Unverify Knowledge
Allows moderators to remove verified status from metrics or answers, with checks for dependencies and downstream impact to protect data trust.
The Unverification feature allows workspace moderators to remove the verified status from specific entities (such as metrics, measures, dimensions) or final answers within your data workspace. This is a sensitive operation because verified entities are considered trusted knowledge and may be reused by others across the system.
To prevent misuse or accidental trust removal, this feature is only available to moderators.
When should I use this?
You should unverify an entity or answer when:
A metric or measure was incorrectly verified
Business logic has changed and the current version is outdated
A verified entity is discovered to be inaccurate or incomplete
You want to remove trust from a chain of linked answers that depend on faulty logic
Access and Permissions
✅ Available to: Workspace moderators
🚫 Restricted from: Regular contributors or viewers
⚠️ Impact: Unverifying a key entity may cascade and affect multiple other answers or metrics that depend on it
How to Use the Unverification Tool
Step 0 (Pre-requisite): Select the item to unverify
Start by selecting the entity or answer you want to mark as unverified:
In Metricverse: Select the entity (e.g., metric, expression, dimension)
In chat history: Select the answer that you want to unverify
Once selected, a two-step unverification process will begin.
Step 1: Review dependent entities
A popup will show you all entities that are dependent on or linked to the one you selected. You must now choose which of them should also be unverifed.
Example: If a metric expression is incorrect, you might choose not to unverify the dimension used in it (if the dimension itself is valid).
You can select or deselect entities based on which ones are truly affected.
If there are no dependents, you can skip this step.
What you’ll see:
A list of related entities
Checkboxes to select which ones should lose verified status
Tooltips showing their type, origin, and verification chain
Step 2: Approve cascading impact
In this step, the system scans where else your selected entities have been used — such as in:
Other metrics
Other verified answers
Measures or dashboards
These downstream items will also lose their verified status if your selected entity is unverifed.
At this step, you can:
Review the list of affected items
Go Back to Step 1 to adjust your selection
Or click Confirm Unverify to proceed
After unverification
Once submitted:
The selected entity/entities will lose their verified badge
Affected answers and metrics will reflect this change in their trust status
The system logs the action for audit and traceability
Important: The unverification is not reversible unless the same entity is re-reviewed and verified again.
Visual Indicators
Unverified entities will turn from the “Verified” green badge
to "Unverified" badge 
FAQs
Q: Can I unverify multiple entities at once? A: Yes, if they are related through dependencies or selected during Step 1.
Q: Will users be notified? A: Currently, notifications are not automatic, but unverification is logged and visible in the audit trail.
Q: Can I undo an unverification? A: No. You must go through the verification workflow again to re-approve an entity.
Best Practices
Always unverify at the lowest faulty level (e.g., metric expression vs. the entire measure).
Use Step 1 carefully to avoid removing trust from still-valid dimensions or filters.
Use Step 2 to understand the downstream impact before confirming.
Document why you unverifed something (in your team process or notes).
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