diff --git a/dbt_automation/assets/__init__.py b/dbt_automation/assets/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/arithmetic.py b/dbt_automation/operations/arithmetic.py
index a2cd90c..6b0210a 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/arithmetic.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/arithmetic.py
@@ -72,5 +72,7 @@ def arithmetic(config: dict, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir: str):
     dbt_code += " FROM " + "{{ref('" + input_model + "')}}" + "\n"
 
     logger.info(f"writing dbt model {dbt_code}")
-    dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_name, dbt_code)
+    model_sql_path = dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_name, dbt_code)
     logger.info(f"dbt model {output_name} successfully created")
+
+    return model_sql_path
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/castdatatypes.py b/dbt_automation/operations/castdatatypes.py
index 3a285d2..c740b5a 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/castdatatypes.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/castdatatypes.py
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ def cast_datatypes(config: dict, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir: str
     union_code += " FROM " + "{{ref('" + input_name + "')}}" + "\n"
 
     logger.info(f"writing dbt model {union_code}")
-    dbtproject.write_model(
+    model_sql_path = dbtproject.write_model(
         dest_schema,
         output_name,
         union_code,
     )
     logger.info(f"dbt model {output_name} successfully created")
+
+    return model_sql_path
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/coalescecolumns.py b/dbt_automation/operations/coalescecolumns.py
index cc365b7..aaf727d 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/coalescecolumns.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/coalescecolumns.py
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ def coalesce_columns(config: dict, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir: s
     union_code += " FROM " + "{{ref('" + input_name + "')}}" + "\n"
 
     logger.info(f"writing dbt model {union_code}")
-    dbtproject.write_model(
+    model_sql_path = dbtproject.write_model(
         dest_schema,
         output_name,
         union_code,
     )
     logger.info(f"dbt model {output_name} successfully created")
+
+    return model_sql_path
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/concatcolumns.py b/dbt_automation/operations/concatcolumns.py
index 0fca2de..223f592 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/concatcolumns.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/concatcolumns.py
@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@ def concat_columns(config: dict, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir: str
     dbt_code = "{{ config(materialized='table', schema='" + dest_schema + "') }}\n"
     concat_fields = ",".join(
         [
-            quote_columnname(col["name"], warehouse.name)
-            if col["is_col"] in ["yes", True, "y"]
-            else f"'{col['name']}'"
+            (
+                quote_columnname(col["name"], warehouse.name)
+                if col["is_col"] in ["yes", True, "y"]
+                else f"'{col['name']}'"
+            )
             for col in columns
         ]
     )
     dbt_code += f"SELECT *, CONCAT({concat_fields}) AS {output_column_name}"
     dbt_code += " FROM " + "{{ref('" + input_name + "')}}" + "\n"
 
-    dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_name, dbt_code)
+    model_sql_path = dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_name, dbt_code)
+    return model_sql_path
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/droprenamecolumns.py b/dbt_automation/operations/droprenamecolumns.py
index 5a02563..4876cf1 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/droprenamecolumns.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/droprenamecolumns.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """drop and rename columns"""
+
 from logging import basicConfig, getLogger, INFO
 
 from dbt_automation.utils.dbtproject import dbtProject
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ def drop_columns(config: dict, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir: str):
 
     dbtproject = dbtProject(project_dir)
     dbtproject.ensure_models_dir(dest_schema)
-    dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_model_name, model_code)
+    model_sql_path = dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_model_name, model_code)
+    return model_sql_path
 
 
 def rename_columns(config: dict, warehouse, project_dir: str):
@@ -48,4 +50,5 @@ def rename_columns(config: dict, warehouse, project_dir: str):
     model_code = model_code[:-2]  # Remove trailing comma and space
     model_code += f'\nFROM \n  {{{{ ref("{input_name}") }}}}'
 
-    dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_model_name, model_code)
+    model_sql_path = dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_model_name, model_code)
+    return model_sql_path
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/flattenairbyte.py b/dbt_automation/operations/flattenairbyte.py
index 668029a..efc82fc 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/flattenairbyte.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/flattenairbyte.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """generates models to flatten airbyte raw data"""
+
 import sys
 from logging import basicConfig, getLogger, INFO
 
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ def flatten_operation(config: dict, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir:
         logger.info(f"completed flattening {tablename}")
 
     # finally write the yml with the models configuration
-    dbtproject.write_model_config(DEST_SCHEMA, models, logger=logger)
+    models_yml_path = dbtproject.write_model_config(DEST_SCHEMA, models, logger=logger)
+    return models_yml_path
 
 
 # ================================================================================
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/flattenjson.py b/dbt_automation/operations/flattenjson.py
index 04b69a1..011094a 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/flattenjson.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/flattenjson.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """pull fields out of a json field into their own columns"""
+
 from logging import basicConfig, getLogger, INFO
 
 from dbt_automation.utils.dbtproject import dbtProject
@@ -54,4 +55,5 @@ def flattenjson(config: dict, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir: str):
 
     dbtproject = dbtProject(project_dir)
     dbtproject.ensure_models_dir(dest_schema)
-    dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_name, model_code)
+    model_sql_path = dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_name, model_code)
+    return model_sql_path
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/mergetables.py b/dbt_automation/operations/mergetables.py
index dea7d11..91b6459 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/mergetables.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/mergetables.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """takes a list of tables and a common column spec and creates a dbt model to merge them"""
+
 import os
 
 import argparse
@@ -50,13 +51,15 @@ def union_tables(config, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir):
     union_code += ")}}"
 
     logger.info(f"writing dbt model {union_code}")
-    dbtproject.write_model(
+    model_sql_path = dbtproject.write_model(
         dest_schema,
         output_model_name,
         union_code,
     )
     logger.info(f"dbt model {output_model_name} successfully created")
 
+    return model_sql_path
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # pylint:disable=invalid-name
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/regexextraction.py b/dbt_automation/operations/regexextraction.py
index e848b59..685cb36 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/regexextraction.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/regexextraction.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """extract from a regex"""
+
 from dbt_automation.utils.columnutils import quote_columnname
 from dbt_automation.utils.dbtproject import dbtProject
 from dbt_automation.utils.interfaces.warehouse_interface import WarehouseInterface
@@ -36,4 +37,5 @@ def regex_extraction(config: dict, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir: s
 
     model_code += f'\nFROM \n  {{{{ ref("{input_name}") }}}}'
 
-    dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_model_name, model_code)
+    model_sql_path = dbtproject.write_model(dest_schema, output_model_name, model_code)
+    return model_sql_path
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/scaffold.py b/dbt_automation/operations/scaffold.py
index 96dfe0c..3d8dcdc 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/scaffold.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/scaffold.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """setup the dbt project"""
+
 import os, shutil, yaml
 from pathlib import Path
 from string import Template
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from dbt_automation.utils.warehouseclient import get_client
 from dbt_automation.utils.interfaces.warehouse_interface import WarehouseInterface
+from dbt_automation import assets
 
 
 basicConfig(level=INFO)
@@ -45,7 +47,10 @@ def scaffold(config: dict, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir: str):
     flatten_json_target = Path(project_dir) / "macros" / "flatten_json.sql"
     custom_schema_target = Path(project_dir) / "macros" / "generate_schema_name.sql"
     logger.info("created %s", flatten_json_target)
-    shutil.copy("dbt_automation/assets/generate_schema_name.sql", custom_schema_target)
+    source_schema_name_macro_path = os.path.abspath(
+        os.path.join(os.path.abspath(assets.__file__), "..", "generate_schema_name.sql")
+    )
+    shutil.copy(source_schema_name_macro_path, custom_schema_target)
     logger.info("created %s", custom_schema_target)
 
     dbtproject_filename = Path(project_dir) / "dbt_project.yml"
diff --git a/dbt_automation/operations/syncsources.py b/dbt_automation/operations/syncsources.py
index c38a605..53d9b05 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/operations/syncsources.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/operations/syncsources.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """reads tables from db to create a dbt sources.yml"""
+
 import os
 import argparse
 from logging import basicConfig, getLogger, INFO
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ def sync_sources(config, warehouse: WarehouseInterface, project_dir):
         yaml.safe_dump(merged_definitions, outfile, sort_keys=False)
         logger.info("wrote source definitions to %s", sources_file)
 
+    return sources_file
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     load_dotenv("dbconnection.env")
diff --git a/dbt_automation/utils/dbtproject.py b/dbt_automation/utils/dbtproject.py
index 180fc78..1bb622e 100644
--- a/dbt_automation/utils/dbtproject.py
+++ b/dbt_automation/utils/dbtproject.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def write_model(
             outfile.write(model_sql)
             outfile.close()
 
+        return model_filename
+
     def write_model_config(self, schema: str, models: list, **kwargs) -> None:
         """writes a .yml with a models: key"""
         self.ensure_models_dir(schema, kwargs.get("subdir", ""))
@@ -61,3 +63,5 @@ def write_model_config(self, schema: str, models: list, **kwargs) -> None:
                 models_file,
                 sort_keys=False,
             )
+
+        return models_filename