In Snowflake, what event occurs for data submitted via insertFiles when its contents are committed to a table and become query-accessible?

• A. Data from a file submitted via insertFiles has been committed to the table and is available to queries
• B. A new file is staged
• C. A file is deleted
• D. A data load job is created

Answer: (A)

The moment data becomes query-accessible is when the load transaction is committed to the target table. Submitting data with insertFiles stages or prepares the load, but it’s the commit that finalizes the operation and makes those rows visible to queries. This reflects Snowflake’s transactional behavior: until a commit, the data lives in the staging/load process and isn’t accessible; once committed, it’s part of the table and immediately visible to all queries. If the commit doesn’t occur or fails, the data isn’t visible. The other steps—staging a file, deleting a file, or creating a load job—occur earlier or separately from the commit that makes data usable.