diff --git a/dbt/adapters/vertica/impl.py b/dbt/adapters/vertica/impl.py
index c8c6069..e6ed3a4 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/vertica/impl.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/vertica/impl.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #from dbt.adapters.vertica import VerticaRelation
 from dbt.adapters.vertica.column import VerticaColumn
 from typing import Optional, List, Union, Dict
+
+from dbt.adapters.capability import CapabilityDict, CapabilitySupport, Support, Capability
 from dbt.adapters.base import available
 from dbt.exceptions import (
 
@@ -60,6 +62,12 @@ class verticaAdapter(SQLAdapter):
         ConstraintType.foreign_key: ConstraintSupport.NOT_ENFORCED,
     }
 
+    _capabilities: CapabilityDict = CapabilityDict(
+        {
+            Capability.SchemaMetadataByRelations: CapabilitySupport(support=Support.Full),
+            Capability.TableLastModifiedMetadata: CapabilitySupport(support=Support.Full),
+        }
+    )
 
     @classmethod
     def date_function(cls):
diff --git a/dbt/include/vertica/dbt_project.yml b/dbt/include/vertica/dbt_project.yml
index dae6df4..4dbfb86 100644
--- a/dbt/include/vertica/dbt_project.yml
+++ b/dbt/include/vertica/dbt_project.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ version: 2.0.0
 macro-paths: ["macros"]
 
 
-profile: vpn_samp
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+profile: vpn_samp
diff --git a/dbt/include/vertica/macros/materializations/clone.sql b/dbt/include/vertica/macros/materializations/clone.sql
index 3a37bf9..8735b53 100644
--- a/dbt/include/vertica/macros/materializations/clone.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/vertica/macros/materializations/clone.sql
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 
+
+
 {% macro vertica__can_clone_table() %}
     {{ return(True) }}
 {% endmacro %}
-
-
+ 
+ 
 {% macro vertica__create_or_replace_clone(this_relation, defer_relation) %}
-    SELECT COPY_TABLE ( {{ "'"+defer_relation|replace('"','')+"'"}}, {{ "'"+this_relation|replace('"','')+"'"}} );
+ 
+SELECT COPY_TABLE ( {{ "'"+defer_relation|replace('"','')+"'"}}, {{ "'"+this_relation|replace('"','')+"'"}} );
+ 
+     
 {% endmacro %}
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