# dbt™ Commands

## Overview

Paradime Bolt streamlines dbt™ workflow management by executing and orchestrating dbt™ commands. With Bolt, you can efficiently manage your dbt™ projects and ensure smooth execution of your data transformation pipelines.

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For a comprehensive guide on dbt™ commands, selectors and graph operators, check our [Mastering the dbt™ CLI in our dbt™ fundamentals](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/concepts/dbt-fundamentals/running-dbt/mastering-the-dbt-cli).
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## Automatic Dependency Installation

Paradime Bolt automatically includes the `dbt deps` command in every Bolt run invocation. This means that you don't need to explicitly add the `dbt deps` command to the **Commands** list in your commands settings. Bolt takes care of installing the necessary dependencies for your dbt™ project, saving you time and effort.

## How to Write and Configure Commands

**Basic Commands**: Specify the primary command, such as `dbt run` or `edr monitor`, to perform data transformations or observability checks.

**Multiple commands:** you can have one ore more commands in an given schedule, by simply define the commands each in a separate line or save multiple dbt™ commands block.

```bash
dbt seed
dbt run --select +orders
dbt test
```

## **Use of target to point to different data warehouse connections**:&#x20;

* **Default Connection**: Paradime uses the Scheduler Environment default connection for executing runs.
* **Alternative Connections**: To use a different connection in your Scheduler Environment, apply the `--target` flag to specify an alternative connection, such as staging or ci  (e.g., `dbt run --target ci`).

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Now, let's learn how to configure the [Trigger Types](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/bolt/creating-schedules/trigger-types) of a Bolt Schedule. &#x20;


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