Overview of tasks in Snowflake
Tasks in Snowflake are powerful tools designed to streamline data processing workflows and automate various tasks within the Snowflake environment. Offering a range of functionalities, tasks execute different types of SQL code, enabling users to perform diverse operations on their data.
Tasks in Snowflake can execute three main types of SQL code:
- Single SQL statement: Allows the execution of a single SQL statement
- Call to a stored procedure: Enables the invocation of a stored procedure
- Procedural logic using Snowflake Scripting: Supports the implementation of procedural logic using Snowflake Scripting
Tasks can be integrated with table streams to create continuous ELT workflows. By processing recently changed table rows, tasks ensure the maintenance of data integrity and provide exactly-once semantics for new or altered data. Tasks in Snowflake can be scheduled to run at specified intervals. Snowflake ensures that only one instance...
