Add-On OCF Connector for dbt Release Notes¶
Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation
Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation
July 10, 2024¶
Add-On OCF Connector for dbt: Version 3.0.11¶
Fixed Issues¶
Dependency Used in the Connector Logs Sensitive Information in Plain Text¶
When the log levels are set to DEBUG, one of the dependencies used in the connector logs sensitive information in plain text.
The issue is now fixed. (AL-162861)
June 26, 2024¶
Add-On OCF Connector for dbt: Version 3.0.10¶
Fixed Issues¶
Metadata Extraction Fails When SQL Text Exceeds 5 Million Characters¶
Metadata Extraction fails if SQL text characters exceed 5 million in count.
The issue is fixed. The maximum character limit is now updated to 20 million. (AL-160970)
May 15, 2024¶
Add-On OCF Connector for dbt: Version 3.0.9¶
Fixed Issues¶
Test Connection Error Message and Warnings Update¶
Updated the test connection error message and warnings to use raw GitHub URL when using Github for dbt Core.
The issue is fixed now. (AL-156563)
April 17, 2024¶
Add-On OCF Connector for dbt: Version 3.0.8¶
Fixed Issues¶
Metadata Extraction Fails When dbt Fails to Return the Compiled Code¶
Metadata Extraction on a Snowflake data source with add-on connector for dbt enabled results in the following error when the compiled SQL is empty:
Error while streaming direct lineage : content is required to build a dataflow.
If the compiled SQL is empty for a job, the connector now logs a warning and marks the node as invalid and allows the Metadata Extraction to continue. (AL-147412)
December 13, 2023¶
Add-On OCF Connector for dbt: Version 3.0.7¶
Compatible Alation Version - 2023.1 or higher
Enhancements¶
Improved User Experience¶
The enhanced Add-On OCF connector for dbt Admin user interface provides better navigation and multiple visual cues, making it easy to configure and manage dbt connector.
Important
Add-On OCF connector for dbt version 3.0.7 is supported with the Alation version 2023.1 and higher, however, the enhanced user experience is available only from the Alation version 2023.3.2.1.