Check if the fieldnames of the dataset are the same

Assert Field Consistency Between Data and Metadata

assert_field_consistency(new_data, field_info)

Arguments

new_data

A data frame. The new dataset whose field names need to be checked.

field_info

A data frame. Metadata containing a column named raw_field_name that lists the expected field names.

Value

No return value. The function issues warnings if there are inconsistencies in field names.

Details

This function checks for consistency between the field names in new data and the field names specified in a metadata reference. It warns if there are missing fields in the new data or if new unexpected fields appear in the data that are not defined in the metadata.