The issue is Currency. Currency concerns whether data remains sufficiently aligned with the current real-world state. The address was accurate when originally captured, but reality changed and the system was not updated.
This distinction matters because Data Quality can degrade over time without any technical error being introduced. Customer addresses, employment details, product prices, organizational structures, regulatory classifications, and contact details all have varying rates of change. A dataset that was reliable last year may no longer be fit for operational use today.
DAMA's current Chapter 13 revision explicitly identifies Currency as one of the nine standard Data Quality dimensions. Related DAMA-derived guidance also notes that real-world information changes and can therefore become outdated even when it was initially correct.
Organizations should establish refresh expectations according to business use. A marketing mailing list may tolerate a different update interval from an emergency-contact database.
Metadata should document refresh frequency and source authority, while quality monitoring can identify records exceeding acceptable age thresholds.
Reference Topics: DAMA-DMBOK2 Chapter 13 — Currency; Accuracy; Timeliness; Data Aging; Monitoring; Fitness for Purpose.
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