Semantic Layer configs for dbt_project.yml

[dbeatty10]

Resolves #4436
Resolves #4441

Previews

• v1.6
• v1.7

What are you changing in this pull request and why?

The only substantive change is in e40903c:

The rest of the diff is covered by 83a2e62, which was a duplication of the spec from v1.6 into v1.7.

To keep this PR small and easy to merge, deferring to #3957 to flesh out the other relevant pages for the semantic model configs and metric configs. As part of #3957, this page should be updated with links to the actual config pages once they are created.

Other

Opened #4463 to figure out how many versions back we want to add metrics:.

Checklist

• Review the Content style guide and About versioning so my content adheres to these guidelines.
• I have checked that the previews render correctly across versions 1.6 and 1.7
• I have confirmed that these config options work in 1.7

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[mirnawong1]

hey @dbeatty10 happy to approve this but first wanted to double check if this semantic model page/section should link to this page so it takes users to a real example?

Configure semantic models in a YAML file within your dbt project directory.

[dbeatty10]

hey @dbeatty10 happy to approve this but first wanted to double check if this semantic model page/section should link to this page so it takes users to a real example?

Configure semantic models in a YAML file within your dbt project directory.

Yes, this is a great idea 🧠

I'd suggest adding that link in a separate follow-up PR though. The key question to consider in that PR would be: which page(s) should it link to?

#3957 is proposing adding a page for semantic models that is analogous to model configurations. I'm thinking that would be the best one to link to.

[mirnawong1]

lgtm!