dbt Cloud instructions for compare_column_values

[SamHarting]

Description & motivation

As we continue to encourage users to use the IDE we will want them to be able to use the full functionality of the package within the IDE. This change was created by @crystalro0 and put into this notion doc. Instead of it just being an internal resource I wanted to make it external.

Checklist

• I have verified that these changes work locally
• I have updated the README.md (if applicable)
• I have added tests & descriptions to my models (and macros if applicable)

[dbeatty10]

Thanks for documenting this advanced usage @SamHarting ! 👑

Approving and merging this now so your instructions will be public imminently.

Follow-up Questions

What makes print_table not work in Cloud?

Do you know if there's any way to introspect if dbt is running within dbt Cloud or not?

If there's a way to do that, I'm wondering if we can modify the print_table function to operate differently depending on the environment.

[dbeatty10]

@SamHarting Another question:

• Do you know if there's any other dbt packages that have functions that don't work within dbt Cloud?

[SamHarting]

Hey Doug! These are all wonderful questions that I wish I knew the answer to haha. I really just utilized Crystal's logic and wanted it to be public so I don't have a ton of details on what is actually going on. That said, I am going to post this link to our Pro-Serv team and see if anyone has something useful to add here!

[SamHarting]

If they don't, I would be happy to pair with you and do some research on these questions.