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Automated ETL Audit Trail and Data Lineage Register

Seed: ETL steps table: Source, Transform, Target, LastRun, RowCount; Use formulas to compute deltas and alert if unusual
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Implementation Guide

This workbook documents ETL processes with lineage mapping and automated audit trails. Track source files, transform scripts, last run timestamps, row counts, and data owners. Compute differences in row counts and data quality metrics and flag anomalies. Maintain a change log that records schema changes, field mappings and transformation versions to support debugging and compliance. Export lineage tables to support data governance programs and to onboard new analysts quickly. For production systems, integrate with your orchestration/metadata tools; this workbook serves as an operational artifact for smaller teams.

💡 Expert Q&A Insights

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How to capture schema changes automatically?\" \"

Q: Use automation from your ETL tool or DB to export schema snapshots; ingest into the workbook for comparison.\"\n\"

Can it store transformation scripts?\" \"

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