[QUESTION]: Which database should write_to_source write to when testing locally? about dbt-fal

[turbo1912]

We are discussing this internally and will post an update when we have a path forward.

[chamini2]

Hello! I have been able to reproduce this in Snowflake. We had not thought of this case. For documenting purposes.

Our sources in the yaml:

sources:
  - name: external
    database: external
    schema: public
    tables:
      - name: external_source

And the script which modifies it:

import pandas as pd

# reads form the 'external' database
df: pd.DataFrame = source("external", "external_source")

# ...

# write to the database specified in the profiles.yml: 'test'
write_to_source(df, "external", "external_source", mode="append")

# reads the same data as the first source call, the write did not go to the expected place
df: pd.DataFrame = source("external", "external_source")

This is how our Snowflake tables look like after running this:

[emekdahl-palmetto]

Thanks for confirming replication , @chamini2 !