From 2e512668e971933831fdbe7acf0e3c1529ec7ffa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Doug Beatty <44704949+dbeatty10@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:33:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Explain the default components of a FQN with examples included --- website/docs/reference/node-selection/methods.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/website/docs/reference/node-selection/methods.md b/website/docs/reference/node-selection/methods.md index 54ab9e2e5e4..5d134d920f4 100644 --- a/website/docs/reference/node-selection/methods.md +++ b/website/docs/reference/node-selection/methods.md @@ -91,12 +91,14 @@ dbt run --select "some_model" ### The "fqn" method -The `fqn` method is used to select nodes based off their "fully qualified names" (FQN) within the dbt graph. The default output of [`dbt list`](/reference/commands/list) is a listing of FQN. +The `fqn` method is used to select nodes based off their "fully qualified names" (FQN) within the dbt graph. The default output of [`dbt list`](/reference/commands/list) is a listing of FQN. The default FQN format is composed of the project name, subdirectories within the path, and the file name (without extension) separated by periods. ```bash dbt run --select "fqn:some_model" dbt run --select "fqn:your_project.some_model" dbt run --select "fqn:some_package.some_other_model" +dbt run --select "fqn:some_path.some_model" +dbt run --select "fqn:your_project.some_path.some_model" ``` ### The "package" method