Ensuring Data Accuracy in Text-to-SQL Systems: A Comprehensive Validation Framework
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© 2024 by IJCTT Journal
Volume-72 Issue-12
Year of Publication : 2024
Authors : Piyush Pandey, Dhavalkumar Patel, Shreekant Mandvikar, Naresh Kota
DOI :  10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V72I12P103

How to Cite?

Piyush Pandey, Dhavalkumar Patel, Shreekant Mandvikar, Naresh Kota, "Ensuring Data Accuracy in Text-to-SQL Systems: A Comprehensive Validation Framework," International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology, vol. 72, no. 12, pp. 17-24, 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V72I12P103

Abstract
A text-to-SQL framework is a system that converts natural language questions or commands into valid SQL queries that can be executed against a database. These frameworks combine Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques with database schema understanding to interpret user intent and generate accurate SQL queries, making databases accessible to users without expertise in SQL programming. Text-to-SQL systems are rapidly gaining adoption across enterprise-scale applications, where data accuracy and query precision are of utmost importance to business operations. As these systems become integral to critical business processes, ensuring the accuracy of automatically generated SQL queries is emerging as one of the fundamental challenges. This growing reliance on natural language database interactions urgently needs robust validation frameworks to verify and guarantee the precise translation of user intent into SQL queries. This paper thoroughly analyzes current validation techniques used in text-to-SQL systems, identifying their strengths and limitations in real-world applications. Building on this foundational research, the article introduces an innovative validation framework encompassing multiple critical aspects: robust query construction validation, systematic data integrity verification, automated feedback generation, and intelligent error detection and correction mechanisms. This comprehensive approach validates SQL queries at multiple stages and ensures data accuracy through a sophisticated pipeline of checks and balances, ultimately delivering reliable and precise database interactions.

Keywords
Agentic automation, Data accuracy, Large Language Model (LLM), Text-to-SQL, Validation framework.

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