Print "Details" in a Custom Python script Scenario

dongari

Dear Dataiku Community,

I'm running coded Scenarios, and I would like to be able to insert in the code some checkpoints that are shown in the Details section, that now looks empty (see image).

This "Details" section gets populated when I run a Step-based-Scenario, and similarly I would like to use it to show relevant information about the execution of my Code-Scenario.

At the moment I'm using `print()` to insert these checkpoints, which are printing in the Log, but it is not the best solution since the Log is very verbose.

I did not find anything to do so in the Scenario API: there is the `message_sender.send()` function that looks useful if only I would be able to redirect the output in the "Details" section.

Thanks for your help,

Daniele

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Operating system used: Unix

Sarina

Hi @dongari
,

If I understand correctly, you would like to visually see your own logging output within the scenario step screen, i.e. "Checkpoint 1 - succeeded" etc..

Indeed if that understanding is correct, there isn't really a way to specify step output that will display on the Last Runs tab. The main thing I can think of is creating a custom macro, where you can control the "Produced output" information displayed. However, I think this isn't quite the behavior you are looking for. Here is an example of the macro option in case you are curious though:

Macro output displayed: 

 

I would also suggest posting this on the Product Ideas page, as it seems like a potential product idea that isn't currently implemented.

Let me know if you have any questions about this.

Thanks,
Sarina

dongari

Dear @SarinaS
,

thanks for your support.
What you propose seems a good direction, I will give it a try as it seems like it can produce the nice output checkpoint at the moment I want: looks like I can create a for-loop of macros if I want intermediate results at each loop, and not just at the end.

Maybe, it is a bit more complicated than what I was expecting (i.e., a simple way to print out a string to the Details panel), but let's see.

Thanks,

Daniele

dongari

Indeed I could reproduce your suggestion, creating a Plugin Macro that ouputs an HTML results and then running this Macro as a Step of a Scenario.

It is a good alternative solution, but not much in my case where all the code I need is in the Library, and it would be too much pain to move part of it in a Plugin.
Having some Dataiku API to print directly to the Details within a Recipe would be much simpler and elegant. I will propose it as a Product Idea.