Data type rules

Simple checks for individual columns.

Note See also: Data type rules.

Rule types

Empty check

Rule type: EMPTYCHECK
Description: Checks whether or not the target column has empty values.

Null check

Rule type: NULLCHECK
Description: Checks whether or not the target column has NULL values.

Date check

Rule type: DATECHECK
Description: Checks whether or not the target column has only DATE values.

Integer check

Rule type: INTCHECK
Description: Checks whether or not the target column has only INTEGER values.

Double check

Rule type: DOUBLECHECK
Description: Checks whether the target column has only DOUBLE values or not.

String check

Rule type: STRINGCHECK
Description: Checks whether the target column has only STRING values or not.

Mixed datatype check

Rule type: DATATYPECHECK
Description: Checks whether the target column has values with different data types, such as DATE, INTEGER, DOUBLE, and STRING.

Syntax

  • <rule_type> - Fixed key to the rule type
  • <column_name> - Column to apply the rule
  • <rule_name> - Custom name of the rule
Copy
opt.dataset = "example_ds"

val rule = OwlUtils.createRule(opt.dataset)
rule.setRuleNm("<rule_name>")
rule.setRuleValue("<column_name>")
rule.setRuleType("<rule_type>")
rule.setPerc(1.0)
rule.setPoints(1)
rule.setIsActive(1)
rule.setUserNm("admin")