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As we have fixed and reactivated data ingestion via more provider scripts, some shortcomings in the data model have been uncovered. Today I went through the backlog of Catalog’s issues and noticed we had accumulated a small pile of problems that seems need to be addressed primarily at the database level.
For some, the discussion has already begun in other posts, but I wanted to gather everything I have noticed in one place, so we can discuss if we do all the changes together, whether is better to do it in more manageable chunks or find alternative solutions. These are disruptive and breaking changes given they alter the structure of the TSV files (a key part of the ingestion process) and need to be implemented carefully, so are usually postponed until the last resort and when is confirmed that they are necessary.
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