Create temporary views with 'or replace' #902
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resolves #350
Problem
A re-run of an incremental model tries to create the temporary view
<model_name>__dbt_tmp
within the same session and fails. This happens when the view is not dropped in the previous run.Solution
Just replace the view if it already exists. As the view is intended to be used within the run only, replacing the view on re-run won't affect anything and will solve the issue.
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