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Audit Trail

Status: In Progress

What this page covers

This page serves as a centralized audit-trail index for all operational logs, data definitions, validation controls, cleaned outputs, metrics, insights, and chart references.

This audit trail exists to demonstrate analytical rigor and transparency. It allows a reviewer to trace any metric or insight back to its source logic and validation step.

00_CHANGELOG

  • Purpose: track every meaningful documentation or analysis update.
  • Entry template:
  • Date
  • Change summary
  • File(s) affected
  • Rationale
  • Owner

Checklist

  • [ ] Add initial baseline entry
  • [ ] Backfill major milestones

01_DATA_DICTIONARY

  • Purpose: define each field, type, allowed values, and business meaning.
  • Required columns: field name, description, source sheet, data type, nullable, example.

Checklist

  • [ ] Add all join keys first
  • [ ] Add enumerated field value mappings

02_VALIDATION_RULES

  • Purpose: document validation logic and expected outcomes.
  • Required columns: rule ID, rule description, severity, check logic, pass criteria.

Checklist

  • [ ] Add rule IDs aligned with issue log
  • [ ] Add threshold-based rules where relevant

03_ISSUES_LOG

  • Purpose: record identified issues and remediation decisions.
  • Required columns: issue ID, detection date, severity, impacted rows, status, action.

Checklist

  • [ ] Add unresolved issue owner
  • [ ] Add closure evidence links

04_CLEAN_ENROLLMENTS

  • Purpose: reference final cleaned enrollments table structure and QA notes.

Checklist

  • [ ] Add schema snapshot
  • [ ] Add key integrity checks

05_CLEAN_FEEDBACK

  • Purpose: reference final cleaned feedback table structure and QA notes.

Checklist

  • [ ] Add text normalization details
  • [ ] Add language handling notes

06_METRICS

  • Purpose: track finalized metric calculations and change history.

Checklist

  • [ ] Add metric owner and refresh logic
  • [ ] Add edge-case handling notes

07_INSIGHTS

  • Purpose: log approved insights with evidence and confidence level.

Checklist

  • [ ] Add linkage to supporting metrics/charts
  • [ ] Add status flag (candidate/approved)

08_CHARTS

  • Purpose: catalog all visuals with source queries and interpretation notes.

Checklist

  • [ ] Add chart purpose and audience
  • [ ] Add axis/filter definitions

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