semantic-view-creation

name	semantic-view-creation
description	Create new semantic views using FastGen API for automated generation from SQL queries and table metadata. Falls back to manual approach if FastGen fails.
required_skills	["reference/semantic_view_concepts"]

Creation Mode

When to Load

User wants to CREATE a new semantic view (not optimize an existing one).

⚠️ CRITICAL: Create TODOs

MANDATORY: Use system_todo_write to create TODOs for all workflow phases. All steps below are MANDATORY and cannot be skipped.

Purpose

Generate a complete, validated semantic view using FastGen API, which automatically:

• Extracts table metadata from Snowflake
• Infers primary keys and relationships
• Generates dimensions, measures, and metrics
• Creates VQRs from SQL queries

Falls back to manual approach if FastGen fails.

Workflow

Phase 1: Context Gathering

Step 1.1: Get Semantic View Name

Ask user for semantic view name (will be used as model name).

Format: Valid identifier (no spaces, lowercase with underscores recommended)

Example: cortex_analyst_usage_analytics

Step 1.2: Get Snowflake Context

Ask user for Snowflake configuration:

1. Target Database (required): Database for semantic view
2. Target Schema (required): Schema for semantic view

Note: Warehouse will be automatically retrieved from the active Snowflake connection settings. No need to ask the user for it.

Example:

• Database: ANALYTICS_DB
• Schema: SEMANTIC_MODELS

Step 1.3: Get SQL Context and Business Information

Ask user to provide context in ONE request. They can provide:

• SQL queries
• Table references
• Business context
• Any combination of the above

⚠️ CRITICAL: Never generate SQL queries on your own - always wait for user to provide them.

What to Accept:

SQL Queries:

• Supported: SQL strings, .sql files, .py files with SQL, VQR YAML files
• Extract: Table references, column names, complete SQL statements
• FastGen will use these to generate VQRs

SELECT account_id, DATE_TRUNC('day', logged_at) as ds,
  COUNT(DISTINCT user_id) as active_users
FROM analytics.logs.usage_logs
WHERE logged_at >= '2024-01-01' GROUP BY account_id, ds;

Table References:

• Accept fully qualified names: database.schema.table
• Query Snowflake to get all columns via DESCRIBE TABLE
• Set sql_source.queries to empty array in config

Business Context:

• Purpose of semantic view
• Key metrics to track
• Important filters or dimensions
• Time granularity (daily, hourly, etc.)

⚠️ MANDATORY STOPPING POINT: Wait for user to provide all context before proceeding.

Phases 2-3: FastGen Workflow

⚠️ LOAD FASTGEN WORKFLOW: For detailed FastGen steps, load fastgen_workflow.md.

Summary: FastGen automates semantic model generation by:

1. Building and validating a config JSON from extracted SQL tables/queries
2. Calling the FastGen API to generate complete semantic model YAML
3. Handling common errors (permissions, syntax, timeouts)

If FastGen fails: Fall back to manual workflow in fallback_creation.md.

Phase 4: Validation and Results

Step 4.1: Review FastGen Output

Check generated files:

• YAML: <semantic_view_name>_semantic_model.yaml (complete semantic model with tables, dimensions, measures, metrics, relationships, VQRs)
• Metadata JSON: <semantic_view_name>_metadata.json containing:
  • warnings - Any warnings from FastGen
  • errors - Any errors encountered
  • request_id - Unique identifier for debugging FastGen requests
  • suggestions - Relationship and primary key suggestions from FastGen (if any)

Inspect the semantic model using semantic_view_get.py:

cd /Users/joliang/sva_copilot/cortex/snowpilot/semantic_view_autopilot/snova/skills/scripts

# Get overview of all tables
uv run python semantic_view_get.py \
  --file ../../.claude/skills/semantic-view-optimization/creation/<semantic_view_name>_semantic_model.yaml \
  --component tables

# Get all relationships
uv run python semantic_view_get.py \
  --file ../../.claude/skills/semantic-view-optimization/creation/<semantic_view_name>_semantic_model.yaml \
  --component relationships

# Get all verified queries
uv run python semantic_view_get.py \
  --file ../../.claude/skills/semantic-view-optimization/creation/<semantic_view_name>_semantic_model.yaml \
  --component verified_queries

Reference: See reference/semantic_view_get.md for complete tool documentation.

Present warnings/errors to user and determine if fixes needed.

Step 4.2: Validate Semantic Model

Run: reflect_semantic_model(semantic_model_file="creation/<semantic_view_name>_semantic_model.yaml")

Expected: "Semantic model validated successfully"

If validation fails, options:

• Minor fixes: Use semantic_view_set.py for targeted edits
• Major issues: Regenerate with modified config
• Structural problems: Fall back to manual approach

Apply fixes and re-validate until successful.

Step 4.3: Present Final Results

Present summary: name, location, counts (tables, columns, relationships, metrics, VQRs), warnings/errors, and file paths (YAML, metadata JSON, config JSON).

⚠️ MANDATORY STOPPING POINT: Ask user what they want to do next:

User Options:

1. Enhance relationships and primary keys → Proceed to Phase 5
2. Skip to testing/deployment → Proceed to Phase 6

Phase 5: Optional Enhancement - Primary Keys and Relationships

⚠️ OPTIONAL: Only proceed if user selected option 1 from Step 4.3.

⚠️ LOAD ENHANCEMENT WORKFLOW: For detailed enhancement steps, load primary_keys_and_relationships.md.

Summary: This optional phase automatically:

1. Identifies potential relationships by analyzing column naming patterns
2. Verifies primary keys using infer_primary_keys.py (95% uniqueness threshold)
3. Generates relationships using relationship_creation.py
4. Adds verified primary keys and relationships to the semantic model
5. Validates the enhanced model

Phase 6: Next Steps

Present user with options for next steps:

Option 1: Test with AUDIT MODE (Recommended)

• Run AUDIT MODE to test VQRs and identify optimization opportunities
• Load ../semantic-view-optimization-audit/SKILL.md

Option 2: Debug SQL Generation

• Run DEBUG MODE to troubleshoot specific SQL generation issues
• Load ../semantic-view-optimization-debug/SKILL.md

Option 3: Deploy to Snowflake

• Upload semantic view to Snowflake
• Load ../semantic-view-upload/SKILL.md

Option 4: Manual Refinement

• Use semantic_view_set.py for targeted edits
• Use semantic_view_get.py to inspect specific elements

⚠️ MANDATORY STOPPING POINT: Wait for user to select next action.

Config JSON Reference

See fastgen_config_spec.md for complete FastGen configuration schema and examples.