Update redshift-configs.md

website/docs/reference/resource-configs/redshift-configs.md

@@ -27,31 +27,33 @@ All of these strategies are inherited from dbt-postgres.
 Tables in Amazon Redshift have two powerful optimizations to improve query performance: distkeys and sortkeys. Supplying these values as model-level configurations apply the corresponding settings in the generated `CREATE TABLE` <Term id="ddl" />. Note that these settings will have no effect on models set to `view` or `ephemeral` models.
 
 - `dist` can have a setting of `all`, `even`, `auto`, or the name of a key.
-- `sort` accepts a list of sort keys, for example: `['timestamp', 'userid']`. dbt will build the sort key in the same order the fields are supplied.
+- `sort` accepts a list of sort keys, for example: `['reporting_day', 'category']`. dbt will build the sort key in the same order the fields are supplied.
 - `sort_type` can have a setting of `interleaved` or `compound`. if no setting is specified, sort_type defaults to `compound`.
 
+When working with sort keys, it's highly recommended you follow [Redshift's best practices](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/query-best-practices-redshift/best-practices-tables.html#sort-keys) on sort key effectiveness and cardinality. 
+
 Sort and dist keys should be added to the `{{ config(...) }}` block in model `.sql` files, eg:
 
 <File name='my_model.sql'>
 
 ```sql
 -- Example with one sort key
-{{ config(materialized='table', sort='id', dist='received_at') }}
+{{ config(materialized='table', sort='reporting_day', dist='unique_id') }}
 
 select ...
 
 
 -- Example with multiple sort keys
-{{ config(materialized='table', sort=['id', 'category'], dist='received_at') }}
+{{ config(materialized='table', sort=['category', 'region', 'reporting_day'], dist='received_at') }}
 
 select ...
 
 
 -- Example with interleaved sort keys
 {{ config(materialized='table',
           sort_type='interleaved'
-          sort=['id', 'category'],
-          dist='received_at')
+          sort=['category', 'region', 'reporting_day'],
+          dist='unique_id')
 }}
 
 select ...