Data values of two sets of attributes between datasets (across datasets)DAMA: 22

Consistency (Across Datasets)

The degree to which data values of two sets of attributes between datasets comply with a rule.

Created: 10/30/2025
Business Impact
Positive Impacts
  • •Single version of truth for key entities and metrics across the enterprise.
  • •Improved accuracy of enterprise-wide reporting and analytics.
  • •Reduced data integration complexity and cost.
  • •Enhanced ability to make holistic business decisions.
Negative Impacts (if poor quality)
  • •Conflicting reports and analyses from different departments or systems.
  • •Difficulty in achieving a unified view of customers, products, or operations.
  • •Increased manual effort for data reconciliation between systems.
  • •Suboptimal decisions based on fragmented or contradictory information.
Technical Description

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Examples
Good quality vs poor quality indicators
Good Quality Examples

Logistics: Customer ID in the Orders dataset successfully matches a valid and active Customer ID in the Customer Master dataset.

HR: The list of employees eligible for a bonus in the performance management system is identical to the list used by payroll for bonus disbursement.

Manufacturing: The bill of materials (BOM) in the engineering system is consistent with the BOM used by the procurement system for ordering components.

Poor Quality Examples

Logistics: Total container moves reported in the operational system for a vessel do not match the total moves used for billing that vessel in the financial system.

HR: The number of active employees in the HR payroll system differs from the number of active user accounts in the IT directory.

Manufacturing: The quantity of raw materials consumed reported by the production system does not align with the quantity depleted from the inventory system.

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CategoryData values of two sets of attributes between datasets (across datasets)
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