Preview Features¶
Preview features have been implemented and tested in Snowflake; however, full usability and corner-case handling may not be complete yet. We do not warranty the use of these features against defects that may produce unexpected or undesired results. Additionally, we may change the behavior of features while they are in preview. If we change the behavior of a preview feature, we do our best to notify users before making the change, but we do not guarantee to always pre-announce changes.
Attention
Preview features are provided primarily for evaluation and testing purposes. They should not be used in production systems or with production data.
For more details about the usage of preview features, see the Snowflake Preview Terms of Service.
Preview Availability¶
Availability is determined on a per-feature basis:
- Open:
Most preview features are Open, meaning they are enabled by default for all accounts and, therefore, openly available for use.
- On Request:
Some preview features are provided On Request, particularly in the early stages of the preview period. To request access to these features for your account, you must contact Snowflake.
Features Currently in Preview¶
The following features are currently available for preview, listed roughly in the order in which they were introduced:
Feature |
Availability |
Introduced |
Additional Reading |
Notes |
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Using block storage volumes with a Snowpark Container Services service |
Open |
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New H3 functions for GEOGRAPHY objects |
Open |
April 2024 |
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Snowpark Container Services: Compute Pool Metrics |
Open |
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Snowflake Copilot |
Open |
Available only in select Snowflake regions. |
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Accessing Git repositories from Snowflake |
Open |
April 2024 |
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View more rows of query results in Snowsight worksheet |
Open |
March 2024 |
Not available to accounts in U.S. government regions, accounts using Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS), and accounts that use Private Connectivity to access Snowflake. |
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Data Quality Monitoring and data metric functions (DMFs) |
Open |
March 2024 |
Requires Enterprise Edition (or higher) |
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Limit functionality of Snowflake Native App |
Open |
March 2024 |
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Snowflake CLI 2.x |
Open |
March 2024 |
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Snowflake Cortex Classification ML Function |
Open |
March 2024 |
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Snowflake Cortex Large Language Model Functions |
Open |
March 2024 |
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Custom classification |
Open |
March 2024 |
Available in Enterprise Edition (or higher) |
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ASOF JOIN |
Open |
February 2024 |
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Visual Studio Code extension for Snowpark Python |
Open |
February 2024 |
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Universal Search |
Open |
February 2024 |
Search Snowflake objects and resources with Universal Search |
Available only in select Snowflake regions. |
Hybrid tables |
Open |
February 2024 |
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Aggregation policies |
Open |
February 2024 |
Available in Enterprise Edition or higher. |
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Projection policies |
Open |
February 2024 |
Available in Enterprise Edition or higher. |
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Aggregate functions for GEOGRAPHY objects |
Open |
February 2024 |
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COPY FILES |
Open |
February 2024 |
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Asynchronous data classification and auto-tagging for a single classification event |
Open |
February 2024 |
Requires Enterprise Edition (or higher) |
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Authentication policies |
Open |
January 2024 |
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Support for Java 17 in Java handler code |
Open |
January 2024 |
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Snowflake Connector for Google Analytics Raw Data |
Open |
January 2024 |
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Snowflake Connector for Google Analytics Aggregate Data |
Open |
January 2024 |
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Snowpark ML Model Registry |
Open |
January 2024 |
Available in Snowpark ML library version 1.2.0 and later. |
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Snowpark Container Services |
Open |
December 2023 |
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Snowflake Python API |
Open |
December 2023 |
Snowflake Python API: Managing Snowflake objects with Python |
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Python Snowpark Local Testing Framework |
Open |
December 2023 |
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Structured types |
Open |
November 2023 |
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Iceberg tables |
Open |
November 2023 |
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Support for the Arrow format in the Snowflake .NET driver |
Open |
November 2023 |
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Set up and Monitor Client Redirect Using Snowsight |
Open |
November 2023 |
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Set up and Monitor Replication Using Snowsight |
Open |
November 2023 |
Replicating databases and account objects across multiple accounts |
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Snowflake Native SDK for Connectors |
Open |
October 2023 |
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Debugging task graphs in Snowsight |
Open |
October 2023 |
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Limited trial listings for the Snowflake Marketplace |
Open |
October 2023 |
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Streamlit in Snowflake |
Open |
September 2023 |
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Sharing policy-protected data |
Open |
September 2023 |
Masking policies and row access policies require your account to be Enterprise Edition (or higher). |
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Shared tag references |
Open |
September 2023 |
Requires Enterprise Edition (or higher) |
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Python Package Version Range Support |
Open |
August 2023 |
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Snowpark ML FileSystem and FileSet |
Open |
N/A |
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Snowflake Cortex Contribution Explorer |
Open |
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Snowpark ML |
Open |
Some features remain in private preview. |
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References to Tables, Views, Functions, and Queries |
Open |
Passing References for Tables, Views, Functions, and Queries to Stored Procedures |
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Snowflake Native App Framework |
Open |
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Custom Event Billing |
Open |
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Dynamic Tables |
Open |
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Tracking DDL commands, tags, and policies in the ACCESS_HISTORY view |
Open |
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ACCOUNTS view (Organization Usage) |
Open |
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Create and call stored procedures in Snowpark Java and Scala |
Open |
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Scala User-Defined Functions (UDFs) |
Open |
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Java Tabular Stored Procedures |
Open |
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Scala Tabular Stored Procedures |
Open |
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Provider Studio Analytics Overview Page |
Open |
December 2022 |
Must be a Snowflake data provider. |
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External table support for Delta Lake |
Open |
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Support for XML |
Open |
N/A |