Integrity reduces the time and costs associated with enforcing the integrity of information flows

Key decisions, applications and business processes rely on a critical flow of information between source and target systems. In many cases, this critical information flow is interrupted because of a lack of integrity between what the target system depends on receiving and what the sources actually provide. The accuracy, correctness and validity of incoming file formats, file contents and data – as determined by the target system – is essential in mitigating disruptions in this critical information flow.

A significant amount of time and manual effort is typically required to identify, validate and correct formatting, content and data issues in support of the source-to-target information flow process.

Information Flow Integrity
Sypherlink Integrity automates the data preparation and movement process. Acting as a “traffic cop” between incoming files and the target system, Integrity ensures that incoming files are compliant with the requirements defined by the target application.

Integrity simplifies data management by correcting file formats and content according to user-defined specifications, fills in missing data using logic and business rules, and provides detailed error reports to data managers.

Configurable Process Flow
Depending on the requirement, Integrity can be configured to operate a series of steps to construct precise solutions to meet very specific business needs. These steps can include:

• File Capture – Monitoring email, directories or data sources to capture and interpret important information;
• File Format Validation – Validating incoming file formats against the target file format;
• File Format Correction – Correcting file formatting issues in accordance with target file configuration options;
• Content Validation – Validating that required fields are populated;
• Content Correction – Applying user-specific rules to parse, fill and correct the content being processed;
• Error Notification & Delivery – Ensuring good files are delivered to the target or recipient, while errors are logged and the appropriate users notified.

Business Rules
Integrity incorporates two levels of logic and customization, which can be tailored to meet the needs of your organization.

The first level allows users to choose which of the steps, outlined earlier, to incorporate into the data integration process. Varying combinations can be applied to different business processes to achieve desired results.

The second level involves tweaking the business rules applied at each step. It is here where acceptable file formats can be defined, where missing data can be deemed acceptable or filled in using user-defined logic, where data content is normalized against a standard, and where error notification processes are customized.

Seamless Integration, Endless Solutions
Integrity was developed to work seamlessly with Sypherlink’s Product Suite, enabling solutions for some of the most difficult information management challenges. From integrating inbound data from third parties into a target system, to reverse engineering ETL transformations, to tracking data lineage, the Sypherlink Product Suite accelerates time-to-value and reduces total cost of ownership for strategic information management initiatives.