#10448 docs: explain why incremental runs resend rows
Pull request opened by
lavkushry
Summary
• Explain that incremental replication is at-least-once and often re-emits the bookmark watermark; destinations should upsert/dedupe.
Fixes
#3426
Test plan
• Preview the new subsection under Incremental replication state
Summary by Sourcery
Explain the expected at-least-once behavior of incremental replication and how to reload historical data when needed.
Documentation:
• Document why incremental replication may resend rows at the bookmark watermark and advise destinations to upsert or deduplicate them.
• Clarify how to perform full historical reloads, including the interaction between --full-refresh, start_date, and custom extractor state files.
meltano/meltano