Setting up a company rule

Company Rules are reusable, centrally managed data quality rules that can be applied across multiple tables, columns, and systems.
They should be used for organization-wide data quality checks that need to be enforced consistently across your entire data landscape.

By defining a rule once and applying it to many tables, you:

• Ensure standardized logic across data domains

• Save time by managing updates from a single place

• Avoid inconsistencies and manual rule duplication

• Improve governance and traceability of critical rules

How to set up a company rule:

Typical use cases include:

• Global “Not empty” checks for critical IDs

• Consistent format validation for customer emails

• Company-wide PII detection rules

• Value range checks for shared KPIs (e.g., Net Margin > 0

Short video how to set up Company Rules

Create a company rule from an existing rule

To start, you need to create or open a standard rule that should serve as the basis for your Company Rule.

Convert to a company rule:

1. Go to the Rule Detail View

2. Click the “...” menu in the top-right corner

3. Select “Use as Company Rule”

A small “CR” label will mark rules that are defined at company level.

Apply a company rule to a table

You can apply Company Rules either from the table view or the rule repository.

From the Table:

1. Open any table

2. Click “Add new rule”

3. Choose “Select Company Rule”

4. Pick the relevant Company Rule from the list

5. Select the column and optionally apply a filter

You can only add filters — Company Rules themselves cannot be modified.

From the rule repository:

1. Open the Rule Repository

2. Click on Company Rules

3. Click on a rule to open the Company Rule Detail Screen

Company rule Detail screen overview

This central screen gives you full control over a Company Rule and its applications.

(1) Rule settings

Adjust parameters such as thresholds, operators, or reference logic (if not locked).

(2) Overview of applied rules

See which tables, connectors, and columns the rule is currently applied to.
Click any item to jump directly to its rule detail screen.

(3) Add to new tables

Click “Add table” to apply the Company Rule to new tables:

1. Select target tables from available connectors

2. Choose the column(s) per table

3. Click “Add” to confirm

(4) Other adjustments (via “...” menu)

From the Company Rule detail screen, you can:

• Deactivate all applied rules – Pauses checks without removing them

• Transform into regular rules – Converts linked instances into individual rules

• Delete all rules – Removes all linked applications and the Company Rule itself

Notes

• Company Rules can only be edited at the Company Rule level — individual instances are locked

• Use filters per table to scope a global rule (e.g. apply only to Region = EU)

• Learn more: Using the DQ AI Assistant to create rules, Working in the rule detail screen, Overview of existing rules