Tietueista

Tietueista is the plural genitive or elative form of tietue, a Finnish term used in information management and computer science to refer to a data record. A tietue describes a single entity or item and consists of multiple fields, such as identifiers, names, dates, and attributes. In relational databases, each tietue typically corresponds to a row, and a set of tietueita forms a table or relation.

In practice, tietueet are the basic units of data organization. They enable structured storage, querying, and retrieval, allowing information to be grouped by common characteristics or keys. The design of tietueissa fields (kentät) and data types is important for data integrity, consistency, and efficient processing. Good governance of tietueista data includes clear definitions, standardized formats, and stable identifiers to prevent ambiguities during updates and joins.

The term tietue is also used in libraries, archives, and records management. In cataloging, a tietue may describe a resource such as a book or digital object. In government and public administration, a tietue can denote an official record created or received by a public body, subject to retention schedules and archival rules. The plural form tietueista appears in contexts discussing multiple records or data sources, for example when describing information aggregated from tietueista.

Overall, tietueista and tietue share the core concept of discrete, structured data units that, together, constitute organized information within databases, catalogs, and records systems. See also: database, record, metadata, data quality.