Overview

The Schema Change Monitor is a table-level metadata monitor that continuously checks the dataset's schema for any alterations (e.g. changes in column names, data types, addition or removal of columns) that could impact data integrity.

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Metadata Monitoring

Metadata can be defined as information about data, including its structure and transformations applied to it. Metadata monitoring helps identify and address issues related to data integration, and data transformations.

As data volumes and complexities continue to grow, metadata monitoring is becoming increasingly crucial for maintaining a reliable and trustworthy data ecosystem.

How to

This template is applicable to any view or table. It will fail in case any change is detected in the table's schema.

Versions

Creating a schema change rule will also enable navigation among all schema versions on the Asset's Catalog Page.