dbt Seeds Documentation (2026)

Official dbt documentation for seeds — last updated May 18, 2026.

Key facts surfaced (2026-05-19):

• CSV files stored in seeds/ directory; loaded to warehouse as tables via dbt seed.
• Version-controlled in dbt project; referenced downstream using ref().
• Appropriate for: country code mappings, test email exclusion lists, employee account registries.
• Not appropriate for: production data exports, PII, large files.
• --full-refresh flag required for structural column changes.
• Curriculum reference: composable CDP equivalent of AEP dataset CSV upload for reference data ingestion (Module 2).