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Separate adapter-specific caveats for unit tests #6606

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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions website/docs/docs/build/unit-tests.md
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Expand Up @@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ Starting in dbt Core v1.8, we have introduced an additional type of test to dbt
- We currently only support adding unit tests to models in your _current_ project.
- We currently _don't_ support unit testing models that use the [`materialized view`](/docs/build/materializations#materialized-view) materialization.
- We currently _don't_ support unit testing models that use recursive SQL.
- You must specify all fields in a BigQuery STRUCT in a unit test. You cannot use only a subset of fields in a STRUCT.
- If your model has multiple versions, by default the unit test will run on *all* versions of your model. Read [unit testing versioned models](/reference/resource-properties/unit-testing-versions) for more information.
- Unit tests must be defined in a YML file in your `models/` directory.
- Table names must be [aliased](/docs/build/custom-aliases) in order to unit test `join` logic.
- Redshift customers need to be aware of a [limitation when building unit tests](/reference/resource-configs/redshift-configs#unit-test-limitations) that requires a workaround.

#### Adapter-specific caveats
- You must specify all fields in a BigQuery `STRUCT` in a unit test. You cannot use only a subset of fields in a `STRUCT`.
- Redshift customers need to be aware of a [limitation when building unit tests](/reference/resource-configs/redshift-configs#unit-test-limitations) that requires a workaround.

Read the [reference doc](/reference/resource-properties/unit-tests) for more details about formatting your unit tests.

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