fix: skip deferred relation fallback for artifact upload callers

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Since #1006, get_elementary_relation builds a relation from the graph node coordinates when the physical relation is missing and --defer/--favor-state is active, so deferred anomaly tests do not render "from None". The same fallback also fired for the on-run-end artifact uploads during dbt run --defer --favor-state, where the Elementary schema of the current target is never created, turning the previous graceful skip into a "schema does not exist" failure.

Make the fallback opt-in through an allow_deferred_fallback parameter. Only the callers that render the relation into test SQL pass it; the artifact upload callers keep getting none when the relation does not exist and skip the upload as before.

Fixes #1036

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• Bug Fixes
  • Data monitoring, schema-change checks, and related tests can use available deferred dbt relations during runs that use defer or favor-state.
  • Deferred runs with artifact uploads can succeed when the default Elementary schema is missing, including when a schema suffix is configured.
  • When no deferred relation is available, missing relations are handled without attempting to use an unavailable table.

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Selected Elementary relation lookups can now opt in to deferred fallback. The relation resolver keeps fallback disabled by default. A guarded integration test checks a deferred model run with artifact uploads enabled.

Changes: Deferred relation fallback

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Resolver fallback control macros/utils/graph/get_elementary_relation.sql	get_elementary_relation adds the default-false allow_deferred_fallback parameter. When disabled, a missing relation returns none before deferred relation construction.
Selected relation lookups macros/edr/data_monitoring/..., macros/edr/tests/...	Selected monitoring, schema snapshot, test, and on-run-end relation lookups pass allow_deferred_fallback=true.
Deferred artifact upload test integration_tests/tests/test_dbt_artifacts/test_deferred_run_artifacts_upload.py	A guarded test creates state and runs a selected model with defer, favor-state, and artifact uploads enabled. It restores the environment and removes temporary state after the run.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 7cbf0

Deferred lookups can use the state relation where opted in, while artifact uploads still skip a missing relation. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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• observed — macros (service) was modified; 11 changed files map to changed impact.
• observed — integration_tests (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in integration_tests/tests/test_dbt_artifacts/test_deferred_run_artifacts_upload.py: Adds imports for filesystem and temporary-directory handling, pytest and dbt test utilities, and constants for the selected model and missing-schema suffix.
• observed — Modified behavior in integration_tests/tests/test_dbt_artifacts/test_deferred_run_artifacts_upload.py: Adds a guarded integration test that creates state from an initial model run, enables deferred execution and artifact uploads with the missing-schema suffix, and asserts the deferred run succeeds. A finally block restores the original environment, deletes the temporary state directory, and clears the suffixed environment.
• observed — Modified behavior in macros/edr/data_monitoring/anomaly_detection/get_anomaly_scores_query.sql: The default relation lookup now enables deferred fallback; the previous call used only the relation name.
• observed — Modified behavior in macros/edr/data_monitoring/monitors_query/get_latest_full_refresh.sql: The default macro now enables deferred fallback when resolving the dbt_run_results relation.

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Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: disabling deferred relation fallback for artifact-upload callers while preserving it for other callers.
Linked Issues check		Issue #1036 is closed and completed, so it supplies historical context only. No active directly linked issue adds coding requirements to this pull request. The current change has reviewable evidence f…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes stay within deferred Elementary relation handling. The macro parameter limits fallback creation, the listed query callers preserve deferred test SQL behavior, and the integration test cove…

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🟠 Major · Do not use deferred fallback for the on-run metrics insert. · handle_tests_results.sql:174

macros/edr/tests/on_run_end/handle_tests_results.sql:174
🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not use deferred fallback for the on-run metrics insert.

When the current data_monitoring_metrics relation is missing and --defer or --favor-state is active, this lookup can construct a relation that does not exist. insert_data_monitoring_metrics then executes INSERT INTO that relation and can fail the on-run test-results upload.

Remove the fallback and return when the relation is missing. Removing the argument alone is insufficient because the current branch raises a compiler error.

Suggested fix

     {%- set target_relation = elementary.get_elementary_relation(
-        "data_monitoring_metrics", allow_deferred_fallback=true
+        "data_monitoring_metrics"
     ) -%}
     {% if not target_relation %}
-        {% do elementary.raise_missing_elementary_models() %}
+        {% do elementary.warn_missing_elementary_models() %}
+        {% do return(none) %}
     {% endif %}

The fallback in get_buckets_configuration.sql is a separate test-SQL path and should remain enabled.

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Review comment at @macros/edr/tests/on_run_end/handle_tests_results.sql at line
174:
Update the `data_monitoring_metrics` lookup in the on-run results flow to omit
deferred fallback; when the relation is missing, warn and return `none` instead
of raising a compiler error, while leaving the separate fallback in
`get_buckets_configuration.sql` unchanged.

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- Line 174: Update the `data_monitoring_metrics` lookup in the on-run results
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Re the outside-diff comment on handle_tests_results.sql:174: the fallback here is intentional and matches master, where get_elementary_relation falls back for every caller since #1006. This writer only reaches the INSERT after anomaly tests have produced metrics, and those tests read data_monitoring_metrics through the same fallback. So if the relation didn't exist, the tests would already have failed and test_metrics_tables would be empty. Switching to warn-and-return would silently drop metrics from deferred runs. I've left it as is.