Dbt - The selection criterion [model name] does not match any node

When running command dbt run -s [model_name] I get the error: The selection criterion [model name] does not match any node.

Any suggestions why this problem occurs?

• The model name was copied 1-on-1 and is exactly the same as in the dbt directory
• The command works for other models

1 Answer

This was solved (in my case) by adding .sql to the filename. Dbt only finds model names with .sql. For instance: ODL_base__model is not found, whereas ODL_base__model.sql is found