En este documento, se describe cómo reutilizar las reglas de calidad de los datos de Knowledge Catalog (antes Dataplex Universal Catalog) para definir y administrar reglas comerciales estandarizadas.
La reutilización de reglas te permite compartir definiciones de reglas comerciales complejas o estandarizadas en varias reglas y análisis de calidad de los datos mediante el uso de plantillas de reglas. En este documento, también se describe cómo configurar, crear y administrar plantillas de reglas reutilizables, y cómo adjuntar reglas de calidad de los datos a las entradas de catálogo como aspectos de metadatos.
Casos de uso
Puedes usar la reutilización de reglas de calidad de los datos en los siguientes casos:
- Estandarizar y compartir definiciones de reglas: Usa plantillas de reglas personalizadas para almacenar definiciones de reglas comerciales complejas o estandarizadas. Esto reduce el tiempo y el esfuerzo necesarios para distribuir definiciones comunes mediante el uso de expresiones SQL basadas en plantillas. Por ejemplo, un equipo central de administración de datos puede definir una plantilla de correo electrónico válido o de NSS válido estándar que se reutiliza en toda la organización, lo que garantiza la coherencia y reduce la sobrecarga operativa de la administración de reglas duplicadas.
- Implementar calidad basada en la administración: Declara reglas de datos como metadatos mediante el uso de aspectos de Knowledge Catalog en las entradas de términos de glosario empresarial y tablas de BigQuery. Esto hace que tus reglas se puedan buscar y reutilizar. Por ejemplo, cuando vinculas una columna a un término de glosario, puede heredar automáticamente las reglas de validación definidas para ese término, lo que permite políticas de administración automatizadas a través de la herencia de metadatos semánticos.
- Buscar y descubrir reglas reutilizables: Encuentra reglas existentes en tu organización a través de la búsqueda semántica. Esto permite que los analistas y los ingenieros de datos descubran conjuntos de reglas verificados y estandarizados (como "Constantes financieras de referencia") y que inicien la calidad de los datos para proyectos nuevos sin escribir SQL desde cero.
- Eliminar problemas de inicio en frío: Aprovecha las plantillas de reglas del sistema para las evaluaciones que se usan con frecuencia, como las verificaciones de valores nulos o las expectativas de rango. Estas plantillas integradas te permiten configurar rápidamente la supervisión de la calidad de los datos para casos de uso comunes sin necesidad de escribir SQL personalizado.
- Habilitar la separación de intereses: Permite que los equipos centrales de administración creen plantillas de reglas verificadas, mientras que los equipos de ingeniería se enfocan en aplicar estas reglas a sus recursos de datos sin tener que escribir ni mantener SQL complejo. Esta división clara de responsabilidades mejora la agilidad organizacional y garantiza que los estándares de calidad de los datos se apliquen de manera coherente en toda la empresa.
Antes de comenzar
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Habilitar la API de Dataplex
Roles necesarios para habilitar las APIs
Para habilitar las APIs, necesitas el rol de IAM de administrador de Service Usage (
roles/serviceusage.serviceUsageAdmin), que contiene el permisoserviceusage.services.enable. Obtén más información para otorgar roles.
Antes de usar la reutilización de reglas de calidad de los datos, asegúrate de haber completado los siguientes requisitos.
Configura el entorno de la API de Dataplex
Para usar los ejemplos de la API de REST en este documento, configura un alias para gcurl y configura la variable de entorno ${DATAPLEX_API}.
Establece un alias de
gcurl. Esto crea un acceso directo que incluye tu token de autenticación y establece el tipo de contenido JSON para las solicitudes a la API:alias gcurl='curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" -H "Content-Type: application/json"'Establece la variable
DATAPLEX_API:DATAPLEX_API="dataplex.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION"
Reemplaza lo siguiente:
PROJECT_ID: ID del proyectoLOCATION: la ubicación en la que se encuentran tus análisis o recursos (por ejemplo,us-central1)
Configurar una cuenta de servicio
Es obligatorio tener una cuenta de servicio para ejecutar análisis de calidad de los datos con reglas reutilizables. Crea una cuenta de servicio que tenga los siguientes roles y permisos de Identity and Access Management:
- Debes tener el permiso
iam.serviceAccounts.actAsen el proyecto que aloja la cuenta de servicio (por lo general, mediante el rolroles/iam.serviceAccountUser). - Otorga al agente de servicio de Dataplex (
service-PROJECT_ID@gcp-sa-dataplex.iam.gserviceaccount.com) para el proyecto de análisis el permisoiam.serviceAccounts.getAccessTokenen la cuenta de servicio (por ejemplo, mediante el rolroles/iam.serviceAccountTokenCreator). - La cuenta de servicio debe tener los siguientes permisos:
bigquery.tables.getDataen la tabla que se analizará (por ejemplo, medianteroles/bigquery.dataViewer)bigquery.jobs.inserten el proyecto de análisis (por ejemplo, medianteroles/bigquery.jobUser)roles/bigquery.dataEditoren el conjunto de datos de exportación (si usas la exportación)
Roles y permisos requeridos
Asegúrate de tener los siguientes roles de IAM para tus tareas específicas:
- Administración de análisis de datos: Roles de análisis de datos necesarios para administrar los recursos de análisis de datos
- Administración de plantillas de reglas: Para crear o actualizar plantillas de reglas, debes tener los permisos necesarios para administrar las entradas dentro del grupo de entradas o el proyecto de la plantilla de reglas. En particular,
roles/dataplex.catalogEditororoles/dataplex.entryOwnerotorgan estos permisos. - Referencias a plantillas de reglas desde reglas: Debes tener los permisos
dataplex.entries.getydataplex.entries.getDataen el grupo de entradas o el proyecto de la plantilla de reglas a los que hace referencia una regla. - Adjuntar reglas de calidad de los datos a tablas de BigQuery: Para adjuntar reglas de calidad de los datos como metadatos de Knowledge Catalog, debes tener una de las siguientes opciones:
bigquery.tables.updateoroles/bigquery.dataEditoren la tabla ydataplex.entryGroups.useDataRulesAspecten el grupo de entradas@bigqueryen la ubicación de la tablaroles/dataplex.catalogEditoren el grupo de entradas@bigquery
- Adjuntar reglas de calidad de los datos a términos de glosario empresarial: Para adjuntar reglas de calidad de los datos como metadatos de Knowledge Catalog, debes tener una de las siguientes opciones:
dataplex.glossaryTerms.updateen el término ydataplex.entryGroups.useDataRulesAspecten el grupo de entradas@dataplexroles/dataplex.catalogEditoren el grupo de entradas@dataplex
- Crear análisis de calidad de los datos con reglas basadas en entradas: Debes tener una de
las siguientes opciones:
bigquery.tables.getybigquery.tables.getDataen la tabladataplex.entries.getydataplex.entries.getDataen el grupo de entradas@bigqueryen la ubicación de la tabla
Sintaxis de consulta en SQL para plantillas de reglas
Cuando escribes la lógica de SQL para una plantilla de reglas, debes proporcionar una instrucción que muestre filas no válidas. Si la consulta devuelve filas, la regla falla. Para obtener más información, consulta SqlAssertion.
Sigue estos lineamientos para escribir SQL de plantillas de reglas:
- Omite el punto y coma final de la instrucción de SQL.
- Usa
${param(name)}para hacer referencia a los parámetros de entrada, por ejemplo,${param(min_value)}. - Usa
$${...}to escape a literal${...}and prevent it from being replaced as a parameter. - Parameter variables are case-sensitive.
System-supported parameters
You can use the following system-supported parameters in your rule template SQL:
${project()}: The project ID of the resource being scanned.${dataset()}: The BigQuery dataset ID of the resource being scanned, formatted asPROJECT_ID.DATASET_ID.${table()}: The BigQuery table ID of the resource being scanned, formatted asPROJECT_ID.DATASET_ID.TABLE_ID.${column()}: The column the rule is evaluated on. An error occurs during rule evaluation if the rule is attached to the table level but references${column()}.${data()}: A reference to the data source table and all of its precondition filters like row filters, sampling percentages, and incremental filters defined in the scan specification. For more information, see Data reference parameter.
Example 1: Validate column values are between two values
The following example validates that all values in a column are between a minimum and maximum value:
SELECT *
FROM ${data()}
WHERE
NOT ((${column()}>=${param(min_value)} AND ${column()}<=${param(max_value)}) IS TRUE)
Note the following:
- Using
NOT(condition) IS TRUEreturns invalid rows, including rows withNULLvalues in the column. - Using
${data()}limits the scope of rows evaluated to the source table and its filters, such as row filters, sampling percentages, and incremental filters. - Using
${column()}lets you reference the column that the rule using this template is evaluated on.
Example 2: Foreign key validation
The following example verifies that each value in a column exists in a primary key column of another table:
SELECT t.*
FROM ${data()} AS t
LEFT JOIN `${param(reference_table)}` AS s
ON t.${column()} = s.`${param(reference_column)}`
WHERE s.`${param(reference_column)}` IS NULL
Input parameters for this template are as follows:
reference_table: The name of the reference table containing the primary keys. Use the formatPROJECT_ID.DATASET_ID.TABLE_ID.reference_column: The name of the primary key column in the reference table.
System rule templates
Knowledge Catalog provides system rule templates that can be used in any
region. Knowledge Catalog manages these templates in the
dataplex-templates project under the rule-library entry group. An example of
a full resource name is
projects/dataplex-templates/locations/global/entryGroups/rule-library/entries/non_null_expectation.
To view the list of all the available system rule templates, see System rule templates list.
To find the available list of system rule templates, select one of the following options:
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Data profiling & quality page.
Click Rule libraries > System.
To see the list of available system rule templates, click rule-library.
When creating a new rule, you can select the system rule templates in the Choose rule types menu.
REST
To find the available list of system rule templates, use the
entries.list method:
gcurl "https://dataplex.googleapis.com/v1/projects/dataplex-templates/locations/global/entryGroups/rule-library/entries"
Known differences between system rule templates and built-in rules
The following table describes the differences between system rule templates and built-in rules:
| Feature | System rule templates | Built-in rules |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Reusable templates in the catalog | Built-in in the API |
| Referencing | Can be referenced by catalog entries and scans | Can only be used in scans |
The following list describes additional differences in how metrics are calculated for system rule templates:
- Assertion Row Count metric: This metric is populated for all template reference rules, not just SQL assertion rules.
- Statistic Range Expectation rule template: Rule metrics from evaluation
of rules referencing this template wouldn't contain the
nullCountmetric. Because it is an aggregate rule, theignore nullcapability isn't supported, and rule success is determined by the aggregate statistic being within the defined range. Uniqueness Expectation rule template: This template calculates
passedCountdifferently than the built-inUniquenessExpectationrule. The rule template returns all rows for which duplicate values or null rows exist, which can result in fewer passing rows if duplicates are present.For example, if a column contains the values
(a, a, b, b, c, d, e):- Built-in uniqueness rule: Returns 5 passing rows:
(a, b, c, d, e). - Uniqueness rule template: Returns 4 failing rows:
(a, a, b, b). The number of passing rows is 3 (7 total rows minus 4 failed rows):(c, d, e).
- Built-in uniqueness rule: Returns 5 passing rows:
Metadata aspects
This section describes the fields and values for the data-rules and
data-quality-rule-template aspect types.
data-rules aspect fields
To define data rules, use the dataplex-types.global.data-rules aspect. The following table describes the fields for this aspect.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
rules |
Array | Required. A list of data quality rules. |
rules[].name |
String | Required. A name for the rule. |
rules[].dimension |
String | Optional. The data quality dimension for the rule. |
rules[].description |
String | Optional. The description of the rule. |
rules[].suspended |
Boolean | Optional. Whether the rule is active or suspended. Default is false. |
rules[].threshold |
Double | Optional. The passing threshold for the rule, from 0.0 to 1.0. Default is 1.0. |
rules[].type |
Enum | Required. The type of the rule. The only supported value is TEMPLATE_REFERENCE. |
rules[].ignore_null |
Boolean | Optional. If true, rows with null values in the column are ignored when determining the success criteria. |
rules[].attributes |
Map | Optional. Custom key-value pairs associated with the rule. |
rules[].templateReference |
Object | Required. A reference to the rule template. |
rules[].templateReference.name |
String | Required. The resource name of the rule template. |
rules[].templateReference.values |
Map | Optional. The parameter names and values for the rule template. |
rules[].templateReference.values[].parameterValue.value |
String | Required. The value for the parameter. |
The following example shows a data-rules aspect in a payload.json file:
{
"aspects": {
"dataplex-types.global.data-rules": {
"data": {
"rules": [
{
"name": "valid-email",
"dimension": "VALIDITY",
"type": "TEMPLATE_REFERENCE",
"templateReference": {
"name": "projects/my-project/locations/us-central1/entryGroups/my-rules/entries/email-check",
"values": {
"column_name": {
"value": "email"
}
}
}
}
]
}
}
}
}
data-quality-rule-template aspect fields
Use the data-quality-rule-template aspect to define a custom data quality
rule template. The following table describes the fields for the
dataplex-types.global.data-quality-rule-template aspect.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
dimension |
String | Required. The dimension for the rule template. |
sqlCollection |
Array | Required. A list of SQL queries for the rule template. |
sqlCollection[].sql.query |
String | Required. The SQL query that returns invalid rows. |
inputParameters |
Map | Optional. A map of input parameters for the rule template. |
inputParameters[].parameterDescription.description |
String | Optional. The description of the input parameter. |
inputParameters[].parameterDescription.defaultValue |
String | Optional. The default value for the parameter if no value is provided. |
capabilities |
Array | Optional. A list of template capabilities, such as THRESHOLD or IGNORE_NULL. |
The following example displays the structure of a data-quality-rule-template
aspect:
{
"entryType": "projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/entryTypes/data-quality-rule-template",
"aspects": {
"dataplex-types.global.data-quality-rule-template": {
"data": {
"dimension": "COMPLETENESS",
"sqlCollection": [
{
"query": "SELECT * FROM ${data()} WHERE ${column()} > ${param(p1)}"
}
],
"inputParameters": {
"p1": {
"description": "The parameter description"
}
},
"capabilities": [
"THRESHOLD",
"IGNORE_NULL"
]
}
}
}
}
Manage data quality rule templates
This section describes how to create, edit, and delete rule templates.
Create a rule library
To create a rule library, you must create a Knowledge Catalog entry group.
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Data profiling & quality page.
Go to Rule libraries > Custom, and click Create.
In the Create rule library window, fill in the following fields:
- Optional: Enter a display name.
- In Rule library ID, enter an ID. For more information, see the resource naming conventions.
- Optional: Enter a description.
- In the Location menu, select a location. It can't be changed later.
- Optional: Add labels. Labels are key-value pairs that let you group related objects together or with other Google Cloud resources.
- Click Save.
REST
To create a rule library by using the API, you must create an entry group with
the required label goog-dataplex-entry-group-type: rule_library:
gcurl -X POST "https://${DATAPLEX_API}/entryGroups?entryGroup_id=RULE_LIBRARY_ID" \ --data @- << EOF { "labels": { "goog-dataplex-entry-group-type": "rule_library" }, "description": "DESCRIPTION" } EOF
Replace the following:
RULE_LIBRARY_ID: a unique ID for your rule library.DESCRIPTION: an optional description for the rule library.
Terraform
To create a rule library, use the
google_dataplex_entry_group
resource:
resource "google_dataplex_entry_group" "rule_library" { project = "PROJECT_ID" location = "LOCATION" entry_group_id = "RULE_LIBRARY_ID" description = "DESCRIPTION" labels = { "goog-dataplex-entry-group-type" = "rule_library" } }
Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your rule library (for example,us-central1).RULE_LIBRARY_ID: a unique ID for your rule library.DESCRIPTION: an optional description for the rule library.
Create a rule template
To create a custom rule template, select one of the following:
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Data profiling & quality page.
Go to Rule libraries > Custom.
Click the rule library where you want to add a template, and then click Create.
In the Create rule template window, fill in the following fields:
- Optional: Enter a name for the template.
- In Template ID, enter an ID. For more information, see the resource naming conventions.
- Optional: Enter a description.
- In the Dimension menu, select a dimension. For more information, see Dimensions.
In the SQL query field, enter the following example query that validates each column value is between two values:
SELECT * FROM ${data()} WHERE NOT(${column()}>=${param(min_value)} AND ${column()}<=${param(max_value)}) IS TRUEOptional: To enable the rule referencing this template to specify a threshold for success criteria, select Support threshold.
Optional: To allow rules referencing this template to ignore null values in the column for determining success criteria, select Support ignore null.
In Input Parameters, click Add input parameter, and then for each parameter used in the SQL query, enter an input name, description, and default value. In the preceding example, the names would be
min_valueandmax_value.Click Save.
REST
To create a custom rule template, create an entry of type
data-quality-rule-template:
gcurl -X POST "https://${DATAPLEX_API}/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries?entry_id=TEMPLATE_ID" \ --data @- << EOF { "entryType": "projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/entryTypes/data-quality-rule-template", "entrySource": { "displayName": "DISPLAY_NAME", "description": "DESCRIPTION" }, "aspects": { "dataplex-types.global.data-quality-rule-template": { "data": { "dimension": "VALIDITY", "sqlCollection": [ { "query": "SELECT t.* FROM ${data()} AS t LEFT JOIN `${param(reference_table)}` AS s ON t.${column()} = s.`${param(reference_column)}` WHERE s.`${param(reference_column)}` IS NULL" } ], "inputParameters": { "PARAMETER_NAME": { "description": "PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION" } }, "capabilities": ["THRESHOLD"] } } } } EOF
Replace the following:
ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: a unique ID for your rule template.DISPLAY_NAME: a display name for the rule template.DESCRIPTION: a description of the rule template.PARAMETER_NAME: the name of an input parameter used in the SQL query.PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION: a description of the input parameter.
Terraform
To create a custom rule template, use the
google_dataplex_entry
resource:
resource "google_dataplex_entry" "rule_template" { project = "PROJECT_ID" location = "LOCATION" entry_id = "TEMPLATE_ID" entry_group_id = "ENTRY_GROUP_ID" entry_type = "projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/entryTypes/data-quality-rule-template" entry_source { display_name = "DISPLAY_NAME" description = "DESCRIPTION" } aspects { aspect_key = "dataplex-types.global.data-quality-rule-template" aspect { data = jsonencode({ dimension = "VALIDITY" sqlCollection = [ { query = "SELECT t.* FROM $${data()} AS t LEFT JOIN `$${param(reference_table)}` AS s ON t.$${column()} = s.`$${param(reference_column)}` WHERE s.`$${param(reference_column)}` IS NULL" } ] inputParameters = { "PARAMETER_NAME" = { description = "PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION" } } capabilities = ["THRESHOLD"] }) } } }Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your rule template (for example,us-central1).ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: a unique ID for your rule template.DISPLAY_NAME: a display name for the rule template.DESCRIPTION: a description of the rule template.PARAMETER_NAME: the name of an input parameter used in the SQL query.PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION: a description of the input parameter.Update a rule template
To update an existing rule template, select one of the following options:
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Data profiling & quality page.
Go to Rule libraries > Custom.
Click the rule library that contains the template you want to update.
In the Rule templates list, click the template that you want to update.
On the rule template details page, click Edit.
Update the fields, and then click Save.
REST
To update a custom rule template, patch the entry or specific aspect:
gcurl -X PATCH "https://${DATAPLEX_API}/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries/TEMPLATE_ID?updateMask=aspects" \ --data @- << EOF { "aspects": { "dataplex-types.global.data-quality-rule-template": { "data": { "dimension": "VALIDITY", "sqlCollection": [ { "query": "SELECT * FROM ${data()} WHERE ${column()} IS NOT NULL" } ] } } } } EOFReplace the following:
ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the rule template that you want to update.Terraform
To update a custom rule template, use the
google_dataplex_entryresource: resource "google_dataplex_entry" "rule_template" { project = "PROJECT_ID" location = "LOCATION" entry_id = "TEMPLATE_ID" entry_group_id = "ENTRY_GROUP_ID" entry_type = "projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/entryTypes/data-quality-rule-template" aspects { aspect_key = "dataplex-types.global.data-quality-rule-template" aspect { data = jsonencode({ dimension = "VALIDITY" sqlCollection = [ { query = "SELECT * FROM $${data()} WHERE $${column()} IS NOT NULL" } ] }) } } }Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your rule template (for example,us-central1).ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the rule template that you want to update.Delete a rule template
To delete an existing rule template, select one of the following options:
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Data profiling & quality page.
Go to Rule libraries > Custom.
Click the rule library that contains the template you want to delete.
In the Rule templates list, click the template that you want to delete.
Click Delete, and then click Delete again to confirm.
REST
To delete a custom rule template, delete the entry:
gcurl -X DELETE \ "https://${DATAPLEX_API}/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries/TEMPLATE_ID"Replace the following:
ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the rule template that you want to delete.Create a data quality scan using template rules
Use your custom templates to define rules for a data quality scan.
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Data profiling & quality page.
Follow the steps to create a data quality scan, but update the following:
- In the Define scan window, in the Credential type menu, select Service account, and then enter a service account. A service account is mandatory for using rule templates.
- In the Data quality rules window, define the rules to configure for this data quality scan:
- Click Add rules > Template rules.
- You can either select Attach rule to entire table, or in Choose columns, browse and select the columns to apply rules for.
- In Choose rule templates, select the rule templates to use. Only the rule templates in the same location as the scan or in a global location can be used. Alternatively, you can also select system rule templates from the list.
- Click Ok.
- Click Edit rule, and then add rule specific parameters.
- Click Save.
- Select the rules that you want to add, and then click Select. The rules are now added to your current rules list.
- Optional: Repeat the previous steps to add additional rules to the data quality scan.
- Click Continue.
- Proceed with the remaining scan configuration.
- Click Create to only create the scan, or click Run scan to create and immediately run the scan.
REST
To create a data quality scan that references a rule template, specify the
templateReference. Custom rule templates use project-specific paths, while system rule templates use a global path:projects/dataplex-templates/locations/global/entryGroups/rule-library/entries/<var>SYSTEM_TEMPLATE_ID</var>.The following example creates a scan that uses a custom rule template and includes a filter to selectively run rules:
gcurl -X POST "https://${DATAPLEX_API}/dataScans?data_scan_id=DATASCAN_ID" \ --data @- << EOF { "data": { "resource": "//bigquery.googleapis.com/projects/BIGQUERY_PROJECT_ID/datasets/DATASET_ID/tables/TABLE_ID" }, "executionIdentity": { "serviceAccount": { "email": "SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL" } }, "executionSpec": { "trigger": { "onDemand": {} } }, "type": "DATA_QUALITY", "dataQualitySpec": { "rules": [ { "templateReference": { "name": "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries/TEMPLATE_ID", "values": { "PARAMETER_NAME": { "value" : "PARAMETER_VALUE" } } }, "column": "COLUMN_NAME", "name": "RULE_NAME" } ], "filter": "FILTER_CONDITION" } } EOFReplace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your rule template and scan (for example,us-central1).DATASCAN_ID: the ID of the data quality scan.BIGQUERY_PROJECT_ID: the project ID of the BigQuery table.DATASET_ID: the BigQuery dataset ID.TABLE_ID: the BigQuery table ID.SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL: the email ID of the service account to run the scan.ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the custom rule template.SYSTEM_TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the system rule template (for example,non_null_expectation).PARAMETER_NAME: the name of an input parameter for the rule template.PARAMETER_VALUE: the value for the input parameter.COLUMN_NAME: the column to apply the rule to.RULE_NAME: a name for the rule instance.FILTER_CONDITION: an optional AIP-160 filter string to selectively run rules (for example,name = \"RULE_NAME\").Terraform
To create a data quality scan that references a rule template, use the
google_dataplex_datascanresource: resource "google_dataplex_datascan" "scan" { data_scan_id = "DATASCAN_ID" location = "LOCATION" project = "PROJECT_ID" data { resource = "//bigquery.googleapis.com/projects/BIGQUERY_PROJECT_ID/datasets/DATASET_ID/tables/TABLE_ID" } execution_spec { service_account = "SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL" trigger { on_demand {} } } data_quality_spec { rules { column = "COLUMN_NAME" name = "RULE_NAME" dimension = "VALIDITY" template_reference { name = "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries/TEMPLATE_ID" values = { "PARAMETER_NAME" = { value = "PARAMETER_VALUE" } } } } filter = "FILTER_CONDITION" } }Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your rule template and scan (for example,us-central1).DATASCAN_ID: the ID of the data quality scan.BIGQUERY_PROJECT_ID: the project ID of the BigQuery table.DATASET_ID: the BigQuery dataset ID.TABLE_ID: the BigQuery table ID.SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL: the email ID of the service account to run the scan.ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the custom rule template.PARAMETER_NAME: the name of an input parameter for the rule template.PARAMETER_VALUE: the value for the input parameter.COLUMN_NAME: the column to apply the rule to.RULE_NAME: a name for the rule instance.FILTER_CONDITION: an optional AIP-160 filter string to selectively run rules.Run and monitor data quality scans
After you create a data quality scan, you must run it to validate your data. For more information, see Run a data quality scan.
You can then monitor the scan jobs and view the results. For more information, see View the data quality scan results.
Attach data quality rules to catalog entries
You can declare data quality rules as aspects in Knowledge Catalog to make them searchable and reusable across scans.
BigQuery table
To define rules directly on a BigQuery table entry, select one of the following:
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Knowledge Catalog Search page.
Search for and select the table that you want to attach rules to.
Click Data quality > Rules management > Create rules.
In the Create rules window, do the following:
- In the Choose create option menu, select Create new rule.
- In Choose columns, click Browse. Select the columns to apply rules for.
- In the Choose rule types menu, select the rule templates to use. Only the rule templates in the same location as the scan can be used.
- Click Edit rule, and then add rule specific parameters.
Click Save.
The Rules management page displays all entry rules.
REST
To attach rules to a specific column using the API, patch the
@bigqueryentry with adata-rulesaspect targeted to that column: gcurl -X PATCH "https://${DATAPLEX_API}/entryGroups/@bigquery/entries/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/datasets/DATASET_ID/tables/TABLE_ID?updateMask=aspects&aspect_keys=projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/aspectTypes/data-rules@Schema.COLUMN_NAME" \ --data @- << EOF { "aspects": { "dataplex-types.global.data-rules@Schema.COLUMN_NAME": { "aspectType": "projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/aspectTypes/data-rules", "data": { "rules": [ { "templateReference": "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries/TEMPLATE_ID", "column": "COLUMN_NAME", "values": { "PARAMETER_NAME": { "value" : "PARAMETER_VALUE" } } } ] } } } } EOFReplace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your rule template and aspect.DATASET_ID: the BigQuery dataset ID.TABLE_ID: the BigQuery table ID.COLUMN_NAME: the column to apply the rule to.ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the rule template.PARAMETER_NAME: the name of an input parameter for the rule template.PARAMETER_VALUE: the value for the input parameter.Terraform
To attach rules to a specific column, use the
google_dataplex_entryresource: resource "google_dataplex_entry" "bq_table_metadata" { project = "PROJECT_ID" location = "LOCATION" entry_id = "bigquery.googleapis.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/datasets/DATASET_ID/tables/TABLE_ID" entry_group_id = "@bigquery" aspects { aspect_key = "dataplex-types.global.data-rules@Schema.COLUMN_NAME" aspect { data = jsonencode({ rules = [ { name = "RULE_NAME" dimension = "VALIDITY" templateReference = "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries/TEMPLATE_ID" values = { "PARAMETER_NAME" = { value = "PARAMETER_VALUE" } } } ] }) } } }Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your rule template and aspect.DATASET_ID: the BigQuery dataset ID.TABLE_ID: the BigQuery table ID.COLUMN_NAME: the column to apply the rule to.ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the rule template.PARAMETER_NAME: the name of an input parameter for the rule template.PARAMETER_VALUE: the value for the input parameter.RULE_NAME: a unique name for the rule.Business glossary terms
You can attach rules to business glossary terms. Rules attached to terms are automatically inherited by linked BigQuery tables.
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Knowledge Catalog Glossaries page.
Search for and select the business glossary term.
In the Data quality rules section, click Add.
In the Create rules window, do the following:
- In the Choose create option menu, select Create new rule.
- In the Choose rule types menu, select the rule templates to use. Only the rule templates in the same location as the scan can be used.
- Click Edit rule, and then add rule specific parameters.
- Click Save.
Attach the term to a BigQuery table or columns. For more information, see Manage links between terms and data assets.
REST
To attach rules to a term using the API, patch the
@dataplexentry for the glossary term: gcurl -X PATCH "https://${DATAPLEX_API}/entryGroups/@dataplex/entries/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/glossaries/GLOSSARY_ID/terms/TERM_ID?updateMask=aspects&aspect_keys=projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/aspectTypes/data-rules" \ --data @- << EOF { "aspects": { "dataplex-types.global.data-rules": { "aspectType": "projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/aspectTypes/data-rules", "data": { "rules": [ { "templateReference": "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries/TEMPLATE_ID", "column": "COLUMN_NAME", "values": { "PARAMETER_NAME": { "value" : "PARAMETER_VALUE" } } } ] } } } } EOFReplace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your rule template and aspect.GLOSSARY_ID: the ID of the business glossary.TERM_ID: the ID of the glossary term.ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the rule template.COLUMN_NAME: the column to apply the rule to.PARAMETER_NAME: the name of an input parameter for the rule template.PARAMETER_VALUE: the value for the input parameter.Terraform
To attach rules to a business glossary term, use the
google_dataplex_entryresource: resource "google_dataplex_entry" "glossary_term_rules" { project = "PROJECT_ID" location = "LOCATION" entry_id = "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/glossaries/GLOSSARY_ID/terms/TERM_ID" entry_group_id = "@dataplex" aspects { aspect_key = "dataplex-types.global.data-rules" aspect { data = jsonencode({ rules = [ { name = "RULE_NAME" dimension = "VALIDITY" templateReference = "projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries/TEMPLATE_ID" values = { "PARAMETER_NAME" = { value = "PARAMETER_VALUE" } } } ] }) } } }Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your rule template and aspect.GLOSSARY_ID: the ID of the business glossary.TERM_ID: the ID of the glossary term.ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group that stores your rule template.TEMPLATE_ID: the ID of the rule template.PARAMETER_NAME: the name of an input parameter for the rule template.PARAMETER_VALUE: the value for the input parameter.RULE_NAME: a unique name for the rule.Import rules from another table
You can import data quality rules from an existing BigQuery table entry to your current table.
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Knowledge Catalog Search page.
Select the table you want to manage rules for.
Click Data quality > Rules management.
Click Create rules.
In the Create rules window, do the following:
- In the Choose create option menu, select Import rules from another table.
- In Table, click Browse. Search for and select the source table containing the rules that you want to copy.
- Select the rules. You can also edit the rules.
Click Save.
The Rules management tab displays the new rules.
REST
To import rules, you must fetch the
data-rulesaspect from the source entry and apply it to the target entry.
Get the
data-rulesaspect from the source entry: gcurl "https://dataplex.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/entryGroups/ENTRY_GROUP_ID/entries/SOURCE_ENTRY_ID?view=FULL"Extract the
ruleslist from thedataplex-types.global.data-rulesaspect.Attach the rules to a target entry.
Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location of the source entry.ENTRY_GROUP_ID: the ID of the entry group for the source entry.SOURCE_ENTRY_ID: the ID of the source entry.View data quality rules for BigQuery table
You can view all rules applicable to a table, including rules attached directly and rules inherited from linked glossary terms.
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Knowledge Catalog Search page.
Search for and select the table.
Click Data quality > Rules management to view all rules.
Create a data quality scan using rules from catalog
You can selectively run rules declared on catalog entries in a scan.
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Data profiling & quality page.
Follow the steps to create a data quality scan, but update the following:
- In the Define scan window, do the following:
- In the Credential type menu, select Service account, and then enter a service account. A service account is mandatory for using rule templates.
- For Rule type, select Create with entry based rule.
- In the Data quality rules section, rules applicable to the table entry are displayed, including rules inherited from linked glossary terms. To filter the rules, do the following:
- In the Filter items field, filter items to selectively run rules.
- Click Apply. Filtered rules are displayed.
- Proceed with the remaining scan configuration.
- Click Create to only create the scan, or click Run scan to create and immediately run the scan.
Subsequent runs evaluate rules attached to the entry or inherited from glossary terms as observed at the time of execution.
REST
To run rules from catalog entries, set
enableCatalogBasedRulestotrue. You can also specify a filter.To create the scan, use the following code:
gcurl -X POST "https://${DATAPLEX_API}/dataScans?data_scan_id=DATASCAN_ID" \ --data @- << EOF { "type": "DATA_QUALITY", "data": { "resource": "//bigquery.googleapis.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/datasets/DATASET_ID/tables/TABLE_ID" }, "executionIdentity": { "serviceAccount": { "email": "SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL" } }, "executionSpec": { "trigger": { "onDemand": {} } }, "dataQualitySpec": { "enableCatalogBasedRules": true, "filter": "FILTER_CONDITION" } } EOFReplace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your data scan.DATASCAN_ID: the ID of the data quality scan.DATASET_ID: the BigQuery dataset ID.TABLE_ID: the BigQuery table ID.SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL: the email ID of the service account to run the scan.FILTER_CONDITION: an AIP-160 filter string to selectively run rules (for example,attributes.environment = \"prod\").Terraform
To run rules from catalog entries, use the
google_dataplex_datascanresource: resource "google_dataplex_datascan" "scan" { data_scan_id = "DATASCAN_ID" location = "LOCATION" project = "PROJECT_ID" data { resource = "//bigquery.googleapis.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/datasets/DATASET_ID/tables/TABLE_ID" } execution_spec { service_account = "SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL" trigger { on_demand {} } } data_quality_spec { enable_catalog_based_rules = true filter = "FILTER_CONDITION" } }Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: your project ID.LOCATION: the location for your data scan.DATASCAN_ID: the ID of the data quality scan.DATASET_ID: the BigQuery dataset ID.TABLE_ID: the BigQuery table ID.SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL: the email ID of the service account to run the scan.FILTER_CONDITION: an AIP-160 filter string to selectively run rules.Pricing
Using Knowledge Catalog rule reusability involves the following pricing elements:
- BigQuery charges: BigQuery charges for the job that runs in the scan project. For more information, see BigQuery pricing.
- Knowledge Catalog data quality scan: There's no charge for processing since BigQuery charges for the job.
- Metadata storage:
data-rulesaspect anddata-quality-rule-templateaspect storage is charged as metadata storage. For more information, see Knowledge Catalog pricing.What's next
- Learn more about auto data quality overview.
- Learn how to use auto data quality scans.
- View a complete list of system rule templates.
- Learn about metadata management.
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