# Data Lineage when query/model in macro

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/data-lineage-when-query-model-in-macro/540>\
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**Created:** [August 26, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/data-lineage-when-query-model-in-macro/540 "2019-08-26T19:30:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/data-lineage-when-query-model-in-macro/540/1 "2019-08-26T19:30:12Z")

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Hi, I have a query/model that is inside a macro so that I can pass it parameters, which I then use in a ‘group by’ and in a calculation. It all works properly and is very DRY. However, this breaks the data lineage functionality - I can’t see anything before the macro.

Is there any way to fix data lineage in this situation and/or parameterize a query/model differently so that data lineage will work?

Thanks!