You can monitor and clean up data quality execution history for:

  • Validation rules that are applied when you manually add or change records. Validation history is logged only if logging is enabled. 
  • Fuzzy duplicate checks.


Data quality officer Data quality officer The data quality officer (DQSDataQualityOfficer) can view and process data quality assessment results. Start Start Which history to  monitor and clean up? Which history to  monitor and clean up? Monitor validation history Monitor validation history In the Data quality studio parameters, you can enable logging of data quality policy validation rules execution. Validation rule execution results are Logged only when you manually add or change records. Each time a validation rule is executed, an entry is logged. Not logged if the data quality policy is run by a: Data quality assessment. Connectivity Studio data import. You can review and process the logged validation rule execution results. For each logged validation rule execution result, you can: Set the review status. Open the source record to make changes, if desired. The validation status of a logged validation rule execution result can be: Success: The validation rule is met. Failed: The validation rule is not met and results in an error or warning. Skipped: The validation rule is not executed because its conditions are not met. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Inquiries > Policy execution logs. 2. In the list, find and select the desired record. 3. Sub-task: Change review status to 'In progress'. 4. Click Change status to open the drop dialog. 5. In the Review status field, select '0'. 6. Click OK. 7. Click Yes. 8. Sub-task: Review and edit source record. 9. In the list, find and select the desired record. 10. Click Open source record. 11. Click Edit. 12. Close the page. 13. Sub-task: Change review status to 'Accept deviation' or 'Completed'. 14. In the list, find and select the desired record. 15. Click Change status to open the drop dialog. 16. In the Review status field, select 'Accept deviation' or 'Completed'. 17. In the Reason code field, enter or select the desired reason code. 18. In the Reason notes field, type a value. 19. Click OK. 20. Click Yes. 21. Close the page. Clean up validation history Clean up validation history In the Data quality studio parameters, you can enable logging of data quality policy validation rules execution. Validation rule execution results are logged only when you manually add or change records. Each time a validation rule is executed, an entry is logged. You can clean up the data quality policy execution log once or in recurring mode. For example, you want to keep validation history records for one month. Each week, you can do a cleanup, deleting history records older than one month. The steps of this topic explain how to clean up the validation history. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Periodic tasks > Clean-up logs. 2. In the Validation logs retention (Days) field, enter a number. 3. In the Select log type field, select 'Form'. Note: You can also select 'Both'. In this case, the quality assessment history will be cleaned up as well. 4. Sub-task: Set up batch processing. 5. Expand the Run in the background section and fill in the fields as desired. Note: The validation history cleanup always runs in batch. 6. Click Recurrence and fill in the fields as desired. 7. Click OK. 8. Click OK. Monitor fuzzy duplicate check history Monitor fuzzy duplicate check history If you have checked a record for fuzzy duplicates, you can view the fuzzy duplicate check history for that record. The history shows all fuzzy duplicate checks that are done for the record. If values are merged from duplicate records to the selected record, you can view the merged values. Procedure 1. To view the fuzzy duplicate check history, go to the applicable page. 2. Select the desired record. 3. Click History. Note: On the action pane, depending on the setup, the History button can be shown:On the 'Data quality' tab, in the 'Duplicate check' button group.As a button.On an existing action pane tab, in the 'Duplicate check' button group. 4. To view merged values, on the Duplicate check history page, click Show merge values. Clean up fuzzy duplicate check history Clean up fuzzy duplicate check history If you have checked a record for fuzzy duplicates, you can view the fuzzy duplicate check history for that record. The history shows all fuzzy duplicate checks that are done for the record. You can clean up the logged fuzzy duplicate check history manually or in recurring mode. For example, you want to keep fuzzy duplicate check history records for one month. Each week, you can do a cleanup, deleting history records older than one month. The steps of this topic explain how to clean up the fuzzy duplicate check history. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Periodic tasks > Clean-up duplicate check history. 2. In the Retention days field, enter a number. 3. Sub-task: Set up batch processing. 4. Expand the Run in the background section and fill in the fields as desired. Note: The fuzzy duplicate check history cleanup always runs in batch. 5. Click Recurrence and fill in the fields as desired. 6. Click OK. 7. Click OK. Monitor quality assessment history Monitor quality assessment history If you run quality assessment projects, you can monitor the quality assessment history.Quality assessment history is stored by:Quality assessment projectData quality policyDate/timeCompanyFor each unique combination of these entities, a separate record is added to the quality assessment history.You can filter the quality assessment history by:Type of rule: Validation rule or duplicate check rule.The moment the assessment is run: Today, Last 7 days, last 30 days, or All. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Inquiries > Quality assessment history. 2. Sub-task: Filter quality assessment history - Time period. 3. On the Action Pane, click History. 4. Click the desired time period: Today, Last 7 days, Last 30 days, or All. 5. Sub-task: Filter quality assessment history - Rule type. 6. In the Rule type toggle field, select Validation rule or Duplicate check rule. 7. Sub-task: View Quality assessment exceptions log. 8. In the list, find and select the desired record. 9. On the Action Pane, click History. 10. Click Show log. and review the logged information. 11. Close the page. 12. Close the page. End End Clean up quality assessment history Clean up quality assessment history If you run quality assessment projects, the quality assessment history is stored.You can clean up the quality assessment history once or in recurring mode.For example, you want to keep quality assessment history records for one month. Each week, you can do a cleanup, deleting history records older than one month.The steps of this topic explain how to clean up the quality assessment history. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Periodic tasks > Clean-up logs. 2. In the Validation logs retention(Days) field, enter a number. 3. In the Select log type field, select 'Quality assessment'. Note: You can also select 'Both'. In this case, the validation history will be cleaned up as well. 4. Sub-task: Set up batch processing. 5. Expand the Run in the background section and fill in the fields as desired. Note: The quality assessment history cleanup always runs in batch. 6. Click Recurrence and fill in the fields as desired. 7. Click OK. 8. Click OK. Validation  history Fuzzy duplicate  check history Quality  assessment  history

Activities

Name Responsible Description

Monitor validation history

Data quality officer

In the Data quality studio parameters, you can enable logging of data quality policy validation rules execution.

Validation rule execution results are

  • Logged only when you manually add or change records. Each time a validation rule is executed, an entry is logged.
  • Not logged if the data quality policy is run by a:
    • Data quality assessment.
    • Connectivity Studio data import.

You can review and process the logged validation rule execution results.

For each logged validation rule execution result, you can:

  • Set the review status.
  • Open the source record to make changes, if desired.

The validation status of a logged validation rule execution result can be:

  • Success: The validation rule is met.
  • Failed: The validation rule is not met and results in an error or warning.
  • Skipped: The validation rule is not executed because its conditions are not met.

Clean up validation history

Data quality officer

In the Data quality studio parameters, you can enable logging of data quality policy validation rules execution.

Validation rule execution results are logged only when you manually add or change records. Each time a validation rule is executed, an entry is logged.

You can clean up the data quality policy execution log once or in recurring mode.

For example, you want to keep validation history records for one month. Each week, you can do a cleanup, deleting history records older than one month.

The steps of this topic explain how to clean up the validation history.

Monitor fuzzy duplicate check history

Data quality officer

If you have checked a record for fuzzy duplicates, you can view the fuzzy duplicate check history for that record. The history shows all fuzzy duplicate checks that are done for the record.

If values are merged from duplicate records to the selected record, you can view the merged values.

Clean up fuzzy duplicate check history

Data quality officer

If you have checked a record for fuzzy duplicates, you can view the fuzzy duplicate check history for that record. The history shows all fuzzy duplicate checks that are done for the record.

You can clean up the logged fuzzy duplicate check history manually or in recurring mode.

For example, you want to keep fuzzy duplicate check history records for one month. Each week, you can do a cleanup, deleting history records older than one month.

The steps of this topic explain how to clean up the fuzzy duplicate check history.

Monitor quality assessment history

Data quality officer

If you run quality assessment projects, you can monitor the quality assessment history.

Quality assessment history is stored by:

  • Quality assessment project
  • Data quality policy
  • Date/time
  • Company

For each unique combination of these entities, a separate record is added to the quality assessment history.

You can filter the quality assessment history by:

  • Type of rule: Validation rule or duplicate check rule.
  • The moment the assessment is run: Today, Last 7 days, last 30 days, or All.

Clean up quality assessment history

Data quality officer

If you run quality assessment projects, the quality assessment history is stored.

You can clean up the quality assessment history once or in recurring mode.
For example, you want to keep quality assessment history records for one month. Each week, you can do a cleanup, deleting history records older than one month.
The steps of this topic explain how to clean up the quality assessment history.

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