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Lineage Visualization Lineage Visualization

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Overview

The Lineage page provides a comprehensive view of your entire dbt project’s data flow. You can visualize how your models, sources, tests, seeds, and snapshots connect to each other, making it easy to understand data dependencies and relationships.

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Building Lineage

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First Time Setup

If you’re viewing lineage for the first time, click the Build Lineage button to generate your project’s lineage graph.

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Refreshing Lineage

To refresh your lineage after making changes to your dbt project:
  1. Click the Build Lineage button
  2. TensorStax will rebuild your lineage in a few hundred milliseconds
  3. This is significantly faster than native dbt lineage generation
TensorStax’s lineage building is optimized for speed, typically completing in under 500ms compared to several seconds with native dbt.

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Lineage Settings

Access lineage settings to customize your view and control what information is displayed.

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Upstream Tracing

  • Enable Upstream Tracing: Toggle this option to show or hide upstream dependencies in your lineage view

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Node Types

Control which types of nodes are visible in your lineage:
Select this to show all node types in your lineage visualization.
Show only dbt models in the lineage view.
Display source tables and their connections.
Include dbt tests in the lineage visualization.
Show seed files and their downstream dependencies.
Display snapshot models in the lineage.