Dbt Core - Run Command | Alli Documentation

Overview

Run a dbt-Core job within the Alli backend to execute data transformations on the user’s selected target.

Name	Reference	Type	Default	Options	Description
GitHub Branch	GITHUB_BRANCH	Alphanumeric	None	-	The repository branch the user would like to execute jobs for. https://docs.github.com/en/repositories
Target	TARGET	Alphanumeric	None	-	The selected target in the `profiles.yml` that the dbt command will affect. https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/fusion/connect-data-platform-fusion/connection-profiles
GitHub Repository	GIT_REPO	Alphanumeric	None	-	The repository the user would like to execute jobs for. https://docs.github.com/en/repositories
dbt Command	RUN_TYPE	Select	Build	Build, Run, Debug	The dbt command selected by the user. https://docs.getdbt.com/reference/dbt-commands

YAML

Below is the YAML template:

YAML

source:
  template: dbt Core - Run Command
  inputs: 
    GITHUB_BRANCH:
    TARGET:
    GIT_REPO:
    RUN_TYPE: 'build'
  type: TEMPLATE
guardrails: 
  retry_count: none
  retry_wait: 0h0m0s
  runtime_cutoff: 4h
  exclude_exit_code_ranges:

Within the contents of the profiles.yml, utilize Workflow’s environment variables depending on the targeted data warehouse. To connect to BigQuery, confirm the authorization method is set to oauth. For more information about configuring the profiles.yml, refer to How To: Use the onboarding_template repo.

Screenshot 2025-12-11 at 4.06.14 PM.png — Example of Workflow’s Redshift environment variables utilized in `profiles.yml`.

Screenshot 2025-12-11 at 4.12.42 PM.png — Example of Workflow’s BigQuery environment variables utilized in `profiles.yml`.