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Schema-on-Read
Schema-on-read is a data management approach in which structure is applied only when data is queried or accessed, rather than at ingestion. It matters in enterprises because it supports flexible analytics, evolving schemas, and heterogeneous data in data lakes and similar platforms.
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MCP
curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"schema-on-read"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/9c587d41-00aa-4fda-9ce1-f8c21225cb06CLI
di get-glossary --slug schema-on-readThe CLI command and the REST call for this record need a free account: run di login, or send your OAuth token. Over MCP it is free with none.
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| The check | What the record shows | Where it is in the data |
|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its type (topic) | name |
| It sits in a glossary | Linked to Schema Evolution, Schema Change Detection, Data Schema, Structured Data | inDefinedTermSet |
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