Detaching blocks

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Overview

If a block is being used by multiple pipelines, changing the content of that block will change it for all of the pipelines sharing that block. If you want to create an isolated copy of that block for a specific pipeline so it doesn’t affect other pipelines sharing it, you can “detach” it.

Detaching a block duplicates it so it is no longer shared with any other pipelines, removing/detaching other pipeline associations. A new block file is created with the original block’s contents, and the original block’s dependencies in the current pipeline are preserved.

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Supported pipeline types

Detaching a block is supported in standard and streaming pipelines. It is not supported in integration pipelines.

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Supported block types

• Data loader
• Transformer
• Data exporter
• Sensor
• Custom

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Unsupported block types

• DBT
• Callback
• Conditional
• Extension

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How to detach a block

1. If a block is shared by multiple pipelines, there will be a symbol, which looks something like <> X pipelines, with the number of pipelines in the block’s header on the Pipeline Editor page. Refer to the screenshot above for an example. All 3 of the example pipeline’s blocks in the screenshot are shared by multiple pipelines.

2. Click on the shared pipelines symbol (<>) or the block settings icon in the block header to go to the Block Settings panel in the Sidekick.

3. Click on the Detach </> button at the top right of the block settings panel. Note that this button will only be visible if the selected block is shared by multiple pipelines. Blocks that are not shared by any other pipelines do not have the option to detach itself.

4. A popup will appear allowing you to name the new block that will be created to replace the existing block. This new block will not be shared by any other pipelines.

5. Click Save and replace block.