Navigating CryspIQ®
CryspIQ® is organised around the enterprise data lifecycle:
Source
↓
Prepare
↓
Load
↓
Govern
↓
Consume
Each module within CryspIQ® supports a specific part of this journey.
This page provides a high-level overview of the platform and directs you to the detailed guides for each area.
Platform Overview
| Module | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Company | Manage users and organisational access. |
| Security | Protect enterprise data using Microsoft Entra Security Groups. |
| Sources | Define and onboard source data into CryspIQ®. |
| Maps | Apply business context and prepare data for loading. |
| Operations | Monitor Push, Prepare and Load processing. |
| Quality | Monitor data quality, stewardship and governance. |
| Consume | Discover, query and use trusted enterprise data. |
Company
The Company area is used to manage users who can access CryspIQ®.
Typical activities include:
- Creating users
- Managing user access
- Assigning application roles
- Managing licence allocations
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Security
The Security module protects enterprise data and ensures users only see information they are authorised to access.
CryspIQ® integrates with Microsoft Entra ID and supports both business object and contextual security.
Typical activities include:
- Managing Security Groups
- Protecting business data
- Protecting contextual data
- Managing access requests
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Sources
The Sources module manages the information entering CryspIQ®.
Source data can arrive through:
- File uploads
- Microsoft Dynamics
- APIs
- Custom plug-ins
- Enterprise applications
Typical activities include:
- Creating Source Messages
- Uploading source data
- Managing extraction queries
- Maintaining source metadata
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Maps
The Maps module is where raw source data becomes meaningful business information.
This is one of the most important areas within CryspIQ®.
Data Administrators use mappings to:
- Apply business context
- Standardise terminology
- Configure transformations
- Apply defaults
- Configure Data Quality rules
- Connect data to the Enterprise Data Model
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Operations
The Operations module monitors the processing of enterprise data.
CryspIQ® uses a Push → Prepare → Load approach.
Administrators can:
- Monitor services
- Investigate failures
- Review warnings
- Reprocess data where required
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Quality
The Quality module provides visibility into data quality, stewardship and governance performance.
It helps organisations:
- Improve accountability
- Monitor quality trends
- Investigate issues
- Drive continuous improvement
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Consume
The Consume module enables business users to access trusted enterprise information.
Users can:
- Discover available data
- Ask questions using natural language
- Run approved queries
- Explore dashboards
- Provide feedback
- Improve semantic understanding
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Which Area Should I Use?
| I want to... | Go To |
|---|---|
| Manage users | Company |
| Protect data | Security |
| Onboard new data | Sources |
| Apply business context | Maps |
| Monitor processing | Operations |
| Investigate quality issues | Quality |
| Find and use data | Consume |
Recommended Learning Path
If you are new to CryspIQ®, we recommend:
Then follow the learning path aligned to your role:
- All Users
- Company Administrator
- Data Steward
- Data Administrator
Next Steps
Choose the module most relevant to your role and continue with the detailed guides.
CryspIQ® is designed to help organisations create trusted, governed enterprise data that can be confidently used for reporting, analytics, automation and AI.