Run DBT Command
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    Run dbt Command

    Run dbt commands as part of an orchestration job.

    For a how-to guide, please see this video.

    Note

    This component is generally available from version 1.70 of Matillion ETL for Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, and Delta Lake on Databricks.


    Properties

    Name = string

    A human-readable name for the component.

    External File Source = drop-down

    Drop-down menu for an external file source. Users can set up external file source connections in the Manage External File Sources modal.

    Command = string

    A dbt command to execute. Currently, a single Run dbt Command component can run a single dbt command. To learn more about dbt commands, read dbt Command Reference.

    The dbt Run command runs dbt models stored in the Git repository you have cloned and synced. The Run command will run all models stored in your repository unless you specify a particular model.

    Specify a model by running dbt run --{name_of_dbt_model}.

    Config = string

    Add a configuration parameter of the profiles.yml file. Specify parameters inside single quote marks. Accepts grid variables. Users can also toggle Text Mode. All values are a Boolean, except PARTIAL_PARSE, which is an integer.

    Map Environment Variables = column editor

    Specify any dbt environment variables and their values.

    Folder Path = filepath

    An exact folder path within the file source structure. Accepts job variables.