Analyzing data with InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client
You can analyze data sets, and view and edit analysis results in a browser. You can also view data quality scores for data sets and columns, view data rules and quality rules associated with data sets, and create or delete quality rules.
- Overview of InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client
InfoSphere® Information Analyzer thin client is a lightweight browser-based alternative to several of the functions available in InfoSphere Information Analyzer workbench. - Getting started with InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client
To use the InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client you must understand and assign appropriate security roles, and rebuild the data set index for any existing files or tables in InfoSphere Information Analyzer. - Adding data sets to InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client
Based on your user role, you can use InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client to create data connections, browse data connections, and add data sets to new or existing workspaces. - Rules in InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client
In InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client, you can use two different rule types: data rules and quality rules. All rules evaluate or validate specific conditions associated with your data sources. Some rules can also affect the data quality score for each column and data set. - Analyzing data in the InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client
In InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client, you can run four different analysis types: data quality, column, relationship, and overlap analysis. - Understanding quality analysis results in InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client
InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client displays quality analysis results for all successfully analyzed data sets at both the data set level and the column level. Analysis results include information on the content and structure of your data set, as well as metrics about the overall quality of your data. - Understanding overlap analysis results in InfoSphere Information Analyzer thin client
After you run an overlap analysis, view the results of the analysis to determine how data in your columns is related. - Workspace settings
Set or verify global analysis settings for your workspace by clicking the gear icon (
) at the top of the workspace. You can set column analysis
parameters, data sample settings, engine settings, or data quality settings. - Data type support
Different databases support proprietary data types. InfoSphere Information Analyzer can only analyze supported data types during column, quality, cross-domain, and relationship analyses. Unsupported data types are ignored when you run an analysis.