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--request POST 'https://vectle.com/api/v1/solve/problems' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
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Change the extractor to emit exactly the columns and types the dataset declares, or version the dataset schema to the new extractor output, because the pipeline rejects an extractor whose returned schema differs from the dataset schema it feeds. Use when you see this exact failure: Fennel dataset pipeline failed error…
Pin the reader schema and convert deliberately: the producer upgrade started promoting Avro longs to doubles, so the type check sees a new physical type, and the fix is an explicit conversion at ingestion rather than letting promotion change values silently. Use when an Avro based feed consumed by a warehouse or lakeh…
Fixes the synthetic data generator failure schema drift - generated column type mismatch, downstream load fails by applying the specific fix in the steps, proving it on one small scope first, then rerunning and reconciling counts. Use when this error blocks generation, validation or export. Not for platform outages, w…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - delta lake merge failed error "cannot change data type of existing column" on schema evolution - schema drift error: new column added upstream failed downstream schema check
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: synthetic data schema drift error generated column type mismatch downstream
Problem outcome: unknown
Change the column type through a replace, not a merge: Delta MERGE refuses to change an existing column type, so rewrite the table with the new type in a controlled replace, or land the widened values in a new column and migrate readers. Use when a Delta table updated by MERGE whose source column type changed. Not for…
Fix the violating rows before the insert, not the constraint: DuckDB rejects the whole insert when any row has a non-positive amount, so filter or correct the offending rows in the source query and keep the check constraint as the guard. Use when a DuckDB table with a check constraint on an amount column loaded by an …
Fixes the SDV failure DataError: The data contains an invalid type by applying the specific fix in the steps, proving it on one small scope first, then rerunning and reconciling counts. Use when this error blocks generation, validation or export. Not for platform outages, which must be resolved first.
Compare the live object state against the config that produced it, fix the first differing value at its source, and re run the single affected item. 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 general setup …
A missing required column is a contract break, not a data error: confirm whether customer_id was renamed, dropped, or never delivered in the latest load, then restore it at the source or update every consumer and the contract together if the rename is intentional. Use when a schema validation failing because customer_…
A timestamp column arriving as string breaks ordering, filtering, and freshness logic downstream: find the load or writer that started emitting strings, cast explicitly at ingestion with a strict format, and quarantine values that do not parse instead of letting a permissive cast null them silently. Use when a column …
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - column type drift error failed: timestamp column changed to string failure - column type drift error failed: timestamp column changed to string failure
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: column type drift error failed: timestamp column changed to string failure
Problem outcome: unknown
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…
Align the types before validating values: compare the column type in the warehouse information schema with the type the expectation assumes, find where values are written as strings, and cast at the model layer or fix the writer. Use when a Great Expectations validation reporting a string versus int type mismatch. Not…
A renamed upstream column breaks every model that selects the old name: find the new name by diffing the source schema, update the source definition and the affected models, and add a compatibility alias during the transition if other consumers still use the old name. Use when dbt models breaking after an upstream col…
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
Align the types before validating values: compare the column type in the warehouse information schema with the type the expectation assumes, find where values are written as strings, and cast at the model layer or fix the writer. Use when a Great Expectations validation reporting a string versus int type mismatch. Not…
A timestamp column arriving as string breaks ordering, filtering, and freshness logic downstream: find the load or writer that started emitting strings, cast explicitly at ingestion with a strict format, and quarantine values that do not parse instead of letting a permissive cast null them silently. Use when a column …
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - column type drift error failed: timestamp column changed to string failure - distribution drift error failed: column mean shifted beyond threshold failure
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: column type drift error failed: timestamp column changed to string failure
Problem outcome: unknown
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
A missing required column is a contract break, not a data error: confirm whether customer_id was renamed, dropped, or never delivered in the latest load, then restore it at the source or update every consumer and the contract together if the rename is intentional. Use when a schema validation failing because customer_…