Use case guides

Access examples of Soda implementations according to use case and data quality testing needs.

Use the following guides as example implementations based on how you intend to use Soda for data quality testing. For standard set up instructions, see Get started.

Test data in an Airflow pipeline	Use this guide as an example for how to set up Soda to test the quality of your data in an Airflow pipeline that uses dbt transformations.	Soda Library Soda Cloud
Test data quality in an ADF pipeline	Learn how to invoke Soda data quality tests in an ETL pipeline in Azure Data Factory.	Soda Library Soda Cloud
Test data quality in a Dagster pipeline	Learn how to invoke Soda data quality tests in a Dagster pipeline.	Soda Library Soda Cloud
Test data quality in Databricks pipeline	Learn how to use Databricks notesbooks with Soda to test data quality before feeding a machine learning model.	Soda Library Soda Cloud
Test data before migration	Use this guide to set up Soda to test before and after data migration between data sources.	Soda Library Soda Cloud
Self-serve Soda	Use this guide to set up Soda Cloud to enable users across your organization to serve themselves when it comes to testing data quality.	Soda Cloud Soda Runner
Test data during development	Use this guide to set up Soda to test the quality of your data during your development lifecycle in a GitHub Workflow.	Soda Library Soda Cloud
Automate monitoring	Use this guide to set up Soda to automatically monitor data quality.	Soda Cloud Soda Runner

Use the following How tos for practical advice, examples, and instructions for using Soda.

Build a Sigma dashboard	Learn how to build a customized data quality reporting dashboard in Sigma using the Soda Cloud API.	Soda Library Soda Cloud
Build a Grafana dashboard	Learn how to build a customized data quality reporting dashboard in Grafana using the Soda Cloud API.	Soda Cloud
Invoke Soda in Databricks	Learn how to invoke Soda data quality tests in a Databricks notebook.	Soda Library Soda Cloud
Use a Secrets Manager	Learn how to set up a Soda Runner to use an External Secrets Manager to retrieve frequently-rotated data source passwords.	Soda Cloud Self-hosted Runner
Generate API keys	Learn how to use Soda Cloud API keys to securely communicate with other entities such as Soda Library and self-hosted Soda Runners, and to provide secure access to Soda Cloud via API.	Soda Cloud
Manage sensitive data	Learn how to adjust several configurable settings that help you manage access to sensitive data in Soda Cloud.	Soda Cloud
Reroute failed row samples	Learn how to programmatically set up Soda Library to display failed row samples in the command-line.	Soda Library Soda Cloud
Double-onboard a data source	Learn how to onboard a data source in Soda Cloud that you have already onboarded via Soda Library.	Soda Library Soda Cloud

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