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Data Engineering with dbt

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Overview

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Learn how to get started with setting up, running, and managing a dbt project.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Build your first dbt project
  • Introducing the dbt project
  • The project in GitHub Codespaces
1. Prepare Your Coding Environment
  • Install the dbt Core via pip
  • Install the dbt connector to DuckDB
  • Install DuckDB via pip
  • Update your requirements.txt file within your project
2. Prepare Your Database Environment
  • Create your database file
  • Import CSV data into your new database
3. Create a dbt Project
  • Start your project with dbt init
4. Prepare Your dbt Environment
  • Understand the dbt_project.yml file
  • Create your profiles YAML file
  • Connect your profiles and project YAML files
5. Your First dbt Model
  • Create your first dbt model file
  • Using the dbt CLI commands
6. Introduction to dbt Ref Function
  • Create your dbt model utilizing ref
  • Run your dbt models with the ref syntax
  • View your dbt project data lineage
7. Implementing Medallion Architecture with dbt
  • Planning your medallion architecture project
  • Medallion architecture: Bronze data
  • Medallion architecture: Silver data
  • Medallion architecture: Gold data
8. Materialization of dbt Models
  • Materialization in your dbt project
  • Implement materialization in your dbt_project.yml file
9. Documentation as Code via dbt
  • Further documentation via schema.yml file
  • The docs_blocks.md file
10. Implementing Tests within Your dbt Project
  • Creating custom singular tests
  • Implementing tests within the schema.yml file
11. Deploying Your dbt Project
  • Utilizing multiple dbt profiles
  • Deploying with GitHub workflows
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Mark Freeman

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