DimEmployee

Employee information including roles, departments, and hierarchy.

DimEntity

Organizational units used for budgeting and planning.

DimGeography

Countries, cities, and regions with geographical details.

DimMachine

Details about IT or production machines tracked by the business.

DimOutage

Outage and downtime classifications.

DimProduct

Products sold by Contoso, including SKU‑level details.

DimProductCategory

High-level product categories.

DimProductSubcategory

Subcategories nested under product categories.

DimPromotion

Marketing promotions and discounts applied during sales.

DimSalesTerritory

Sales regions and territories.

DimScenario

Scenario classifications such as Actual, Budget, Forecast.

DimStore

Retail store locations with size, type, and related attributes.


🟥 Fact Tables

FactExchangeRate

Daily or periodic currency exchange rates.

FactInventory

Inventory levels by product, store, and date.

FactITMachine

Operational metrics for machines in DimMachine.

FactITSLA

Service Level Agreement (SLA) performance metrics for IT assets.

FactOnlineSales

Transaction-level online sales including customer, product, and amounts.

FactSales

Comprehensive sales transactions across all sales channels.

FactSalesQuota

Sales targets per employee, region, or period.

FactStrategyPlan

Strategic financial and operational planning measures.


📥 Usage Notes

  • Can be loaded using:
    • BULK INSERT / COPY INTO / PolyBase / OPENROWSET
    • Azure Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory
    • Python, Spark, or other ETL frameworks
  • This dataset follows a classic star schema used for retail analytics.
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