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---

title: "Data Transformation with dbt"
original_url: "https://tds.s-anand.net/#/dbt?id=data-transformation-with-dbt"
downloaded_at: "2025-06-08T23:26:28.166999"
---


[Data Transformation with dbt](#/dbt?id=data-transformation-with-dbt)
---------------------------------------------------------------------

[![Data Transformation with dbt](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/5rNquRnNb4E/sddefault.webp)](https://youtu.be/5rNquRnNb4E)

You’ll learn how to transform data using dbt (data build tool), covering:

* **dbt Fundamentals**: Understand what dbt is and how it brings software engineering practices to data transformation
* **Project Setup**: Learn how to initialize a dbt project, configure your warehouse connection, and structure your models
* **Models and Materialization**: Create your first dbt models and understand different materialization strategies (view, table, incremental)
* **Testing and Documentation**: Implement data quality tests and auto-generate documentation for your data models
* **Jinja Templating**: Use Jinja for dynamic SQL generation, making your transformations more maintainable and reusable
* **References and Dependencies**: Learn how to reference other models and manage model dependencies
* **Sources and Seeds**: Configure source data connections and manage static reference data
* **Macros and Packages**: Create reusable macros and leverage community packages to extend functionality
* **Incremental Models**: Optimize performance by only processing new or changed data
* **Deployment and Orchestration**: Set up dbt Cloud or integrate with Airflow for production deployment

Here’s a minimal dbt model example, `models/staging/stg_customers.sql`:

```

with source as (

    select * from {{ source('raw', 'customers') }}

),



renamed as (

    select

        id as customer_id,

        first_name,

        last_name,

        email,

        created_at

    from source

)



select * from renamedCopy to clipboardErrorCopied

```

Tools and Resources:

* [dbt Core](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core) - The open-source transformation tool
* [dbt Cloud](https://www.getdbt.com/product/dbt-cloud) - Hosted platform for running dbt
* [dbt Packages](https://hub.getdbt.com/) - Reusable modules from the community
* [dbt Documentation](https://docs.getdbt.com/) - Comprehensive guides and references
* [Jaffle Shop](https://github.com/dbt-labs/jaffle_shop) - Example dbt project for learning
* [dbt Slack Community](https://www.getdbt.com/community/) - Active community for support and discussions

Watch this dbt Fundamentals Course (90 min):

[![dbt Fundamentals Course](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/5rNquRnNb4E/sddefault.webp)](https://youtu.be/5rNquRnNb4E)

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