Top use cases
Save the prompts you reuse and regenerate diagrams every time your stack changes.
Show how policies map to platforms and controls
Visualize stewardship, ownership, and data domains
Expose evidence sources for audits
Align governance committees on priorities
Workflow that ships
List policies (access, retention, quality) with owners.
Add systems and controls that enforce each policy.
Ask AI to render domain lanes with stewards and evidence links.
Publish diagrams to the governance playbook and refresh quarterly.
Prompt recipes
Copy, tweak, and save in your repo so regenerations stay consistent.
"Create a data governance map with policies, stewards, enforcement points, and evidence sources."
"Show PII handling with access controls, masking, retention, and audit logs."
"Generate a stewardship model with domains, owners, and committees."
Quality checklist
Policies trace to specific controls and evidence.
Stewards and owners are visible per domain.
Retention, access, and quality enforcement are labeled.
Audit evidence links are attached.
Why use Datadef
Prompt-to-canvas in seconds
Generate React Flow diagrams from prompts, then tweak nodes, metadata, and z-index with live collaboration.
Always in sync
Save prompts alongside canvas versions so you can regenerate diagrams as schemas, services, or policies change.
Shareable and auditable
Export PNG/SVG for decks, or share live canvases with lineage, SLAs, and runbook links for reviewers.
Built for data teams
Support data mesh, lakehouse, and streaming patterns with typed nodes for tables, pipelines, services, and governance layers.
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FAQ
How do I keep governance diagrams actionable?
Tie every policy to a control and an owner. Avoid abstract principles without implementation detail.
Can AI help with audits?
Yes. Include evidence sources so diagrams link directly to logs, configs, or approvals.
How often should I update?
Quarterly or after major policy changes. Reuse the same prompt for consistency.
Ship faster
Generate your next diagram with AI
Capture the prompt once, regenerate after every schema change, and keep diagrams audit-ready.