Data generation and certification

A computer system, comprising:

• a processor that is communicatively coupled to at least one server device via a network;
• an electronic device comprising a display configured to display a user interface;
• and
• at least one user input mechanism configured to receive a plurality of user inputs from the user interface;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• display the user interface on the display;
• receive, via the user interface, a first input of the plurality of inputs that relates to at least one data attribute and at least one corresponding data attribute description, wherein the at least one data attribute includes information that specifies a type of data, a data identifier, a field length, a range definition, and a formatting specification;
• receive, via the user interface, a second input of the plurality of inputs that relates to at least one data quality rule, wherein the at least one data quality rule includes a first rule to identify a source of the data, a second rule to identify a time that the data was originally generated, and a third rule to identify an update interval for the data;
• use the received first input and the received second input to generate a set of metadata;
• use the at least one data quality rule to determine a plurality of certification metrics, wherein each of the plurality of certification metrics measures a degree of data quality with respect to the at least one data quality rule;
• filter data in a data warehouse with at least one subset of the generated set of metadata;
• generate new data from the filtered data, wherein the new data is compatible with the at least one data quality rule;
• determine a quality score for at least one subset of the new data by applying the plurality of certification metrics to the at least one subset of the new data;
• determine a composite quality score for the at least one subset of the new data by combining each of the corresponding plurality of certification metrics;
• discard the at least one subpart of the new data when the corresponding composite quality score is below a certification metric threshold;
• update the generated set of metadata based on the undiscarded new data;
• augment the updated set of metadata with at least one additional data attribute from the new data;
• and
• persist the augmented set of metadata in a networked repository.

A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to:

• display a user interface on a display of an electronic device, the user interface configured to receive a plurality of inputs;
• receive, via the user interface, a first input of the plurality of inputs that relates to at least one data attribute and at least one corresponding data attribute description, wherein the at least one data attribute includes information that specifies a type of data, a data identifier, a field length, a range definition, and a formatting specification;
• receive, via the user interface, a second input of the plurality of inputs that relates to at least one data quality rule, wherein the at least one data quality rule includes a first rule to identify a source of the data, a second rule to identify a time that the data was originally generated, and a third rule to identify an update interval for the data;
• use the received first input and the received second input to generate a set of metadata;
• use the at least one data quality rule to determine a plurality of certification metrics, wherein each of the plurality of certification metrics measures a degree of data quality with respect to the at least one data quality rule;
• filter data in a data warehouse with at least one subset of the generated set of metadata;
• generate new data from the filtered data, wherein the new data is compatible with the at least one data quality rule;
• determine a quality score for at least one subset of the new data by applying the plurality of certification metrics to the at least one subset of the new data;
• determine a composite quality score for the at least one subset of the new data by combining each of the corresponding plurality of certification metrics;
• discard the at least one subpart of the new data when the corresponding composite quality score is below a certification metric threshold;
• update the generated set of metadata based on the undiscarded new data;
• augment the updated set of metadata with at least one additional data attribute from the new data;
• and
• persist the augmented set of metadata in a networked repository.