Column Description Guidance for Data.wa.gov Publishers

This table provides guidance on key elements of good column descriptions, which are required metadata on data.wa.gov.

You can download a Column Description Worksheet (which includes this guidance) from this dataset’s Attachments.

Guidance for generating other metadata (e.g., Title, Brief Description, Tags) can be found at https://data.wa.gov/Open-Data-Program-Documentation/General-Metadata-Guidance-for-Data-wa-gov-Publishe/5qzb-d5hq