Certified Data Management Professional – Fundamentals (CDMP) — Question 51

A data lineage tool enables a user to:

Answer options

• A. Visualize how the data gets to the data lake
• B. Track the historical changes to a data value
• C. Line up the data to support sophisticated glossary management
• D. Enables rapid development of dashboard reporting
• E. Track the data from source system to a target database; understanding its transformations

Correct answer: E

Explanation

The correct answer, E, accurately describes the primary function of a data lineage tool, which is to track the flow and transformation of data from its origin to its destination. Options A, B, C, and D describe different functions that are not specific to data lineage, such as visualization, historical tracking, glossary management, and reporting, respectively.