Hard to trace lineage and find trusted data in BigQuery
2 posts from 1 person1d activeNew, +2 this weekunverified
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[Feature] Support BigQuery templated UDF parameters and inferred returns
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[Feature] Support external JavaScript libraries in BigQuery function resources
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2 posts from 1 person in 1 place, about 2 a week over 1 days. Mostly on dbt-labs/dbt. Tools named alongside: dbt.
Frustration Frustration 0 of 3· Seen on GitHub issues
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Posts that state a pain and match the "lineage-catalog" rule about BigQuery. First post Oct 28, 2026, latest Oct 28, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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