Create a Data Quality Project
This topic describes how to create a data quality project by using Data Quality Client. A data quality project is used to run the cleansing or matching activity in Data Quality Services (DQS).
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Start Data Quality Client. For information about doing so, see Run the Data Quality Client Application.
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In the Data Quality Client home screen, click New data quality project.
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In the New Data Quality Project screen:
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In the Name box, type a name for the new data quality project.
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(Optional) In the Description box, type a description for the new data quality project.
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In the Use Knowledge base list, click to select a knowledge base to be used for the data quality project. The Knowledge base details: <Knowledge_Base_Name> area on the right side displays the domain names available in the selected knowledge base.
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In the Select Activity area, click on an activity that you want to perform using this data quality project:
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Cleansing: Select this activity to cleanse the source data.
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Matching: Select this activity to perform matching. This activity is available only if the knowledge base selected for the data quality project contains a matching policy.
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Click Create to create a data quality project.
After you create a data quality project, you are presented with a wizard that you use to perform the selected activity: cleansing or matching. For more information about the cleansing and matching activities, see Data Cleansing and Data Matching.
