Custom Types for Data Catalog Properties Beta

RudderStack’s Tracking Plans feature makes it easy for data teams to apply type-safe governance to event schemas flowing through RudderStack. Advanced rules enable you to create types and rules on individual properties, but for teams managing hundreds of properties, individual rules can be limiting.

With the release of Custom Types, you can now build and manage a separate, centralized library of rules, and apply them to multiple properties across your Data Catalog. Custom Types give you the ability to:

• More easily manage and apply the same rule across multiple properties.
• Implement more complex rules for properties.

You can also create and manage Custom Types via the Data Catalog API.

Example use cases

• Array of enums: With Custom Types, you can combine rules and types for complex use cases. For example, you could define enum values as a Custom Type, then use that Custom Type in a property defined as an array, enabling you to govern an array of enums.

• Sub-property bundles: If you need to add sub-properties to multiple properties, you can create an Object Custom Type, add the list of specific sub-properties, and apply them to properties in your Data Catalog.

• Custom date formats: If you need to enforce a specific date format across multiple different date properties, you can create a Custom Type with your specific logic, then use that type for those properties.

• Custom address formats: If you need to enforce formats for different types of addresses (residential and commercial, for example), you can create Custom Types for each and apply them to different properties.

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