Fivetran Files connectors can create empty and null columns

UpdateJune 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Files connectors now create empty or all-null columns as STRING on initial sync and update the type once non-null values arrive, for supported destinations such as BigQuery and Databricks.

SQL Data integration

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