Database Documentation Tool: Do you really understand your databases?

You can connect to a database and see its structure, but can you really understand it?

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Document your databases easily

Document and visualize
database relationships

Understanding relationships between tables is crucial for querying of a database. Those relationships are often nonobvious as foreign keys are rarely defined in a database schema. Without this information you left with guess work, asking your colleagues, and exposed to errors in your queries.

But it does not have to be that way. Allow Dataedo to extract what foreign keys information is defined in a database and complete the rest in the same format so that you have a complete view of the relationships in your database. No more guessing.

Document and visualize<br>database relationships

A nodepad for your database

Do you know what attribute1 column means? Is it in use? Or how is due_date calculated? Or what does ‘A’ value in status column mean? Data structures can be confusing and sometimes misleading and Dataedo allows you to explain meaning and purpose of each data element in your database. You can annotate data elements, provide meaningful aliases, and add additional information in structured format using custom fields.

A nodepad for your database

Organize databases with domains and data products

Data sources in your organization can hold hundreds or thousands of tables and data structures. It might be hard or impossible to make sense of this. Dataedo helps you manage this complexity by allowing you to create domains and data products and use them to organize large data sets.

Organize databases with domains and data products

Capture tribal knowledge

There is no single person in your team or organization that knows it all. Dataedo’s shared metadata repository and community feature allows your entire team to collectively capture and preserve what you know about your databases.

Capture tribal knowledge

Documentation of all your databases in one place

With Dataedo you can document all your data sources: databases, ETLs, BI tools, data lakes, applications.
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Now, everyone can understand your databases

Make complex and convoluted designs readable

Turn sprawling database structures into clear, visual models that are easy to explore and understand.

Unlock data in your organization

Give everyone access to the knowledge behind your data. No more tribal knowledge or hidden structures.

Get new people on board quicker and with less hustle

Help new team members understand databases faster with intuitive diagrams and detailed documentation.

Improve communication between developers, admins, architects, and business users

Create a common language around data so every stakeholder can collaborate effectively and confidently.

Facilitate reporting & analytics

Provide analysts and BI teams with clear insights into how data is organized, making reporting faster and more accurate.

Keep knowledge in your organization

Preserve critical data knowledge in one place, independent of individuals - so it’s never lost when people move on.

Key features
Data Catalog

Data Catalog

Build a complete catalog of your databases, tables, and columns in one central documentation repository.

ER Diagram

ER Diagrams

Visualize your data structures with interactive diagrams and define cross-database relationships to see how tables connect across systems.

Data Lineage Diagram

Data Lineage

Visualize how data flows across systems, trace issues back to their source, and understand downstream impacts of changes.

Data Profiling

Data Profiling

Analyze your source data to understand structure, uncover anomalies, and ensure reliable datasets for reporting, analytics, and AI.

Schema Change Tracking

Schema Change Tracking

Stay on top of schema changes and version history to ensure your catalog remains complete and up to date.

Dataedo Scheduler

Automatic updates

Automatically sync your metadata with source systems to ensure your documentation always reflects the current state of your databases.

Use cases
BI Teams

BI & Analytics

Remove friction of reporting and analytics by making data structures and data clear for everyone.

Data Warehousing

Data Warehousing

Provide useful documentation of your data warehouse and facilitate better use of it throughout the organization.

Applications

Application Development

Allow every developer to grasp data models quickly without guesswork and unnecessary questions.

Legacy Databases Cartoon

Legacy Databases

Discover structure of your legacy databases and document them as you learn, so that the other people do not have to learn the same things over and over again.

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Piotr Kononow

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Create interactive database documentation

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