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Snowflake Exam ARA-C01 Topic 6 Question 24 Discussion

Actual exam question for Snowflake's ARA-C01 exam
Question #: 24
Topic #: 6
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Consider the following COPY command which is loading data with CSV format into a Snowflake table from an internal stage through a data transformation query.

This command results in the following error:

SQL compilation error: invalid parameter 'validation_mode'

Assuming the syntax is correct, what is the cause of this error?

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Effective pruning in Snowflake relies on the organization of data within micro-partitions. By using an ORDER BY clause with clustering keys when loading data into the reporting tables, Snowflake can better organize the data within micro-partitions. This organization allows Snowflake to skip over irrelevant micro-partitions during a query, thus improving query performance and reducing the amount of data scanned12.


* Snowflake Documentation on micro-partitions and data clustering2

* Community article on recognizing unsatisfactory pruning and improving it1

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Ranee
2 days ago
I agree with you, Dierdre. The parameter probably doesn't support data transformation queries.
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Nicolette
4 days ago
Hmm, I'm stumped. Validation mode is usually for external stages, but this is an internal stage. Guess I'll have to dig deeper to figure out what's going on here.
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Dierdre
10 days ago
I think the error is caused by the VALIDATION_MODE parameter.
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