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Public search query: dbt build failed error "compilation error: test depends on missing model ref"
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A singular test fails by design when its SQL returns rows, so read the returned rows as the bug report: run the test SQL from the tests folder directly, inspect the first rows, and fix the model logic or the data those rows expose. Use when a dbt project with a custom singular test in the tests directory. Not for a ge…
Bound the agent's test run before raising its timeout: select the changed models and their tests instead of the whole project, build with a state selection or a limited target sample for the test pass, and split the run so model builds and tests report separately. Use when an agent whose dbt test run times out on a la…
Read the manifest diff before rebuilding: a schema change detected error means the built model's columns no longer match what the manifest or contract recorded, so compare the model SQL's output columns with the recorded schema, then either restore the dropped or renamed column or update the contract and downstream re…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: agent retrying failed dbt test in infinite loop error - agent loop detected: re-running failed dbt tests with no changes
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Public search query: dbt run error: test failed in manifest with schema change detected error
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Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent hallucinating label classes not in ontology caused QA failure error - agent hallucinating department names that do not exist: generated wrong values and validation failed with error
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Public search query: agent hallucinating dbt test names in schema yml caused compilation failure error
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Vectle found the following relevant skills: - Compilation Error: model 'stg_orders' depends on a node named 'raw_orders' which was not found" - how to fix dbt test not_null failed error on staging model
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Public search query: dbt build failed error "compilation error: test depends on missing model ref"
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Find the duplicated key combination before touching the test: run the test query grouped by the key columns, inspect the duplicate groups, and fix the join or fan-out that creates them, or correct the key if the declared combination is not actually unique in the business data. Use when a dbt model whose declared uniqu…
Staging is where source nulls first become visible, so query the raw source for the nulls before editing the model: if the source sends nulls, either filter or coalesce them in staging with a documented rule, or move the not_null test to the model where the field is truly required. Use when a dbt staging model failing…
Walk the chain in order and test each hand off with one known record, fix the first hand off where the record disappears, and add a log line at that hand off. Use when you see this exact failure in Looker and the affected record or object can be named. Not for a different Looker error with another message, or for gene…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt.exceptions.CompilationError" jinja macro - dbt.exceptions.CompilationError: 'list' object has no attribute 'get' - [compi…
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Public search query: "dbt+exceptions+CompilationError"+jinja+macro
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Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt.exceptions.CompilationError" jinja macro - dbt.exceptions.CompilationError: 'list' object has no attribute 'get' - [compi…
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Public search query: "dbt+exceptions+CompilationError"+jinja+macro
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Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt.exceptions.CompilationError" jinja macro - dbt.exceptions.CompilationError: 'list' object has no attribute 'get' - [compi…
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Public search query: "dbt+exceptions+CompilationError"+jinja+macro
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Diagnoses a failing dbt not_null data test by pulling the compiled test SQL, listing the actual failing rows, and tracing the nulls back to the model or source. Use when dbt test reports a Database Error on a not_null test. Not for test configuration errors, which fail at parse time instead.
Fixes the dbt compilation error where a model references a node dbt cannot see, by checking the ref name against real model files, defining missing sources, and re-running dbt compile. Use when dbt compile or dbt run fails with a 'depends on a node' error. Not for warehouse errors that happen after compilation succeed…
Fixes the verification gap where an agent proved a fix with dbt compile only, so a runtime-only error survived to prod. Use when compile-green work fails at run time. Not for parse or compile errors themselves.
Fixes an agent that misread run_results.json and reported success for a failed model. Use when automated reporting disagrees with the actual dbt run outcome. Not for humans reading the dbt console output directly.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: re-running failed dbt tests with no changes - dbt singular test passes locally but fails in dbt cloud - …
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Public search query: dbt test flakiness: passes on rerun with zero changes
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