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 Cloud^TM and Paradime.io to help teams migrate or understand the differences between platforms.

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Cloud^TM uses "Job" for scheduled executions

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

Bolt

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

Turbo CI

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

• Equivalent to dbt Cloud^TM'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 Cloud^TM

paradime_schedules.yml

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

• dbt Cloud^TM jobs are primarily configured through UI