Data Sources

Overview A Data Source is a connection to a database or any other data structure. Validatar allows a few connection types: What Should I Add as a Data Source? If you have data you want to know more about, test for the level of data quality, ...

Renaming of Database Engines Starting in Validatar 2022.3, Database Engines have been renamed to Data Source Templates. Overview Data Source Templates play a vital role in ensuring seamless interaction between Validatar and different data conne...

Overview To perform profile testing and ensure complete data testing coverage, Validatar has the ability to store a data source's metadata. We call this metadata ingestion. Here's a few steps to complete in order to ensure your metadata is inges...

The Data Source Configuration Page  To create a new data source, simply select the New Data Source button on the toolbar. This will open the Data Source Configuration page, which is divided into five sections, as indicated by the Data Sourc...

Overview A profile set is a collection of data profiles that are run together to provide specific information about a data source. Displayed Information Action Buttons Table Headers Access Click on a data source name on the D...

Overview The Permissions section of the Data Source Configuration page consists of a grid listing each user with access to the Data Source, along with the Data Source permissions that he or she has been granted. Types of Access When a...

Overview A data source is what you use to run Validatar tests and profiles against. A data source consists of: A primary database connection A metadata connection A data profiling connection Profile sets and executions Data Source perm...

Overview The Profile Set configuration screen is separated into three tabs: Profile Selection Object Selection Profile Set Configuration Profile Selection The profile selection tab is where you select the data profile you want to include in ...

Settings > Data Sources > Custom Metadata Overview Custom fields provide additional information about data sources. Custom fields are first created in Settings and are applied to every Validatar data source. You must navigate to Data Source settin...