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title: "Set up data quality policies"
slug: "set-up-data-quality-policies"
tags: ["Flow topic"]
updated: 2026-03-20T08:25:10Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:44:53Z
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# Set up data quality policies

Use data quality policies to ensure that your data is of the desired quality.

A data quality policy has one or more versions. A data quality policy version contains all elements of a data quality policy, except for the data quality policy header. This picture shows the data quality policy structure: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/da662430-6a41-47b1-8c7e-7e4ac37a9756/Images/Documentation/DQS-PolicySetup-V3.png) These data quality policy elements are version-specific:

- **Validation rule**: Checks if the data is in line with the defined standards.
- **Duplicate check rule**: Checks if the data doesn't already exist in the table.
- **Enrichment rule**: Sets a value to complete or enrich data in the same table or in a related table.
- **Organization assignment**: Defines to which organizations the data quality policy applies.

Element-specific setup:

- For each rule, you can use conditions to define the data to which the rule applies.
- For each validation rule, you can define a validation message that is shown if the validation rule is not met.
- To define the organization association, you can use legal entities or an organization hierarchy.

## Flow diagam

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## Related

- [Set up data quality policy versions](/set-up-data-quality-policy-versions.md)
- [Manage data quality policy changes](/manage-data-quality-policy-changes.md)
- [Manage data quality policy changes - Advanced](/manage-data-quality-policy-changes-advanced.md)