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
Scope Employee full extract · all regions; only APAC rows are short · Window extract day · as_of 2026-08-14
Scope Employee full extract · all regions; only APAC rows are short · Window extract day · as_of 2026-08-14
Scope Employee full extract · all regions; only APAC rows are short · Window extract day · as_of 2026-08-14
The platform prevented incomplete source data from being published as a workforce change.
Downstream blocked in this replay
- APAC HRISFAILED
- →workforce modelBLOCKED
- →Headcount metricUNHEALTHY
- →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.