Manage Validations

When you run a validation on an Expectation, a Checkpoint is added. The Checkpoint saves the Validation Results, runs the Actions you specify, and displays the Validation Results.

To learn more about Validations, see Validator.

Prerequisites

• You have set up your environment and the GX Agent is running.

• You have created an Expectation.

Run a Validation

1. In GX Cloud, click Data Assets.

2. Click a Data Asset in the Data Assets list.

3. Click the Expectations tab and then select an Expectation Suite in the Expectation Suites list.

4. Select one of the following options:

   • To run a Validation on a specific column, click the column name in the Columns pane, and then click Validate.

   • To run a Validation on all columns, click Validate.

5. When the confirmation message appears, click See results, or click the Validations tab and select the Validation in the Run History pane.

6. Optional. Click Share to copy the URL for the Validation Results that you can share with another GX Cloud user.

View Validation run history

1. In GX Cloud, click Data Assets.

2. Click a Data Asset in the Data Assets list.

3. Click the Validations tab.

4. Select an Expectation Suite in the Expectation Suites list.

5. On the Validations page, select one of the following options:

   • To view only run validation failures, click Failures Only.

   • To view the run history for specific Validation, select a Validation in the Run History pane.

   • To view the run history of all Validations, select All Runs to view a graph showing the Validation run history for all columns.

6. Optional. Hover over a circle in the Validation timeline to view details about a specific Validation run, including the observed values.

   

7. Optional. To hide the Validation timeline, click the Validation timeline () icon.