FAQ

Common questions before starting.

The assessment is intentionally narrow and evidence-oriented. These answers keep expectations clear before a walkthrough or pilot.

Does TangleMap produce complete lineage?

No. It produces dependency evidence with confidence and caveats. That distinction is intentional.

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Does the collector export passwords?

The product is designed to redact or omit secrets. Configs and local logs should remain client-controlled unless explicitly shared.

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Do we need admin access?

Broad admin access is not the default target. Read-only or least-privilege access is preferred, but limited access can reduce coverage.

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Is this a Power BI migration tool?

No. Power BI can be a modernization target, but TangleMap is an assessment layer, not an automated converter.

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Is this a hosted SaaS portal?

No. The current posture is local collection, encrypted bundle handoff, Postgres ingestion, and analyst-local review tools.

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What happens if metadata is incomplete?

The assessment records partial scans, warnings, inaccessible surfaces, unsupported patterns, and low-confidence relationships.

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How large can an estate be?

A real assessment may include tens or hundreds of reports, datasets, packages, jobs, tables, models, and components. The useful output separates asset levels and exposes dependency concentration.

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Who interprets the recommendations?

TangleMap accelerates discovery and scoring, but consultant review is still required before roadmap, funding, or implementation recommendations are final.

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What is the readiness checklist for?

It helps teams see whether they have enough evidence to plan modernization or whether assessment should come first.

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Can partners use the output?

Yes. The output can support consulting, planning, backlog preparation, or AI-assisted delivery frameworks when redacted and scoped appropriately.

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How does a pilot differ from a walkthrough?

The walkthrough reviews fit and scope. A pilot is a bounded assessment run against an agreed estate slice with validation criteria.

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Next step

Start with the assessment question.

If the estate is hard to document, hard to scope, or hard to modernize with confidence, start by turning it into structured evidence.