The essentials of a database quality process

Dorothy M Blakeslee, John Rumble, Jr.
2003 Data Science Journal  
Many steps are involved in the process of turning an initial concept for a database into a finished product that meets the needs of its user community. In this paper, we describe those steps in the context of a fourphase process with particular emphasis on the quality-related issues that need to be addressed in each phase to ensure that the final product is a high quality database. The basic requirements for a successful database quality process are presented with specific examples drawn from
more » ... perience gained in the Standard Reference Data Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
doi:10.2481/dsj.2.35 fatcat:otwivbyq6jggvmuvdotgg6k5v4