Data Contract
pattern to handle schema changes
Pattern to apply to organisation using tools they have.
Tooling:
Data contracts help prevent preventable data issues while increasing collaboration and reducing costs.
A data contract is an agreed interface between the generators of data and its consumers. It sets the expectations around that data, defines how it should be governed, and facilitates the explicit generation of quality data that meets the business requirements.
Interfaces:
- API for data.
A document to codify what has been agreed.
Q: How does the Data Contract allow for contextual rules? Example the same schema can support multiple products in our org but the DQ rules can be different for different Products A: Data contracts are particular business. Could use inheritance of rules in data contracts - basic template. To get standardisation across products.