Changelog

In this section, we track updates and changes to the data model.

October 2, 2025

We’ve released the DataCamp Data Connector 2.0 Power BI Template — a plug-and-play dashboard that lets you go from connection to insights in minutes.

• What’s included: Pre-built pages for Snapshot, Engagement, Progress, and Leaderboard, wired to the Data Connector 2.0 model for consistent KPIs and analysis.

• Where to get it: Group Hub → Reporting → Data Connector. Download the .pbit file and open it in Power BI Desktop.

• Setup highlights: Create an Athena ODBC DSN on Windows and connect via the built-in Amazon Athena connector in Power BI. See our Microsoft Power BI guide for step-by-step DSN fields and connection prompts. enterprise-docs.datacamp.com

Download the template now to turn your Data Connector 2.0 data into insights in minutes, unlock richer analyses and faster decisions with zero modeling required.

September 17, 2025

We’ve updated the data model to capture license and invite interactions. The fact_permission_event table now records these events (e.g., user_license_allocated, user_license_revoked, invite_sent, invite_claimed, invite_withdrawn). This enables company-level analysis of DataCamp adoption.

August 21, 2025

We’ve fixed an issue in the data model by removing course_engagement events with content_id = ex0. These events did not represent exercise-level engagement and are no longer included, ensuring that engagement metrics remain consistent and exercise-granular.

August 20, 2025

We’ve enhanced the data model to include course difficulty levels. A new field, course_difficulty_level, has been added to the dim_content table.

August 19, 2025

We’ve updated the data model to support the source of the DataLab workbook. The fact_datalab_events table now includes the workbook_source and workbook_class fields.

The workbook_source field contains the source of the workbook, with the following possible values: project, certification, competition, course, or other.

When a workbook source includes one of the following values — project, certification, competition, or course, it is marked as embedded.

July 10, 2025

A new dim_assignment table has been added to the data model to support assignment-level analysis and reporting. Additionally, four assignment-related events—assignment_assigned, assignment_completed, assignment_completed_late, and assignment_missed—have been integrated into the fact_learn_events table.

July 2, 2025

Courses in dim_content can now contain decimal values for time_duration_in_hours. This change is meant to support upcoming courses that are expected to take less than one hour to complete.

June 5, 2025

We’ve updated the data model to support custom assessments. The dim_content table now includes a new boolean field: assessment_is_custom. This field indicates whether an assessment is custom (true) or standard (false).

If your group uses custom assessments, you’ll now see corresponding rows reflected in this table.

We have also added a last_sso_nameid column to the bridge_user_group table. This field contains the last SSO NameID of the user in the group. Some groups that authenticate with SSO use this field to include custom identification data for their users.

May 28, 2025

We’ve updated the underlying data in the data model (note: this is not a schema change) to improve the accuracy of engagement metrics:

• Filtered course activity: We now exclude course_engagement events associated with courses that are not in one of the three expected states: Live, Soft Launched, or Archived. Previously, some engagement data from courses in other states may have been included. This change may slightly reduce reported course durations. This does not affect XP calculations.

• Filtered assessment activity: We now exclude assessment_engaged events for assessments that are not in the public state. Previously, engagement data for non-public assessments was included. This change may slightly reduce assessment duration metrics. This does not affect XP calculations.

May 22, 2025

We've enhanced the data model to include the description and short description for courses and chapters. New fields, description and short_description has been added to the dim_content table.

April 22, 2025

We've enhanced the data model to include the estimated time required to complete courses and projects. A new field time_needed_in_hours has been added to the dim_content table. This field represents the expected duration (in hours) to complete a given piece of content and is currently populated only for courses and projects.

April 17, 2025

We've added a course_is_skipped column to fact_learn_events . This column will contain a boolean (true/false) for course_completed events, indicating whether the course was skipped. A skipped course is still treated as a completed course. For cases when the course was skipped, the occurred_at timestamp for the course completion event will reflect the time at which the course was skipped.

April 16, 2025

We’ve updated the data model to support custom certifications. The dim_certification table now includes a new boolean field: certification_is_custom. This field indicates whether a certification is custom (true) or standard (false).

If your group uses custom certifications, you’ll now see corresponding rows reflected in this table.

March 31, 2025

Launched Data Connector 2.0!!

• With Data Connector 2.0, we’ve significantly improved the data model, making it simpler, more efficient, and aligned with the rest of our reporting.

  • Simplified data model – Fewer tables (29 → 13) for easier querying

  • Data alignment with Groups tab reporting - Data Connector 2.0 now uses the same source as the rest of our reporting, ensuring consistency across all analytics and no discrepancies.

  • Includes mobile data - Now includes learner data done via the mobile app

  • Pre-aggregated metrics – New pre-aggregated metric tables to speed up reporting

  • Easier querying – Significantly fewer complex joins for common reports

  For more info on the differences, check out Migrating from Data Connector (1.0)