For ERP and CRM implementors, one of the hardest parts of any project is simply understanding what’s already there. Years of custom scripts, workflows, and integrations accumulate until the system becomes what we call the hairball: tangled, opaque, and risky to change.
Today, we’re excited to announce a major step toward untangling that complexity: Splotch’s new code ingestion tool is live!
From Code to Clear Processes
With this release, you can upload a client’s ERP or CRM code base, starting with NetSuite, but extendable to other platforms like Salesforce, Dynamics, and ServiceNow, and let Splotch automatically surface the processes hidden inside.
Here’s how it works:
- Upload from your repo or drive. Point Splotch to a code repository (for example, a NetSuite instance stored in Google Drive).
- Automatic process mapping. In just a few minutes, Splotch scans the code and identifies the processes encoded within it. In our demo, the tool uncovered 23 distinct processes.
- Visual + text clarity. On the left, you see clean process summaries. On the right, you get an interactive diagram showing how those processes connect. Together, they give implementors a system-wide view in minutes instead of weeks.
Editable, Linked, and Collaborative
Discovery is just the start. Once processes are mapped, Splotch keeps code, text, and diagrams in sync:
- Edit in text or diagram. Update a step in the text, and the diagram reorganizes automatically. Or adjust the diagram, and Splotch rewrites the process brief.
- Linked back to code. Every process node references the exact location in the code it came from, keeping technical and business teams aligned.
- Collaborate with clients. Walk through processes in a workshop, make edits live, and instantly capture agreed changes in both diagram and text. Learn more about how you can collaborate using Splotch here.
Where We’re Headed
This launch is the first step toward a bigger vision. Soon, Splotch will not only map processes but also:
- Recommend code changes based on edits you make in text or diagram.
- Push updates into a staging environment for technical review.
- Version control and compare code bases over time, so you can validate that planned changes were implemented correctly.
For implementors, this means faster discovery, less manual documentation, and a safer way to evolve complex ERP/CRM systems without breaking what works.
See It in Action
The hairball doesn’t have to stay tangled. With code ingestion, you can move from opaque customizations to clear, collaborative process maps in minutes!
Book a demo to see how Splotch can help you and your clients bring order to the complexity.