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SQL and BI Tool Integrity
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SQL and BI Tool Integrity

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Explain how you ensure integrity and consistency between SQL, Python, and business intelligence tools when building data pipelines and reporting for Workday.

Use the supplied SQL, Python, and Workday reporting outputs to identify records that are missing or inconsistent across layers. Return only records requiring investigation.

Output

  1. One row per inconsistent or missing worker-month record.
  2. Include worker_id, report_month, all source metric values, and consistency_status.
  3. Order by report_month, then worker_id.

Schema

sql_pipeline_metrics
ColumnTypeDescription
worker_idPKVARCHAR(20)Workday worker identifier
report_monthPKDATEFirst day of the reporting month
headcountINTWorker headcount metric produced by SQL
total_compensationDECIMAL(12,2)Compensation metric produced by SQL
python_pipeline_metrics
ColumnTypeDescription
worker_idPKVARCHAR(20)Workday worker identifier
report_monthPKDATEFirst day of the reporting month
headcountINTWorker headcount metric produced by Python
total_compensationDECIMAL(12,2)Compensation metric produced by Python
bi_report_metrics
ColumnTypeDescription
worker_idPKVARCHAR(20)Workday worker identifier
report_monthPKDATEFirst day of the reporting month
headcountINTWorker headcount metric published to BI
total_compensationDECIMAL(12,2)Compensation metric published to BI
Tablessql_pipeline_metricspython_pipeline_metricsbi_report_metrics
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