Model Materialization
The same model can be a view, a rebuilt table, or an incremental load. The choice decides build cost, query speed, and what re-running it actually does.
The same model can be a view, a rebuilt table, or an incremental load. The choice decides build cost, query speed, and what re-running it actually does.
A nightly job filtering on updated_at looks right until rows quietly go missing. Here is how each change-capture method works, and what none of them can see.
Build database copies with explicit snapshot boundaries, safe progress tracking, delete handling, and reconciliation.