Loading Models from Source Data with dbt


 

The data transformation tool dbt (data build tool) has become more and more popular over the past years. It focuses heavily on SQL, and it adds a bunch of interesting features into the mix, such as data lineage, automatic orchestration, reusable macros etc. In the first article in this series, A gentle introduction to dbt, it’s explained how you can get dbt for free in the cloud version, how you can set up an account and create a connection to Microsoft Fabric. We also created our first models, where a model can eventually be persisted as a view or a