You can add unit tests to pipelines to validate your SQL transformation logic against mock datasets

GASep 17, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

You can add unit tests to pipelines to validate your SQL transformation logic against mock datasets. Unit tests for pipelines are generally available (GA).

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