# How to identify models not tagged and/or not documented in yaml

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-identify-models-not-tagged-and-or-not-documented-in-yaml/7298>\
**Category:** In-Depth Discussions\
**Tags:** snowflake, dbt-cloud\
**Created:** [March 14, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-identify-models-not-tagged-and-or-not-documented-in-yaml/7298 "2023-03-14T21:53:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![jpparis02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@jpparis02](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/jpparis02)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-identify-models-not-tagged-and-or-not-documented-in-yaml/7298/1 "2023-03-14T21:53:35Z")

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I am wondering if there is a more efficient way (besides manually scrolling through all folders and yamls) to identify models that may be slipping through the cracks during scheduled runs because they are not tagged properly as well as models that are not currently documented in yaml files.

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**Author:** ![joellabes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/joellabes/32/3980_2.png) [@joellabes](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/joellabes)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/how-to-identify-models-not-tagged-and-or-not-documented-in-yaml/7298/2 "2023-03-17T02:50:05Z")

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Check out [dbt-checkpoint](https://github.com/dbt-checkpoint/dbt-checkpoint), which is a dbt package with tests for models without documentation or tags, amongst other things!