Accessing Data Quality Features

Alation Data Quality is available for users to access data quality information. Users can access data quality information through multiple interfaces:

Primary Application

  • Navigate to Data Quality from the left navigation panel in the Alation application.

  • Full dashboard with comprehensive monitoring and configuration capabilities.

Browser Extension

  • Alation Chrome Extension provides contextual quality insights.

    Note

    This feature will be available in the future release versions of Alation Chrome Extension.

  • Consolidated quality summaries directly within external applications.

Catalog Integration

  • Quality widgets embedded in catalog pages (tables, columns, schemas)

  • Accessible via right-side collapsible menu for immediate context, For more information, see Viewing Data Quality in Catalog Pages.

Users with Composer, Explorer, or Viewer roles can open and view the data quality data in the catalog. Before anyone can view it, users with Server Admin, Source Admin, or Data Steward roles must configure and run at least one monitor so that the Data Quality information appears in the catalog. Before that, the Data Quality dashboard will be empty with nothing to view.

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