Which statement is true about mapping Kafka topics to Snowflake tables?

• A. The connector can create the Snowflake table automatically if a topic is not yet mapped
• B. The topics cannot be created if there are no corresponding tables
• C. The connector never creates tables; you must create them manually
• D. Each topic must map to an existing table with the same name

Answer: (A)

Mapping topics to Snowflake tables is done through a topic-to-table mapping, and the Snowflake Kafka Connector can automatically create the target table if it doesn’t exist yet. This auto-create capability means you don’t have to manually pre-create every table; once a topic is mapped, the connector will generate the corresponding Snowflake table on first write (assuming the connected user has the necessary CREATE TABLE permissions). The table name can be the same as the topic or a custom name defined in the mapping, giving you flexibility in how you organize your schemas. If you don’t enable auto-create, you would indeed need to provision the tables yourself beforehand.