diff --git a/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml b/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml
index 546eeebb..a628c754 100644
--- a/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/integration_tests/dbt_project.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ flags:
   require_nested_cumulative_type_params: True
   require_yaml_configuration_for_mf_time_spines: True
   require_generic_test_arguments_property: True
+  require_ref_prefers_node_package_to_root: True
 
 models:
   dbt_project_evaluator_integration_tests:
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ tests:
     +enabled: false
   dbt_project_evaluator_integration_tests:
     dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests:
-      unique_int_all_dag_relationships_path:
+      unique_int_all_dag_relationships_dpe_path:
         # Grouping by expressions of type ARRAY is not allowed for BigQuery
         +enabled: "{{ false if target.type in ['bigquery'] else true }}"
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ vars:
   deactivate_for_fusion: false
   # ensure integration tests run successfully when there are 0 of a given model type (extra)
   exclude_packages: ['exclude_package']
-  exclude_paths_from_project: ["/to_exclude/","source_3.table_6"]
+  exclude_paths_from_project: ["/to_exclude/","source_3.table_6","/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/"]
   model_types: ['base','staging', 'intermediate', 'marts', 'other', 'extra', 'new_model_type']
   # dummy variable used for testing fct_hard_coded_references
   my_table_reference: 'grace_table'
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/core.yml b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/core.yml
index 2d5ea4c7..1f0a319c 100644
--- a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/core.yml
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/core.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 version: 2
 
 models:
-  - name: int_all_dag_relationships
+  - name: int_all_dag_relationships_dpe
     description: "This table shows one record for every resource and each of its downstream children (including itself). It includes models, snapshots, exposures, metrics and seeds"
     columns:
       - name: path
         description: unique identifier representing a distinct path from each resource to another resource
         data_tests:
           - unique
-          - not_null 
+          - not_null
 
-  - name: int_all_graph_resources
+  - name: int_all_graph_resources_dpe
     description: "This table shows one record for each enabled resource in the graph and information about that resource."
     columns:
       - name: resource_id
@@ -22,15 +22,16 @@ models:
         data_tests:
           - not_null:
               config:
-                where: resource_type = 'model'
+                where: "resource_type = 'model' and materialized = 'incremental'"
       - name: model_type
-        data_tests: 
+        data_tests:
           - dbt_utils.expression_is_true:
-              expression: "= 'base'"
+              arguments:
+                expression: "= 'base'"
               config:
                 where: "resource_name = 'base_model_10'"
 
-  - name: int_direct_relationships
+  - name: int_direct_relationships_dpe
     description: "This table shows one record for each direct parent/child pair in the graph."
     columns:
       - name: unique_id
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/graph.yml b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/graph.yml
index 8618b505..874d8862 100644
--- a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/graph.yml
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/graph.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: 2
 
 models:
-  - name: stg_exposure_relationships
+  - name: stg_exposure_relationships_dpe
     description: "Staging model from the graph variable, one record per exposure resource relationship (comes from the depends_on field in the graph)."
     columns:
       - name: unique_id
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ models:
           - unique
           - not_null
 
-  - name: stg_exposures
+  - name: stg_exposures_dpe
     description: "Staging model from the graph variable, one record per exposure resource."
     columns:
       - name: unique_id
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ models:
           - unique
           - not_null
 
-  - name: stg_metric_relationships
+  - name: stg_metric_relationships_dpe
     description: "Staging model from the graph variable, one record per metric resource relationship (comes from the depends_on field in the graph)."
     columns:
       - name: unique_id
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ models:
           - unique
           - not_null
 
-  - name: stg_metrics
+  - name: stg_metrics_dpe
     description: "Staging model from the graph variable, one record per metric resource."
     columns:
       - name: unique_id
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ models:
           - unique
           - not_null
 
-  - name: stg_node_relationships
+  - name: stg_node_relationships_dpe
     description: "Staging model from the graph variable, one record per direct node relationship (comes from the depends_on field in the graph)."
     columns:
       - name: unique_id
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ models:
           - unique
           - not_null
 
-  - name: stg_nodes
+  - name: stg_nodes_dpe
     description: "Staging model from the graph variable, one record per node (analysis, model, operation, seed, snapshot, test)."
     columns:
       - name: unique_id
@@ -49,15 +49,16 @@ models:
           - unique
           - not_null
 
-  - name: stg_columns
+  - name: stg_columns_dpe
     description: "Staging model from the graph variable, one record per column resource."
     data_tests:
       - dbt_utils.unique_combination_of_columns:
-          combination_of_columns:
-            - node_unique_id
-            - name
+          arguments:
+            combination_of_columns:
+              - node_unique_id
+              - name
 
-  - name: stg_sources
+  - name: stg_sources_dpe
     description: "Staging model from the graph variable, one record per source resource."
     columns:
       - name: unique_id
@@ -65,19 +66,20 @@ models:
           - unique
           - not_null
 
-  - name: stg_naming_convention_folders
+  - name: stg_naming_convention_folders_dpe
     description: "This table parses the folder name variables into a model to help define structure tests"
     columns:
       - name: folder_name
         data_tests:
           - unique
           - not_null
-      - name: model_type 
+      - name: model_type
         data_tests:
           - accepted_values:
-              values: "{{ var('model_types') }}"
+              arguments:
+                values: "{{ var('model_types') }}"
 
-  - name: stg_naming_convention_prefixes
+  - name: stg_naming_convention_prefixes_dpe
     description: "This table shows one record for each accepted model prefix for each model type (staging, intermediate, marts) from the provided variables"
     columns:
       - name: unique_id
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@ models:
         data_tests:
           - unique
           - not_null
-      - name: model_type 
+      - name: model_type
         data_tests:
           - accepted_values:
-              values: "{{ var('model_types') }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+              arguments:
+                values: "{{ var('model_types') }}"
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_all_dag_relationships_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_all_dag_relationships_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01c2faab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_all_dag_relationships_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'int_all_dag_relationships') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_all_graph_resources_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_all_graph_resources_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62471fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_all_graph_resources_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'int_all_graph_resources') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_direct_relationships_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_direct_relationships_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05b72b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_direct_relationships_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'int_direct_relationships') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_model_test_summary_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_model_test_summary_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d252d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/int_model_test_summary_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'int_model_test_summary') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_columns_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_columns_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cb4fcea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_columns_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_columns') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_exposure_relationships_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_exposure_relationships_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ea4e2ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_exposure_relationships_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_exposure_relationships') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_exposures_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_exposures_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e74955a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_exposures_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_exposures') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_metric_relationships_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_metric_relationships_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a7a7805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_metric_relationships_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_metric_relationships') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_metrics_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_metrics_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d894d0b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_metrics_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_metrics') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_naming_convention_folders_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_naming_convention_folders_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e112348c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_naming_convention_folders_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_naming_convention_folders') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_naming_convention_prefixes_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_naming_convention_prefixes_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e708a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_naming_convention_prefixes_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_naming_convention_prefixes') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_node_relationships_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_node_relationships_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ba584f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_node_relationships_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_node_relationships') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_nodes_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_nodes_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..703fca73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_nodes_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_nodes') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_sources_dpe.sql b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_sources_dpe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60940d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/stg_sources_dpe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+select * from {{ ref('dbt_project_evaluator', 'stg_sources') }}
diff --git a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/tests.yml b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/tests.yml
index 0612d879..fe634d3e 100644
--- a/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/tests.yml
+++ b/integration_tests/models/dbt_project_evaluator_schema_tests/tests.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 version: 2
 
 models:
-  - name: int_model_test_summary 
+  - name: int_model_test_summary_dpe
     description: this model creates some initial metrics required for the downstream models related to testing
     columns:
       - name: resource_name
         data_tests:
-          - unique 
-          - not_null 
\ No newline at end of file
+          - unique
+          - not_null