Snowflake SnowPro Certification Practice Test

Transient tables in Snowflake can indeed be cloned. This functionality allows users to create a new table that contains an exact copy of the data and structure of the transient table, while also inheriting the transient characteristics, such as not retaining data after a failover or not generating fail-safe.

Cloning in Snowflake is efficient as it does not require additional storage for the cloned data until changes are made to either the original or the cloned table. This means both the cloned table and the original table share the same underlying data upon cloning. If any alterations are made to either table afterwards, Snowflake uses its zero-copy cloning feature to maintain data consistency.

This flexibility is particularly useful for development, testing, or data analysis purposes where there is a need to work with a snapshot of data without impacting the source.

The option stating that transient tables cannot be cloned is incorrect, as cloning is a core feature of Snowflake that applies to all table types, including transient. The idea that cloning is conditional or limited to empty tables also does not hold, as cloning can occur regardless of the contents of the transient table.