Catalog validation

Count Metric's Validation Checker proactively identifies issues in reports before catalog changes are committed, ensuring that errors are flagged early and preventing faulty data from reaching users. By catching problems at the source, it helps maintain report accuracy, consistency, and reliability, reducing the need for last-minute fixes and building trust in the data.

When a change is committed, Count checks all connected cells for errors both before and after the update. The results are categorized into three types:

• New - cells that will break as a result of the change.

• Existing - cells that were already broken and remain broken.

• Fixed - cells that were previously broken but are now resolved.

While the validation checker catches most issues, some errors, such as missing database tables, unavailable databases, or runtime issues (e.g., division by zero), can only be detected when queries are executed.

All errors across all canvases are reported, even those outside the user’s access. To assist with collaboration, a list of contributors for each affected canvas is provided

Innocuous change

Breaking change