Translation of Key Terms

dbt Cloud™️ to Paradime migration guide with the translation of key terms between both the platforms.

This guide maps terminology and concepts between dbt CloudTM and Paradime.ioarrow-up-right to help teams migrate or understand the differences between platforms.


Core Platform Components

dbt Cloud™️
paradime.io
Notes

dbt CloudTM

Paradime

The overall platform name

dbt PlatformTM

Paradime Platform

The complete analytics operating system

dbt CloudTM Project

Paradime Workspace

The namespace containing the data warehouse connections, integrations, users and dbt code to enable development and execution of pipelines

Studio IDE

Code IDE

Browser-based development environment

Orchestration

Bolt Scheduler / Bolt

Overall scheduling system

dbtTM Catalog

Paradime Catalog

The interface to explore metadata, documentation, and lineage for your data (+ integrations with BI Tool - Paradime only)

Orchestration & Scheduling

dbt Cloud™️
paradime.io
Notes

Job

Bolt Schedule

Scheduled execution of dbtTM commands

Orchestration

Bolt Scheduler / Bolt

Overall scheduling system

Run

Schedule Run / Bolt Run

Single execution of a job/schedule

Deploy

Deploy

Deployment mechanism for executing commands

Run History

Run History

Historical execution data

N/A

paradime_schedules.yml

YAML file for defining schedules as code (git-tracked)


Schedule/Job Types

dbt Cloud™️
paradime.io
Notes

Deployment Job

Standard Schedule

Regular scheduled runs on set intervals

CI Job

Turbo CI Schedule

Runs on pull request events

N/A

Deferred Schedule

Optimized runs using manifest / sources comparison

Scheduled Trigger

Scheduled Run

Time-based execution (cron)

API Trigger

Bolt API Trigger

API-based triggering

On Merge

On Merge Trigger

Runs when PR is merged (CD)

Job Completion

On Run Completion

Runs after another execution completes


Environments

dbt Cloud™️
paradime.io
Notes

Development Environment

Code IDE Environment

IDE workspace for individual developers

Deployment / Production Environment

Production Environment

Where jobs execute

Staging Environment

-

Pre-production validation layer


Development & IDE Features

dbt Cloud™️
paradime.io
Notes

Studio IDE

Code IDE

Cloud-based development interface

Command Bar

Integrated Terminal

Execute dbtTM commands

N/A

DinoAI

AI-powered coding assistant

N/A

Scratchpad

Temporary SQL file for exploration

Git Integration

Git Lite / Git Advanced

Version control integration

Defer to Production

Defer to Prod

Development using production artifacts

Development Credentials

Code IDE Credentials

Individual developer warehouse access

N/A

Catalog

Preview documentation in IDE

Lineage

Lineage Preview

Preview lineage during development

Preview

Data Explorer

Preview dbtTM model and SQL results during development


Documentation & Discovery

dbt Cloud™️
paradime.io
Notes

dbt DocsTM

dbt DocsTM

Generated documentation for dbtTM assets

dbt Explorer

Paradime Lineage

Interactive lineage graph

Catalog

Data Catalog

Metadata and documentation repository

N/A

Looker Assets

Looker-specific lineage tracking

N/A

Tableau Assets

Tableau-specific lineage tracking

N/A

Power BI Assets

Power BI integration

N/A

ThoughtSpot Assets

ThoughtSpot integration

CI/CD & State Management

dbt Cloud™️
paradime.io
Notes

Slim CI

Turbo CI

Build only modified models

Compare against

Deferred Schedule

State comparison for slim builds

Production State

Production Manifest

Source of truth for comparison

Continuous Integration

Turbo CI

Automated testing on PRs

Continuous Deployment

On Merge / Custom CD

Automated deployment

N/A

Column Level Lineage Diff Analysis

Visual comparison of lineage changes


Git & Version Control

dbt Cloud™️
paradime.io
Notes

Version Control

Git Lite

Simplified git workflow

N/A

Git Advanced

Full git capabilities

N/A

GitLens

Git history visualization

Key Terminology Differences

Schedule vs Job

  • dbt CloudTM uses "Job" for scheduled executions

  • Paradime uses "Bolt Schedule" or simply "Schedule"

Bolt

  • Paradime's Bolt is the orchestration engine (equivalent to dbt CloudTM's job scheduling system)

Turbo CI

  • Turbo CI is Paradime’s optimized CI/CD system

  • Equivalent to dbt CloudTM's "Continuous Integration Job" / Slim CI but with enhanced features

Code IDE vs Studio IDE

  • Both are browser-based development environments

DinoAI

  • Paradime's AI coding assistant

  • No direct equivalent in dbt CloudTM

paradime_schedules.yml

  • Paradime-specific git-tracked YAML file for defining schedules

  • dbt CloudTM jobs are primarily configured through UI

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