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Systems and Data Flow Map

CSV template to map systems and data flows: which data travels, from which owning system, to where, with what trigger and frequency, how it is reconciled and what happens if it fails. Useful to prepare an integration without duplicating information.

In this guide
CRM, inventory and billing connected with a defined source for each piece of data.

Instructions

  1. One row per data flow.
  2. Each data item must have a single owning system.
  3. Describe the trigger as a concrete event.
  4. Write how it is reconciled and who receives the failure notification.

Bring it to your business

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DataOwning systemPerson responsible for the dataDestination systemDirectionTriggerFrequencyHow it's reconciledWhat happens on failureWho gets notified
Synthetic example: order approvedCRMHead of SalesBillingOne-wayOrder moves to 'approved'ImmediateWeekly count of orders versus invoicesMarked 'pending invoicing' and retriedOrder advisor
Authorship and sources

Author: RealStack Team