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A schema consistency mechanism monitors data ingested by a data intake and query system for changes to the structure, or data schema, associated with the data. A schema consistency monitor obtains data from a data source (or, more generally, from any number of separate data sources) at a plurality of points in time. The data is analyzed to determine whether a first portion of the data received at a first point in time conforms to a first data schema and that a second portion of the data received at a second point in time conforms to a second data schema that is different from the first data schema (thereby indicating a change to the associated data schema). A graphical user interface (GUI) can be generated that includes indications of identified changes to one or more data schemas associated with data.
