Audit Census variables on a monthly schedule
Keep the definitions behind your metrics clear and usable.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Variable Details
Tool to retrieve metadata for a specific variable in a census dataset for a given year. use when you need the label, concept, data type, attribute codes, and valid-value constraints.
Why this helps
A variable can be reused for months before someone notices its definition or valid values were misunderstood.
- Keeps metric definitions visible
- Flags data type and constraint details
- Supports cleaner recurring analysis
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Census bureau in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Monthly Census variable audit.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve Variable Details for the specified datasets, years, and variables and report any definition or constraint concerns.
- 4Choose a recurring Notis schedule as the trigger and select a report channel.
- 5Run one scheduled test with your production variable list.
Questions about this workflow
Can this audit multiple datasets?
Yes. List each dataset, year, and variable in the instruction.
Does it modify Census data?
No. The action retrieves metadata and reports what it finds.
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