Schedule a Dataform SQL workflow using Cloud Scheduler
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Dataform is a service for data analysts to develop, test,
version control, and schedule complex SQL workflows for data transformation in
BigQuery.
You can schedule an execution of a Dataform SQL workflow by
creating a Cloud Scheduler job that triggers Workflows.
Workflows executes your Dataform workflow in a
two-step process. First, it pulls your Dataform repository code from your Git
provider and compiles it into a compilation result. Then, it uses the
compilation result to create a Dataform workflow. For more
information, seeSchedule runs with Workflows and Cloud Scheduler.
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