Data contract
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A Data Contract is a formal agreement that defines expectations around a data artifact such as a dataset, a stream, etc.
- Creates a link between data producers and data consumers.
- Creates a link between a logical representation of the data and its physical implementation.
- Describes metadata & and meta-metadata: such as data quality and business rules, Service-Level Agreement (SLA), and behavior.
A data contract should be considered the source of truth for your metadata.
The Linux Foundation project Bitol has published a data contract standard called Open Data Contract Standard (OCDS)[1]. Its current version is 3.0.1.
References
- ^ "Open Data Contract Standard (ODCS)". GitHub. Retrieved 16 January 2025.