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Data Quality
Duplicates found by the weekly scan, the rules good master data keeps, what breaks them, and merges a data steward approves.
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RecordsDuplicate CandidatesCustomers, suppliers, items and employees that look like the same thing entered twice, found by the weekly scan from name similarity and shared identifiers. Decide each: not a duplicate, or propose a merge.OpenRecordsQuality RulesWhat good master data looks like, one rule per field: required, a format, a range, or a reference to another master or a configuration list. Checked every night; each break is a finding.OpenRecordsQuality FindingsEach record that breaks a quality rule. A finding closes itself when the record is fixed and the rule is checked again; waive one that is right as it is.OpenViewMerge RequestsTwo records that are one, waiting for a data steward. Approving re-points every reference to the record that stays, in one step, and keeps the other (inactive) so the merge can be undone.Open
Columns, fields and actions
| Screen | Kind | What it is | Columns | Fields | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplicate Candidates | List | Customers, suppliers, items and employees that look like the same thing entered twice, found by the weekly scan from name similarity and shared identifiers. Decide each: not a duplicate, or propose a merge. | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Quality Rules | List | What good master data looks like, one rule per field: required, a format, a range, or a reference to another master or a configuration list. Checked every night; each break is a finding. | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Quality Findings | List | Each record that breaks a quality rule. A finding closes itself when the record is fixed and the rule is checked again; waive one that is right as it is. | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Merge Requests | Read-only list | Two records that are one, waiting for a data steward. Approving re-points every reference to the record that stays, in one step, and keeps the other (inactive) so the merge can be undone. | 7 | 0 | 4 |