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partition_by=elementary.get_partition_by(),
cluster_by=elementary.get_cluster_by(columns=["unique_id"]),

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🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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git diff --no-ext-diff --unified=40 3f8e79b357123ed70f7c4b0e74490dd5177a7cbb c6ca7903c80c58f07d28769b6bbe556993e4a48f -- models/edr/dbt_artifacts/dbt_run_results.sql macros/utils/cross_db_utils/cluster_by.sql
rg -n --hidden -g '!**/.git/**' 'recluster|cluster_by|dbt-bigquery|dbt_bigquery' models macros docs dbt_project.yml packages.yml 2>/dev/null || true

Repository: elementary-data/dbt-data-reliability

Length of output: 2310

🌐 Web query:

official dbt-bigquery incremental materialization cluster_by existing table behavior source

💡 Result:

**Official source:** the archived `dbt-bigquery` incremental materialization macro. On a normal incremental run with an existing table, it reads `cluster_by` but does not compare or update the existing table’s clustering configuration; it proceeds to generate and execute the incremental build SQL. ([github.com](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/blob/main/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql?utm_source=openai))

The macro checks whether the existing table is replaceable based on partitioning and clustering only in **full-refresh** mode. If it isn’t replaceable, dbt drops and recreates it. So changing `cluster_by` alone on a regular incremental run does not trigger a rebuild; use `--full-refresh` to apply the new clustering configuration. ([github.com](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/blob/main/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql?utm_source=openai))

**Version caveat:** this is the repository’s `main`-branch source as indexed, not a source pinned to a specific installed `dbt-bigquery` version. The repository is archived, so check your installed version’s implementation if you need version-specific confirmation. ([github.com](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/blob/main/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql?utm_source=openai))

Citations:

- 1: https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/blob/main/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/blob/main/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql?utm_source=openai
- 3: https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/blob/main/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql?utm_source=openai

🌐 Web query:

official dbt-bigquery v1.0 v1.5 v1.8 incremental.sql cluster_by full_refresh existing relation

💡 Result:

Across **dbt-bigquery v1.0.0, v1.5.0, and v1.8.0**, the incremental materialization follows the same relevant `cluster_by` / `--full-refresh` logic:

| Case | What `incremental.sql` does |
|---|---|
| Existing table, normal incremental run | Reads `cluster_by`, but does not use it in this branch; proceeds with the incremental build against the existing relation. |
| Existing table, `--full-refresh` | Calls `adapter.is_replaceable(existing_relation, partition_by, cluster_by)`. If false, drops the existing relation; then creates the table from the model SQL. |

The full-refresh branch does **not** unconditionally drop the existing table: whether it is dropped depends on the adapter’s `is_replaceable` result. The file alone does not establish exactly when a given table is replaceable; that depends on the adapter implementation. The same branch is present in all three versioned files. ([raw.githubusercontent.com](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/v1.0.0/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql))

Citations:

- 1: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dbt-labs/dbt-bigquery/v1.0.0/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql

Add an upgrade path for existing BigQuery tables.

For an existing unclustered dbt_run_results table, an ordinary incremental run does not apply the new cluster_by setting. The dbt-bigquery materialization only uses the clustering configuration when it creates or rebuilds the table. The PR adds no migration, reclustering operation, or operator documentation. Add an in-place reclustering path, or document a supported full-refresh procedure for existing installations.

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Review comment at @models/edr/dbt_artifacts/dbt_run_results.sql at line 15:
Provide an upgrade path for existing unclustered dbt_run_results tables: either
add an in-place reclustering operation that applies the cluster_by configuration
from dbt_run_results, or document the supported full-refresh procedure for
existing installations. Keep the change scoped to upgrading these existing
tables.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

full_refresh=elementary.get_config_var("elementary_full_refresh"),
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"dedup_by_column": "model_execution_id",
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