dbt sync "target" parameter does not work as expected

[dweaver33]

When you run a sync command, you can specify a target parameter. In dbt, this would set the schema for the models as they are defined in the profiles.yml file.

However, with the preset-cli, this parameter merely sets the database label used in Preset. The actual connection is based on the manifest.json file, which could have been compiled with a different target.

Desired Behavior

The target parameter should set the schema in the Preset connection to match the one defined in the profiles.yml file in dbt. This could be accomplished by either reading the YML file or recompiling dbt with the given target.

[josescuderoh]

Facing this issue right now.
I can't use the manifests produced by the prod pipeline since they were compiled with a different target than the one I use for preset. This is a long-standing issue, any hope for a fix?