YAML reference

A DRE project is YAML and SQL files. Each kind of YAML file has a reference page that lists every key with its type, default and meaning. The pages are generated from the same JSON Schemas that give editors autocomplete, so they can’t miss a key.

File	What it holds	Reference
dre_project.yml	The project: default connection and output, variables, week settings, folder config	dre_project.yml
reports/**/*.yml	A report: queries, output, destinations, Sets, templates	Report YAML
sets.yml	Named variants a report can run as	sets.yml
schedules.yml	Named schedules your orchestrator fires	schedules.yml
timings.yml	Named timings that schedules share	timings.yml
profiles.yml	Connections and destinations, with their targets (kept outside the project)	profiles.yml
sources/*.yml (any YAML with sources:)	dbt-style source declarations: tables, columns, the connection they live on	Sources
dependencies.yml	Plugin packages and macro packages	dependencies.yml
lookups/<name>.yml	The config of a lookup file	Lookup config

The options of each format and destination (for example delimiter, or an email’s to) are documented with their plugins in Plugins; that reference comes from the plugins themselves.

For editor autocomplete and validation, see Editor setup.