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Structure Analysis
Having completed an analysis of individual column properties, the next step is
to look at structure constraints that are, or should be, defined over the data.
This may reveal additional problems in the data.
There are two issues to look for in structure analysis. One is to find viola-
tions to the rules that should apply. This points to inaccurate data. The other
is to determine and document the structure rules of the metadata. This can be
extremely valuable when moving data, mapping it to other structures, or
merging it with other data.
Structure rules are often ignored when looking ...