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Manage data quality policy changes - Advanced
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Data quality policy change management offers several advanced options. For example, to solve issues related to data quality policy change sets.

Data quality administrator Data quality administrator The data quality administrator (DQSDataQualityAdministrator) can set up and maintain: Data quality policies Data quality studio parameters Data quality studio general setup Start Start Initialize data quality policy in environment Initialize data quality policy in environment The main purpose of Get latest on the Data quality policy version management page is to initialize a change-controlled data quality policy in the current environment. If the policy is not available in the environment, you can select it from the list to make it available.You can also use Get latest in the following cases:If the current environment does not have the most recent data quality policy change set, you can get the latest one. This replaces the existing change set with the latest one.If you have checked out a data quality policy and made changes, you can undo these changes by selecting Get latest. This also undoes the check-out of the policy. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Inquiries > Version management > Data quality policy version management. 2. In the list, find and select the desired data quality policy. 3. Click Get latest. 4. Click Yes. 5. Close the page. Restore data quality policy change set Restore data quality policy change set In an environment, you can restore a different data quality policy change set. This replaces the current change set with the selected one.You can restore a data quality policy change set for the following reasons:To temporarily use it, for example, for review or testing, or if the latest change set has issues. In this case, do not check out the data quality policy when restoring it.To use it as the basis for further design. In this case, check out the data quality policy when restoring it. When you check in the policy, the restored change set becomes the latest one. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Inquiries > Version management > Data quality policy version management. 2. In the list, find and select the desired data quality policy. 3. Click Restore change set. 4. On the dialog, in the list, find and select the change set to be restored. 5. Click OK. 6. If you restore the data quality policy change set: Do not check out the data quality policy if you want to use it temporarily. Check out the data quality policy if you want to use it as the basis for further design. In this procedure, the data quality policy is checked out. Click Yes. Note: If you accidentally checked out the data quality policy or you do not want to use it as the latest change set, do 'Get latest' to undo the check-out and turn back to the latest data quality policy change set. 7. Click Yes. 8. Close the page. Take over data quality policy checkout Take over data quality policy checkout If a data quality policy is checked out in another environment, you can take over the check-out in the current environment. Only do this if the policy cannot be checked in from the other environment.When you take over the data quality policy:It is blocked for changes in the other environment.Any changes made in the other environment are undone.It is checked out in the current environment.It receives a provisional change set number in the current environment that is two higher than the latest change set.For example: If the latest change set is 4, the policy gets provisional change set number 5 when checked out in another environment. If you take over the policy in the current environment, it gets provisional change set number 6. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Inquiries > Version management > Data quality policy version management. 2. In the list, find and select the desired data quality policy. 3. Click Steal check out. 4. Click Yes. 5. Close the page. Repair data quality policy check-in status on file storage Repair data quality policy check-in status on file storage In rare cases, the check-in/check-out status in the file storage can become corrupted. You can repair the status based on the data in the data quality policy version management table. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Inquiries > Version management > Data quality policy version management. 2. In the list, find and select the desired data quality policy. 3. Click Fix check files. 4. Close the page. Repair header info in data quality policy change set files Repair header info in data quality policy change set files In rare cases, the header information in the change set files on the file storage can become corrupted. You can repair the header information based on the data in the data quality policy version management table. Procedure 1. Go to Data quality studio > Inquiries > Version management > Data quality policy version management. 2. In the list, find and select the desired data quality policy. 3. Click Fix header information. 4. Close the page. End End

Activities

Name Responsible Description

Initialize data quality policy in environment

Data quality administrator

The main purpose of Get latest on the Data quality policy version management page is to initialize a change-controlled data quality policy in the current environment. If the policy is not available in the environment, you can select it from the list to make it available.

You can also use Get latest in the following cases:

  • If the current environment does not have the most recent data quality policy change set, you can get the latest one. This replaces the existing change set with the latest one.
  • If you have checked out a data quality policy and made changes, you can undo these changes by selecting Get latest. This also undoes the check-out of the policy.

Restore data quality policy change set

Data quality administrator

In an environment, you can restore a different data quality policy change set. This replaces the current change set with the selected one.

You can restore a data quality policy change set for the following reasons:

  • To temporarily use it, for example, for review or testing, or if the latest change set has issues. In this case, do not check out the data quality policy when restoring it.
  • To use it as the basis for further design. In this case, check out the data quality policy when restoring it. When you check in the policy, the restored change set becomes the latest one.

Take over data quality policy checkout

Data quality administrator

If a data quality policy is checked out in another environment, you can take over the check-out in the current environment. Only do this if the policy cannot be checked in from the other environment.

When you take over the data quality policy:

  • It is blocked for changes in the other environment.
  • Any changes made in the other environment are undone.
  • It is checked out in the current environment.
  • It receives a provisional change set number in the current environment that is two higher than the latest change set.
    For example: If the latest change set is 4, the policy gets provisional change set number 5 when checked out in another environment. If you take over the policy in the current environment, it gets provisional change set number 6.

Repair data quality policy check-in status on file storage

Data quality administrator

In rare cases, the check-in/check-out status in the file storage can become corrupted. You can repair the status based on the data in the data quality policy version management table.

Repair header info in data quality policy change set files

Data quality administrator

In rare cases, the header information in the change set files on the file storage can become corrupted. You can repair the header information based on the data in the data quality policy version management table.

Activities

Name Responsible Description

Initialize data quality policy in environment

Data quality administrator

The main purpose of Get latest on the Data quality policy version management page is to initialize a change-controlled data quality policy in the current environment. If the policy is not available in the environment, you can select it from the list to make it available.

You can also use Get latest in the following cases:

  • If the current environment does not have the most recent data quality policy change set, you can get the latest one. This replaces the existing change set with the latest one.
  • If you have checked out a data quality policy and made changes, you can undo these changes by selecting Get latest. This also undoes the check-out of the policy.

Restore data quality policy change set

Data quality administrator

In an environment, you can restore a different data quality policy change set. This replaces the current change set with the selected one.

You can restore a data quality policy change set for the following reasons:

  • To temporarily use it, for example, for review or testing, or if the latest change set has issues. In this case, do not check out the data quality policy when restoring it.
  • To use it as the basis for further design. In this case, check out the data quality policy when restoring it. When you check in the policy, the restored change set becomes the latest one.

Take over data quality policy checkout

Data quality administrator

If a data quality policy is checked out in another environment, you can take over the check-out in the current environment. Only do this if the policy cannot be checked in from the other environment.

When you take over the data quality policy:

  • It is blocked for changes in the other environment.
  • Any changes made in the other environment are undone.
  • It is checked out in the current environment.
  • It receives a provisional change set number in the current environment that is two higher than the latest change set.
    For example: If the latest change set is 4, the policy gets provisional change set number 5 when checked out in another environment. If you take over the policy in the current environment, it gets provisional change set number 6.

Repair data quality policy check-in status on file storage

Data quality administrator

In rare cases, the check-in/check-out status in the file storage can become corrupted. You can repair the status based on the data in the data quality policy version management table.

Repair header info in data quality policy change set files

Data quality administrator

In rare cases, the header information in the change set files on the file storage can become corrupted. You can repair the header information based on the data in the data quality policy version management table.
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