Setting up a mission

Missions in the DQC Platform provide a structured and collaborative approach to resolving data quality issues. Once configured, they automatically assign issues to the right people and track progress toward your data quality goals.

How to set up a mission:

How to create a mission

1. Select a Data Table
   Choose the table whose data quality you want to track and improve.

2. Configure a Ruleset
   Activate the rules that should be used to identify issues. These issues will be bundled and sent as tasks to participants.

3. Click “Create mission”
   At the top of the Rules or Issues screen, click on Create mission. A guided wizard will open with the following configuration steps:

Mission setup options

Basics

• Provide a name and optional description for the mission.

Participants

• Communication channel:

  • Email – messages are sent via email

  • MS Teams Chat – messages are sent directly to users

  • MS Teams Channel – messages are posted in a group channel

• Recipient selection:

  • Use column values: Select a column from the table that contains recipient names or email addresses

  • Use user names: Add users manually (email or MS Teams name)

  • Use SQL query: Define a SQL clause to dynamically select recipients

• Condition (optional): Filter rows or rules for which messages should be sent

• Notification threshold (optional): Set a minimum number of issues required to trigger a message

Message

• Add an explanation that will be shown in the message

• Columns for context: Choose table columns to show in the message

• Maximum number of issues: Limit how many issues are included per message

• Deep links / Identifiers / Link names: Add contextual links to help users navigate to systems

• Buttons: Add custom links as buttons in the message

• Test message (optional): Send a test message to check setup

Rewards

• Add optional gamification points for issue resolution (only for MS Teams)

Sendout schedule

• Choose when to start the mission and how often messages should be sent

Mission overview

Once created, the mission runs automatically until all relevant issues are resolved or new ones appear.

You can monitor and adjust the mission at any time by clicking View mission or navigating to the Missions tab in the sidebar.

Notes

• Missions help distribute issue resolution across teams

• Gamification can boost motivation and completion speed

• Multiple recipient types and channels can be combined

• Learn more: Mission Overview, Using Filters, Setting Up Rulesets