Snowflake Exam ADA-C01 Topic 4 Question 36 Discussion

Actual exam question for Snowflake's ADA-C01 exam

Question #: 36
Topic #: 4

An Administrator has a table named SALES_DATA which needs some edits, but the Administrator does not want to change the main table data. The Administrator decides to

make a transient copy of this table and wants the transient table to have all the same permissions as the original table.

How can the Administrator create the transient table so it inherits the same permissions as the original table, and what considerations need to be made concerning the

requirements? (Select TWO).

AUse the following SQL command:
create transient table TRANSIENT_SALES_DATA as select * from SALES_DATA;

BUse the following SQL command:
create transient table TRANSIENT SALES DATA as select * from SALES_DATA copy grants;

CUse the following SQL commands:
create transient table TRANSIENT_SALES_DATA like SALES_DATA copy grants;
insert into TRANSIENT_SALES_DATA select * from SALES_DATA;

DTransient tables will persist until explicitly dropped and contribute to overall storage costs.

ETransient tables will be purged at the end of the user session and do not have any Fail-safe period.

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Suggested Answer: B, D

According to the Snowflake documentation1, the COPY GRANTS option can be used to copy all privileges, except OWNERSHIP, from the existing table to the new transient table. This option also preserves any future grants defined for the object type in the schema. Option A is incorrect because it does not copy any grants from the original table. Option C is incorrect because it does not copy the data from the original table, only the structure and grants. Option E is incorrect because transient tables are not session-based and do not have a Fail-safe period, but they do have a Time Travel retention period2.

1: CREATE TABLE | Snowflake Documentation 2: Working with Temporary and Transient Tables | Snowflake Documentation

by Frankie at Apr 07, 2025, 04:58 AM

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Cristy

12 days ago

Option B looks tempting, but the 'copy grants' part is a bit suspicious. I'd steer clear of that one.

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Gail

20 days ago

Haha, I'm just glad I don't have to worry about transient tables and their storage costs. That's the administrator's problem!

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Louann

3 days ago

A) Use the following SQL command: create transient table TRANSIENT_SALES_DATA as select * from SALES_DATA;

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2 months ago

Option C is the way to go. Creating a table like the original one and then copying the data ensures the permissions are inherited.

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Josephine

22 days ago

D) Transient tables will persist until explicitly dropped and contribute to overall storage costs.

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Rhea

1 months ago

A) Use the following SQL commands: create transient table TRANSIENT_SALES_DATA like SALES_DATA copy grants; insert into TRANSIENT_SALES_DATA select * from SALES_DATA;

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Tequila

2 months ago

I think the Administrator should use option C to create the transient table with the same permissions.

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