Sunday, 28 April 2024

What is DBT

Data Build Tool or dbt is built to transform data, and is therefore, the T in an ELT pipeline. I mentioned ELT because it is designed to work after data has been loaded, and is ready for transformation. Additionally, out of the box, it cannot connect with multiple databases, and depends on data that has been loaded, or otherwise accessible to the target database executing the dbt steps.

DBT - Models

Models are where your developers spend most of their time within a dbt environment. Models are primarily written as a select statement and ...