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From: Doug Beatty <44704949+dbeatty10@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:34:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Generic data tests accept arbitrary configs (#6312)
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## What are you changing in this pull request and why?

Closes https://github.com/dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com/issues/6274

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Co-authored-by: Leona B. Campbell <3880403+runleonarun@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Mirna Wong <89008547+mirnawong1@users.noreply.github.com>
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 website/docs/reference/data-test-configs.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/website/docs/reference/data-test-configs.md b/website/docs/reference/data-test-configs.md
index e7adc266b07..0044a707db1 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/data-test-configs.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/data-test-configs.md
@@ -275,3 +275,24 @@ tests:
 ```
 
 </File>
+
+#### Specify custom configurations for generic data tests
+
+Beginning in dbt v1.9, you can use any custom config key to specify custom configurations for data tests. For example, the following specifies the `snowflake_warehouse` custom config that dbt should use when executing the `accepted_values` data test:
+
+```yml
+
+models:
+  - name: my_model
+    columns:
+      - name: color
+        tests:
+          - accepted_values:
+              values: ['blue', 'red']
+              config:
+                severity: warn
+                snowflake_warehouse: my_warehouse
+
+```
+
+Given the config, the data test runs on a different Snowflake virtual warehouse than the one in your default connection to enable better price-performance with a different warehouse size or more granular cost allocation and visibility.