Operations Quality of Data

This is a theoretical attempt to discover within the vast universe of data/information (D/I) quality dimensions the first invariants and principles of more lasting validity. It required a move from the internal (designers’) toward the external (users’), from the ontological to the teleological perspective and a full recognition of the relativity of quality within the context of decision situations. This paper presents for discussion and challenge an outline of a theoretical framework that encompasses: a defined main point and main frame of reference, a model within which operations quality of data or information can be assessed in any type of purposive operations, a universal hierarchical resultoriented taxonomy of data/information operations quality attributes, identification of the universal primary quality requirements, identification of the essential differences in viewing the quality of data and the quality of information, and an economical sequence of examining at least the universal direct primary quality dimensions of data/information.