How did dbt choose which schema to build my models in?

By default, dbt builds models in your target schema. To change your target schema:

• If you're developing in dbt Cloud, these are set for each user when you first use a development environment.
• If you're developing with dbt Core, this is the schema: parameter in your profiles.yml file.

If you wish to split your models across multiple schemas, check out the docs on using custom schemas.

Note: on BigQuery, dataset is used interchangeably with schema.