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The Ultimate PR Comment Template Boilerplate for dbt data projects

If you’re looking to level-up your dbt game and improve the PR review process for your team, then using a PR comment template is essential.

A PR template is a markdown-formatted boilerplate comment that you copy and paste into the comment box when opening a PR. You then fill out the relevant sections and submit the comment with your PR.

Example of a PR comment with comprehensive data validation checks
Example of a PR comment with comprehensive data validation checks

The benefits of using a PR comment template

The sections in the template help by providing a systematic approach to defining and checking your work. Having a template also helps to avoid ambiguous or superficial comments which make PRs difficult to review. The benefits of using a PR comment template for modern dbt dataops are: