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Sources

Sources declare raw tables and freshness expectations.

Intermediate 10 min read Lesson 2 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Define in sources.yml.
  • Use source().
  • Check freshness.

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Sources declare raw tables and freshness expectations.

  • Define in sources.yml.
  • Use source().
  • Check freshness.
models/sources.ymlYAML
version: 2
sources:
  - name: raw
    tables:
      - name: lessons
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