Step 02 of 06
Validate
Match quality, source, freshness and provenance.
What this means
Why it matters
Validation is where trust is established. Each field is checked for match quality, given a source, a timestamp and a provenance trail, so the record can be relied on and audited.
In practice
Workflow implications
Every fact carries where it came from and when it was last verified or received.
Conflicting values across sources are surfaced for resolution rather than silently merged.
Fields that fail validation are flagged before they can influence a decision.
The layer
How Property Spine supports it
Property Spine validates at capture and keeps validation state current. Quality is a visible property of the record, not an assumption made at decision time.
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