The expression language used in advanced mode
When you create a rule in advanced mode, you must follow the specific
syntax of the Using Data Shaping Expression Language.
As the data quality rules are validation rules, use the expression language to validate the data, not to transform them.
For example: The expression concat(' ',FirstName,LastName) == FullName validates that the full name corresponds to the first name concatenated with the last name with a space as a separator.
The following functions are specific to the data quality rules as a supplement to the
expression language:
| Function | Details | Example |
|---|---|---|
| isInMonth(myVar, myMonth) | Type a month or a number from 1 to 12. 1 = January...12 = December * The supported languages are: English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. *You can also use the English abbreviations: Jan, Feb... * |
isInMonth(myVar, "July") isInMonth(myVar, 7) |
| isInYear(myVar, myYear) | - | isInYear(myVar, 2020) |
| isOfType (myvar, myType) | Type a semantic type or standard type: boolean, date, decimal, or integer. | isOfType (myVar, "Integer") |
| isOnDayOfMonth(myVar, myDay) | Type a number from 1 to 31. | isOnDayOfMonth(myVar, 18) |
| isOnDayOfWeek(myVar, myDay) | Type a day or a number from 1 to 7. 1 = Monday...7 = Sunday * The supported languages are: English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. *You can also use the English abbreviations: Mon, Tue... * |
isOnDayOfWeek(myVar, "Tuesday") isOnDayOfWeek(myVar, 2) |
* For entries that specify the supported languages, the information applies for the rule
definition and the dataset. For example:
- You defined the rule using the value Wednesday. If the dataset contains the values Mercredi, 3 and Wed, the value Wednesday is considered to be equal to these three values.
- You defined the rule using the value Juni. If the dataset contains the value June, the value Juni is considered to be equal to June.
These functions are also available in basic mode. For more information, see the The operators.
Information noteImportant: For security reasons, a few regular expressions cannot be used,
especially the backreferences. For more information, see the RE2/J
documentation.