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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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completeness check

/kəmˈpliːtnəs tʃɛk/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A test confirming the rows that arrived are all there, while remaining serenely unaware of the rows that did not.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A test verifying that all expected records and required fields are present for a given load or period.

Filed
See also
  • reconciliationThe monthly ritual of explaining why two numbers differ, after which both are kept.
  • referential integrityThe guarantee that every reference points somewhere real, enforced everywhere except the warehouse where it was switched off for performance.