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Validate Data Integrity in Pipelines
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Validate Data Integrity in Pipelines

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

How do you validate data integrity and handle anomalies when designing automated reporting pipelines for Intuit?

Write a PostgreSQL query that compares source transactions with published report entries and identifies records requiring investigation. Include duplicate records, missing records, invalid source values, and amount discrepancies.

Output

  1. One row per detected anomaly, with run_id, transaction_id, anomaly_type, source and reported amounts, and record counts.
  2. Include only anomalous records, ordered by run_id, transaction_id, and anomaly type.

Schema

reporting_runs
ColumnTypeDescription
run_idPKINTUnique automated reporting run identifier
pipeline_nameVARCHAR(40)Name of the reporting pipeline
run_dateDATEBusiness date processed by the run
source_transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
source_record_idPKINTUnique source record identifier
run_idINTReporting run that ingested the source record
transaction_idVARCHAR(20)Business transaction identifier
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Source transaction amount
statusVARCHAR(20)Source transaction status
report_entries
ColumnTypeDescription
report_entry_idPKINTUnique published report entry identifier
run_idINTReporting run that published the entry
transaction_idVARCHAR(20)Business transaction identifier
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Amount published to the report
Tablesreporting_runssource_transactionsreport_entries
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