New columns in views and SHOW command output are no longer treated as behavior changes (Pending)¶

Beginning with the 2026_04 behavior change bundle (tentatively scheduled for May 2026), new columns in Snowflake views (such as views in the SNOWFLAKE.ACCOUNT_USAGE, SNOWFLAKE.ORGANIZATION_USAGE, and INFORMATION_SCHEMA schemas) and in the output of SHOW commands are longer treated as behavior changes.

When a new column is added to a Snowflake view or to the output of a SHOW command, the change will no longer be included in a behavior change bundle, and the change will no longer be announced with the other behavior changes. These types of changes will be introduced in server releases and feature updates.

If the introduction of a new column causes an unexpected problem:

• In the short term, you can temporarily exclude that column from queries of the view and from the output of SHOW commands.

• As a long term solution, update your scripts to select specific columns from the query or SHOW command output.

  To select specific columns from the output of SHOW commands, you can use the pipe operator. See the example in Select a list of columns for the output of a SHOW command.