Generate Sources Command

Generates sources in the dbt project directory.

kbc dbt generate sources [flags]

The command must be run in a directory with a dbt project (i.e., containing dbt_project.yml) or its subdirectory.

The command creates a file for each Storage bucket in the models/_sources directory containing a dbt source for every table in the bucket.

See the introduction to dbt support for more information.

Options

-H, --storage-api-host <string> : Storage API host, e.g., “connection.keboola.com”

-T, --target-name <string> : Target name of the profile

Global Options

Examples

➜ kbc dbt generate sources

Please enter the Keboola Storage API host, e.g., "connection.keboola.com".
? API host: connection.north-europe.azure.keboola.com

Please enter the Keboola Storage API token. The value will be hidden.
? API token: **************************************************

Please enter the target name.
Allowed characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, "_".
? Target Name: target1

Sources stored in the "models/_sources" directory.

A generated source file models/_sources/in.c-test.yml:

version: 2
sources:
    - name: in.c-test
      freshness:
        warn_after:
            count: 1
            period: day
      database: '{{ env_var("DBT_KBC_TARGET1_DATABASE") }}'
      schema: in.c-test
      loaded_at_field: '"_timestamp"'
      tables:
        - name: products
          quoting:
            database: true
            schema: true
            identifier: true
          columns: []

Next Steps

• dbt generate
• Introduction to dbt support