Consistency (Across Datasets)
The degree to which data values of two sets of attributes between datasets comply with a rule.
- •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.
- •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.
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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.
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.