Step Snap 1: [dbt project configuration]

It’s a lot when you get in touch with the db as first right? Yeah, there are lots of component help to make dbt well functioned. So, please have a close look for the dbt project configuration file through the analogy of running a "taxi_rides_ny" taxi company:

1. Company Basic Information

name: 'taxi_rides_ny'  # Company name (must be lowercase with underscores)
version: '1.0.0'       # Current version number
profile: 'default'     # Configuration profile type to use

1. Department File Cabinet Locations

model-paths: ["models"]        # Folder for main business models
analysis-paths: ["analyses"]   # Folder for analytical reports
test-paths: ["tests"]         # Folder for test cases
seed-paths: ["seeds"]         # Folder for basic data
macro-paths: ["macros"]       # Folder for reusable functions
snapshot-paths: ["snapshots"] # Folder for data snapshots

Like having designated locations for different departments' files in the company.

1. Temporary File Management

target-path: "target"  # Location for compiled SQL files (like a temporary workspace)
clean-targets:         # Folders to delete during cleanup (like office cleaning)
  - "target"
  - "dbt_packages"

1. Data Processing Methods

models:
  taxi_rides_ny:      # Your project name
    example:          # Models in the example folder
      +materialized: table  # Data will be stored in table format

This specifies that certain data needs to be permanently stored (table) rather than temporarily viewed (view).

Detailed Explanation:

• materialized: table means the data will be actually stored, like keeping taxi trip records in physical file cabinets
• The default view is more like a temporary data report, generated only when needed

For example:

• Table: Like recording each day's taxi trips in a physical ledger
• View: Like a business report that's generated temporarily when needed

This entire configuration file is telling dbt:

1. Where to find various files