For files with self-referencing data, where the child of a particular record appears as a parent in the file, are there any recursive relationships?
For example, in a BOM, is there a part that has itself as a subordinate parent? In other words, if part A contains part B, and part B contains part A, a recursive relationship exists. Files of self referencing data should not have recursive relationships. Business Quality: The business quality of the file relates to how well the data in the file adheres to a set of business rules unique to each business. The most difficult part of assessing business quality is gaining a consensus on what those rules should be. For example, a business might decide that a purchase order is considered obsolete if all line items have been received and the last receipt of material is more than two years old, it is to be rejected from the file. A business may decide that sales history for a particular discontinued product line is to be rejected. The business quality rules may also require specific conversions to take place. For example, if the business is changing the chart of accounts in implementing Oracle
