datahub/metadata-ingestion/docs/sources/dbt

Ingesting metadata from dbt requires either using the dbt module or the dbt-cloud module.

Concept Mapping

Source Concept	DataHub Concept	Notes
"dbt"	Data Platform
dbt Source	Dataset	Subtype Source
dbt Seed	Dataset	Subtype Seed
dbt Model	Dataset	Subtype Model
dbt Snapshot	Dataset	Subtype Snapshot
dbt Test	Assertion
dbt Test Result	Assertion Run Result

Note:

1. It also generates lineage between the dbt nodes (e.g. ephemeral nodes that depend on other dbt sources) as well as lineage between the dbt nodes and the underlying (target) platform nodes (e.g. BigQuery Table -> dbt Source, dbt View -> BigQuery View).
2. We also support automated actions (like add a tag, term or owner) based on properties defined in dbt meta.