Case 2 · Incident replay

Why did APAC Headcount drop overnight?

This is a data issue — not a workforce change.

You are viewing a historical replay. Current trusted Headcount remains the published GlobalTech snapshot from 2026-08-31.

Scope Company · Window month (as-of) · as_of 2026-08-31

serving_pointer(incident_replay) extract run-2026-08-14 · moved=false · replay Headcount bad 40,255 vs expected 49,688

Scope Company (incident replay) · Window extract day · as_of 2026-08-14

Expected source rows
84,508

Scope Employee full extract · all regions; only APAC rows are short · Window extract day · as_of 2026-08-14

Received rows
67,936

Scope Employee full extract · all regions; only APAC rows are short · Window extract day · as_of 2026-08-14

Difference
-16,572

Scope Employee full extract · all regions; only APAC rows are short · Window extract day · as_of 2026-08-14

Pipeline status
Failed

The platform prevented incomplete source data from being published as a workforce change.

Downstream blocked in this replay

  1. APAC HRISFAILED
  2. →workforce modelBLOCKED
  3. →Headcount metricUNHEALTHY
  4. →Executive ReportingNOT PUBLISHED

Failed quality test

  • Fail · apac_hris_volume: observed 67,936 rows, expected 84,508

Source freshness

  • people_hris · failed · APAC Employee extract incomplete (replay)

Affected metrics: headcount — blocked in replay only. Lineage impact 8 objects.