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Pipeline Builder

Overview

Pipelines let you chain dbt™ commands and shell commands into a single, ordered job — instead of running them one at a time. You build a pipeline visually, as connected nodes on a canvas, and Rosetta DBT Studio saves it as a YAML file.

Pipelines are stored in your project's .rosetta/ folder.

Creating a Pipeline

  1. In the file explorer, click Create Pipeline
  2. Choose a starting point:
  3. Create Blank — an empty pipeline you build from scratch
  4. Generic — a ready-made pipeline: install dependencies, run tests, then a teardown step
  5. Browse Templates — community-contributed templates from GitHub
  6. Click Create Pipeline

Create Pipeline

The pipeline opens on its own canvas.

Pipeline canvas

The Pipeline Canvas

Each node on the canvas is one step in the pipeline — a dbt command or a shell command. Nodes are connected left to right in the order they run.

  • Edit — modify the pipeline
  • <> (code view) — toggle between the visual canvas and the underlying YAML
  • Canvas controls (bottom left) — zoom in/out, fit to screen, lock the canvas, and auto-layout

Tip: The code view is useful if you want to edit the YAML directly, or see exactly what a node will run.

Video

For a walkthrough of building and visualizing a pipeline, see the official video: Pipeline Visualization | Rosetta DBT Studio

Common Issues

A pipeline step fails → Check the command inside that node — the same troubleshooting as running it directly. See dbt™ Commands for what each command does.

Can't find my pipeline file → Pipelines are saved in the .rosetta/ folder in your project.