K Applications are purpose-built tools within the K platform designed to solve specific, high-value data management use cases. Unlike the core discovery and governance features, K Applications are task-focused — each one is optimised for a particular workflow such as impact analysis, lineage mapping, code investigation, or bulk metadata management.
Assess and scope the impact of data changes
The outcome: Data managers and governance teams can quickly understand what is affected by a change — before it happens or after an incident — and notify the right people without manual investigation.
How K delivers this:
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Run upstream or downstream assessments at table, column, user, or collection level — returning a visual map and exportable list of all impacted assets and users |
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Visualise how data flows across sources, transformations, and outputs — with automatic and manually-added lineage links, field-level detail, and advanced filtering to isolate the paths that matter |
Who this is for: Data managers, data governance teams, data owners, and project leads managing migrations or incidents.
📉 Teams report up to 72% decrease in data migration change management efforts and a 65% increase in efficiency managing data incidents using K's lineage and impact assessment together.
Find and analyse code across your data estate
The outcome: Data teams can search for specific logic, variables, or filter conditions embedded across measures, procedures, and other code objects — without needing to open each source system individually.
How K delivers this:
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Search across all source object code in K using a keyword or expression — returning a downloadable extract with object type, location, code snippet, and usage data |
Who this is for: Data engineers, BI developers, and data managers scoping change impacts or auditing logic.
Update metadata and governance records at scale
The outcome: Admins and governance managers can make large-scale metadata updates without editing assets one by one — using structured Excel imports to update properties, links, and governance attributes across many assets at once.
How K delivers this:
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Upload a structured Excel file to apply bulk updates to data asset properties, collection linkages, and governance attributes across your entire data estate |
Who this is for: K Administrators, Data Governance Managers, and Data Managers.