IS_DOWNSTREAM_OF

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Returns true if the current feature is dependent of the given feature in the dependency DAG

Syntax

IS_DOWNSTREAM_OF(feature_ref: VARCHAR) → BOOLEAN
sql

Arguments

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
feature_refVARCHARYesName of the feature to check dependency relationship

Returns

BOOLEAN - TRUE if current feature is downstream of (depends on) the given feature

Notes

  • Checks if current feature depends on the target feature
  • Returns TRUE if current feature has target feature as a dependency
  • Works with the feature dependency DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph)
  • Returns FALSE if current feature is the same as target feature
  • Useful for filtering features based on dependency relationships
  • Only available in METADATA context (feature queries)
  • Excludes self-references
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