Question 32 - ARA-C01 discussion

Database cloning is a feature of Snowflake that allows creating a copy of a database, schema, table, or view without consuming any additional storage space.Database cloning can be used as a tool for data lifecycle management in a development environment, where developers and testers can work on isolated copies of production data without affecting the original data or each other1.

However, there are some considerations that need to be taken when using database cloning in a development environment, such as:

Any pipes in the source are not cloned. Pipes are objects that load data from a stage into a table continuously.Pipes are not cloned because they are associated with a specific stage and table, and cloning them would create duplicate data loading and potential conflicts2.

The clone inherits all granted privileges of all child objects in the source object, including the database. Privileges are the permissions that control the access and actions that can be performed on an object. When a database is cloned, the clone inherits all the privileges that were granted on the source database and its child objects, such as schemas, tables, and views.This means that the same roles that can access and modify the source database can also access and modify the clone, unless the privileges are explicitly revoked or modified3.

The other options are not correct because:

B) Any pipes in the source referring to internal stages are not cloned. This is a subset of option A, which states that any pipes in the source are not cloned, regardless of the type of stage they refer to.

C) Any pipes in the source referring to external stages are not cloned. This is also a subset of option A, which states that any pipes in the source are not cloned, regardless of the type of stage they refer to.

E) The clone inherits all granted privileges of all child objects in the source object, excluding the database. This is incorrect, as the clone inherits all granted privileges of the source object, including the database.

1:Database Cloning | Snowflake Documentation

2: Pipes | Snowflake Documentation

3:Access Control Privileges | Snowflake Documentation