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dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql

@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro snowflake__list_relations_without_caching(schema_relation, max_iter=10, max_results_per_iter=10000) %}
-  {# -- Use query_pre_hook for optional configurations prior to fetching relations. For sake of
-     -- consistent use, place ;s in the query_pre_hook definition, not this macro. #}
-
   {%- set max_total_results = max_results_per_iter * max_iter -%}
   {%- set sql -%}
     {% if schema_relation is string %}

tests/functional/adapter/list_relations_tests/test_show_objects.py

@@ -115,9 +115,13 @@ def models(self):
         return {"my_model.sql": _MODEL_ICEBERG}
 
     def test_quoting_ignore_flag_doesnt_break_iceberg_metadata(self, project):
-        """We inject the QUOTED_IDENTIFIERS_IGNORE_CASE into the underlying query that fetches
-        objects which will fail without proper normalization within the python function after
-        the list relations macro returns."""
+        """https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-snowflake/issues/1227
+
+        The list relations function involves a metadata sub-query. Regardless of
+        QUOTED_IDENTIFIERS_IGNORE_CASE, this function will fail without proper
+        normalization within the encapsulating python function after the macro invocation
+        returns. This test verifies that normalization is working.
+        """
         run_dbt(["run"])
 
         self.list_relations_without_caching(project)