Before you can certify a bulk Fabric challenge in the BDC system, you must first complete the Final Data Checks workflow. These checks analyze the uploaded challenge data for any abnormalities or inconsistencies, including certain data errors that would otherwise result in a challenge being rejected. Processing time for these checks may vary depending on the volume of data being processed. If your submission triggers a Final Data Check validation, you can download a CSV file that includes details related to each record that has been flagged as part of this validation check.
Note: If you make any changes to the data after running your Final Data Check you must rerun them.
For details on how to format and submit successful bulk Fabric challenges, please refer to the How to Format a Bulk Fabric Challenge and How to Submit a Successful Bulk Fabric Challenge articles.
Running Final Data Checks
After clicking the Run Final Data Checks button, the BDC system will process your challenge data, which may take some time to complete.
After Final Data Checks processing completes, the Final Data Checks page will display any warnings or errors that have been flagged within your challenge submission. If no data were flagged as part of Final Data Checks, a message of No final data checks flagged will be displayed.
To download a file of your Final Data Check warnings and errors, simply click Download Result in the top right corner of the warning box. This will download a CSV file containing details on the warnings, errors, and challenge data flagged as part of Final Data Checks.
Note: For warnings, you will need to provide explanation or justification text as to why that warning should be ignored. Once an explanation has been provided for all warnings, you may proceed to the certification step, provided no errors were flagged.
Note: For errors, the Final Data Check validation has flagged a problem in your data that must be corrected before you can proceed to certification. If the system flags any errors in your challenge data, you will need to correct the error (including, e.g., removing the conflicting challenge record), re-upload your bulk Fabric challenge data file, and then re-run Final Data Checks to confirm the issue has been resolved.