Snowflake Object Model
9 Inputs
30 Minutes
Beginner

Industry
general
Skills
access-control-security
Tools
snowflake
Learning Objectives
Understand Snowflake's hierarchical object model.
Understand the difference between account-level and schema-level objects.
Learn how roles and permissions control object access.
Recognize the role of parent-child object relationships in access management.
Overview
Vinay, a Data Engineer at GlobalMart, had recently transitioned to working with Snowflake, a cloud-based data platform. However, this transition presented a challenge to him.
He was familiar with the database and schema hierarchy of traditional systems, but he wondered if Snowflake followed the same structure or had its own unique approach to organizing objects. To clarify his doubts, he approached Rahul, the Senior Architect.
Let's learn about Snowflake's object model through their conversation.
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with the three layers of Snowflake Architecture