Data quality dimension

Roles that need it

• Data Governance Analyst
• Data Analyst (Banking)
• Regulatory Reporting Analyst
• Master Data Specialist
• BI Analyst (Banking)

Skills it belongs to

• Data governance, quality and lineage
• Data cleaning and validation

Related concepts

• Data quality ruleA data quality rule is an automated test that checks data against an expectation, for example that a maturity date follows the trade date or that a mandatory field is filled. Each rule maps to a quality dimension and has a threshold, an owner and an escalation path.
• Critical data element (CDE)A critical data element is a data item whose errors would materially affect risk reports, regulatory returns, financial statements or key decisions. Firms flag CDEs to focus ownership, lineage and quality controls on the data that matters most.
• Data stewardA data steward manages a data domain day to day on behalf of the data owner: maintaining definitions in the business glossary, monitoring quality rules, triaging issues and coordinating fixes with IT and operations.

Sources

• Guide on effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting, ECB Banking Supervision (external site) accessed 31 Oct 2026
• Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting, BIS (external site) accessed 31 Oct 2026

Updated 31 Oct 2026.