dbt - Advanced Testing
You want to combine failure data from multiple models and tests into one table for dashboarding. Which approach best achieves this?
You want to combine failure data from multiple models and tests into one table for dashboarding. Which approach best achieves this?
hard📝 Application Q9 of 15
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Understand dbt's failure storage capabilities
dbt does not provide a built-in combined failure table.Step 2: Use a dbt model to union failure tables
You can create a model that unions all failure tables for analysis and dashboarding.Final Answer:
Create a dbt model that unions all failure tables into one consolidated table. -> Option BQuick Check:
Union failure tables via model for combined analysis [OK]
Quick Trick: Union failure tables in a model to combine data [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES- Expecting built-in combined failure table
- Disabling failure storage and relying on logs
- Modifying tests to write outside dbt
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