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Cleaning Inconsistent Log Data in Excel
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Cleaning Inconsistent Log Data in Excel

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

What functions would you use to clean inconsistent log file data in Excel?

Translate this cleaning task into PostgreSQL. Normalize whitespace, capitalization, blank values, event labels, timestamps, and source codes, while identifying rows that need review.

Output

  1. One row per raw log, ordered by log_id ascending.
  2. Columns: log_id, source_name, cleaned_event_type, cleaned_user_id, cleaned_event_at, cleaned_message, and data_quality_status.
  3. Use CLEAN when required cleaned fields and the source match are valid; otherwise use REVIEW.

Schema

raw_logs
ColumnTypeDescription
log_idPKINTUnique raw log identifier
source_codeVARCHAR(20)Raw system source code
event_typeVARCHAR(100)Raw event label
user_idVARCHAR(50)Raw user identifier
raw_timestampVARCHAR(40)Timestamp stored as raw text
messageTEXTRaw log message
source_systems
ColumnTypeDescription
source_codePKVARCHAR(20)Canonical system source code
source_nameVARCHAR(100)Readable system source name
Tablesraw_logssource_systems
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