Snowflake Updated SnowPro-Core Exam Questions and Answers by ameerah

• Purpose: The BUILD_STAGE_FILE_URL function generates a temporary, pre-signed URL that allows you to access a file within a Snowflake stage (internal or external). This URL requires authentication to use.
• Key Points:

• Snowflake Documentation (BUILD_STAGE_FILE_URL): https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/functions/build_stage_file_url.html

The ORGADMIN role in Snowflake is an organizational-level role that provides administrative capabilities across the entire organization, rather than being limited to a single Snowflake account. Users with this role can:

• A. Create an account for an organization: The ORGADMIN role has the privilege to create new Snowflake accounts within the organization, allowing for the expansion and management of the organization's resources.
• D. View usage information for all accounts in an organization: This role also has access to comprehensive usage and activity data across all accounts within the organization. This is crucial for monitoring, cost management, and optimization at the organizational level.

References:

• Snowflake Documentation: Understanding Role-Based Access Control

The command to list all the file formats for which a user has access privileges in Snowflake is SHOW FILE FORMATS. This command provides a list of all file formats defined in the user's current session or specified database/schema, along with details such as the name, type, and creation time of each file format. It is a valuable tool for users to understand and manage the file formats available for data loading and unloading operations.

References:

• Snowflake Documentation: SHOW FILE FORMATS

When querying semi-structured data in Snowflake, the behavior towards case sensitivity is distinct between column names and the names of elements within the semi-structured data. Column names follow the general SQL norm of being case-insensitive, meaning you can reference them in any case without affecting the query. However, element names within JSON, XML, or other semi-structured data are case-sensitive. This distinction is crucial for accurate data retrieval and manipulation in Snowflake, especially when working with JSON objects where the case of keys can significantly alter the outcome of queries.

References:

• Snowflake Documentation: Querying Semi-structured Data