
CHAPTER I 0
Simple Data Rule Analysis
After fully data profiling column properties and data structure, it is time to
deal with data rules. Technically, all testing discussed in the last two chapters
involves rules in that they define conditions the data must follow to be consid-
ered accurate. However, it is easier to understand and profile column and
structure rules if they are cast in traditional database architecture terminology.
At this point, however, the remaining rules to consider are general enough in
nature that they require an expression language all to themselves.
Data rules are specific statements