{
  "id": 16759819,
  "title": "dbt tests that actually catch bad data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/dbt-tests-that-actually-catch-bad-data",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:26:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/fisher_51/dbt-tests-that-actually-catch-bad-data-a80"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Most dbt test suites I've inherited check not_null and unique and not much else. Those catch schema problems, not business problems. The tests that have saved us: accepted_values for status columns (catch typo'd statuses) A relationships test on every foreign key A custom test for \"row count per day should be within 30% of last week\" Freshness checks on source tables The custom tests took an…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}