Running a Contact Validation task will update a source database with corrected/normalized data?

Running a Contact Validation task in Informatica Cloud does not update a source database with corrected or normalized data. Instead, the purpose of this task is to validate and standardize the information within its processing environment. During this process, the data may be checked against reference databases for accuracy, consistency, and validity, but any modifications or corrections made during validation are typically reflected in the target system or output rather than being sent back to the original source database.

This approach ensures that the source records remain unchanged unless specifically configured to allow such updates, which is not the intended default behavior of the Contact Validation task. Thus, the task serves to improve data quality while maintaining source integrity, and modifications are processed in a way that adheres to the data governance practices.