Snowflake ARA-C01 Exam - Topic 1 Question 28 Discussion

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Question #: 28
Topic #: 1

An Architect is implementing a CI/CD process. When attempting to clone a table from a production to a development environment, the cloning operation fails.

What could be causing this to happen?

AThe table is transient.

BThe table has a masking policy.

CThe retention time for the table is set to zero.

DTables cannot be cloned from a higher environment to a lower environment.

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Suggested Answer: B

Cloning a table with a masking policy can cause the cloning operation to fail because the masking policy is not automatically cloned with the table. This is due to the fact that the masking policy is considered a separate object with its own set of privileges1.

Snowflake Documentation on Cloning Considerations1.

by Kenny at Jun 02, 2024, 01:24 PM

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Donte

3 months ago

I disagree, I've cloned tables from higher to lower environments before.

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Rosita

3 months ago

Retention time set to zero could definitely cause problems.

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Merilyn

3 months ago

Wait, can you really not clone from prod to dev? That seems odd.

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Rosio

4 months ago

I think it's more likely the table is transient.

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Merlyn

4 months ago

The table has a masking policy. That's a common issue.

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Daniel

4 months ago

I feel like I've seen something about not being able to clone from production to development, which makes me lean towards option D. But I'm not completely confident.

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Wayne

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think retention time being set to zero could cause issues. So, option C might be a possibility.

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Mari

4 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think if there's a masking policy applied, it might prevent cloning. That could be option B, right?

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Stefanie

5 months ago

I remember something about transient tables not being cloneable, so maybe option A could be the reason?

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Colene

5 months ago

I feel pretty confident about this one. The environment difference is the obvious culprit. I'll make sure to thoroughly explain that in my answer.

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Emogene

5 months ago

Ah, I think the key here is the environment difference. Tables can't be cloned from a higher to a lower environment, that makes sense. I'll focus on that as the most likely cause.

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Katlyn

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused on the retention time setting. Does that really affect the ability to clone the table? I'll need to research that one further.

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Cammy

5 months ago

Okay, let's see. The table being transient or having a masking policy could definitely cause issues with cloning. I'll need to double-check those details.

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Oretha

5 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think through the different options carefully.

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Carma

5 months ago

Based on my understanding, the Capability dimension is one of the key dimensions defined in Automotive SPICE. I'll go with option B.

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Macy

5 months ago

Hmm, this one seems tricky. I'll need to think through the process steps carefully to determine which one deals with roles and responsibilities before project initiation.

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Marsha

5 months ago

The White list component sounds like it might be related to security or access control, but I'm not sure. I'll need to review my notes to see if I can find any information on that.

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