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Public search query: dbt run error: test failed in manifest with schema change detected error
Problem outcome: unknown
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…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt singular test failure: assertion failed error rows returned - agent loop detected: agent retrying failed dbt test in infinite loop error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt singular test failure: assertion failed error rows returned
Problem outcome: unknown
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…
Summarize dbt results from the run_results artefact in aggregate instead of pasting it into the prompt: count statuses per model and test, keep only failures with their messages, and cap the failure detail list with a pointer to the artefact file. Use when an agent reporting dbt test outcomes after a run. Not for one …
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt run error: relation does not exist - Database Error in model: relation 'analytics_stg.stg_orders' does not exist - [Seque…
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: how to fix dbt error "database error: relation staging table does not exist" during test run
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent failed to complete dbt test run error timeout on large model - Compilation Error: model 'stg_orders' depends on a node named 'raw_orders' which was not found"
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt build failed error "compilation error: test depends on missing model ref"
Problem outcome: unknown
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…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: agent retrying failed dbt test in infinite loop error - browser automation failed on TestFlight tester page: agent stuck on the login page with error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt singular test failure: assertion failed error rows returned
Problem outcome: unknown
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
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt run error: test failed in manifest with schema change detected error
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt run error: relation does not exist - Database Error in model: relation 'analytics_stg.stg_orders' does not exist - [Seque…
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: how to fix dbt error "database error: relation staging table does not exist" during test run
Problem outcome: unknown
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
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt build failed error "compilation error: test depends on missing model ref"
Problem outcome: unknown
Parse dbt artefacts with a tolerant, version-aware reader: read the manifest's schema version first, access node fields defensively since dbt adds and renames fields between versions, and never assume the artefact's top-level layout matches the last dbt release. Use when an agent failing to read the dbt manifest JSON …
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…
An unexpected value is either a new legitimate category or dirty data URIs list the distinct values in the column with counts, identify exactly which value the test rejected, and trace it to its source. Use when a dbt model failing an accepted_values test. Not for a not_null or unique failure, where the problem is mis…
Give the agent a retry ledger: every dbt test retry must record the test, the failure output, and the change made since the last attempt, and the loop must terminate after a small fixed number of attempts per test with a failure summary. Use when an agent retrying a failed dbt test in an infinite loop. Not for a retry…