BACKUP_OPERATION_HISTORY views: TIMESTAMP_LTZ always used for the start_time column (Preview)

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This behavior change is in the 2026_01 bundle.

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In the ACCOUNT_USAGE.BACKUP_OPERATION_HISTORY and ORGANIZATION_USAGE.BACKUP_OPERATION_HISTORY views, the start_time column behaves as follows:

Before the change:

The start_time column has the type TIMESTAMP_LTZ or another type returned by the TO_TIMESTAMP function, depending on the value of the TIMESTAMP_TYPE_MAPPING parameter.

After the change:

The start_time column will have the type TIMESTAMP_LTZ, regardless of the setting of the TIMESTAMP_TYPE_MAPPING parameter.

This change is being made to ensure consistent behavior across these views and to align with standard Snowflake practices for TIMESTAMP columns in system views.

The start_time column in the following deprecated views will also have this change:

Ref: 2200

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