ERP and CRM implementations often begin with optimism and uncertainty. Teams know what their system could do, but not what it’s actually doing. Logic lives in scripts, processes are scattered across modules, and even seasoned implementors can’t easily see how one change ripples across the rest of the build.
This opacity creates what we now call the black box: a system that works, but no one can explain exactly how.
Splotch's Code Mapper changes that. It turns the black box into a glass box, revealing every connection, dependency, and rule that drives the system. With clear visibility into ERP and CRM logic, implementors can design smarter, document faster, and deliver with confidence.
Seeing What’s Really There
Every implementation, no matter how well planned, accumulates complexity. Over time, layers of configuration, custom scripts, and business rules become harder to trace. Teams waste time rediscovering logic that already exists, or worse, rebuilding it.
Even new builds aren’t immune. As teams iterate, logic fragments across objects and workflows without a single source of truth. The result: three chronic issues that slow delivery and inflate cost.
- Hidden complexity: no one can see how rules and dependencies interact.
- Risk at handover: logic understanding doesn’t transfer between developers or phases.
- Delayed validation: misalignment between business intent and system behavior surfaces too late.
Code Mapper was built to solve exactly that. It ingests your ERP or CRM configuration, visualizes the underlying code base, and produces a clear, interactive map of your system’s logic layer, in minutes, not weeks.
“What takes a consulting firm 40–60 hours to document manually, Splotch can now visualize in under an hour.”
— Partner, ERP Systems Integrator
That shift replaces the weeks of labor once spent building static diagrams or debugging blind. For System Integrators (SIs), it’s transformative, especially in rescue projects where previous developers left no documentation, and even the coders struggle to navigate the mess (trust us, we know).
Turning Complexity Into Clarity
At its core, Code Mapper makes code legible, not just for developers, but for every stakeholder.
- Auto-ingested logic: It detects and visualizes relationships between scripts, workflows, functions, and configurations.
- Interactive navigation: Teams can trace where a field, function, or dependency originates and what it impacts downstream.
- Automatic documentation: Each node generates linked text documentation, creating an evergreen source of truth that updates with the system itself.
For technical teams, it’s a diagnostic lens. For clients, it’s an alignment tool.
“Being able to show a client what their system is actually doing is incredibly valuable,” said one user. “It makes complex code legible for non-technical users.”
What used to take hours of translation across screenshots and spreadsheets now happens visually and collaboratively. Clients see their systems. Implementors see where to intervene. Everyone sees the same truth. We love to see it.
A New Standard for Technical Review
Code Mapper accelerates system diagnosis and dramatically improves precision during early project phases.
- Pre-implementation health check: By visualizing code and configuration, SIs can assess risks before committing to delivery timelines.
- Customization visibility: It distinguishes standard ERP functionality from custom extensions, critical in systems like NetSuite and Salesforce.
- Impact analysis: Teams can instantly identify all components, fields, and scripts affected by a change.
One technical lead at a global financial software implementer told us they estimated that automating this impact analysis would “shave 20% off development time,” saving thousands of engineering hours across large projects.
And because every visualization can be exported or shared, SIs can leave behind a diagnostic asset clients continue to use long after go-live (a new kind of transparency deliverable).
Empowering the Implementor
Implementors sit at the intersection of business logic and technical execution. Yet what we see is that they’re forced to work reactively, navigating systems they can’t fully see.
Code Mapper changes that dynamic. By revealing logic and dependencies visually, it lets implementors move from firefighting to design leadership.
They can map proposed logic against existing systems to avoid redundancy, demonstrate workflows to non-technical teams, and validate assumptions earlier, before a single line of code changes.
Our Code Mapper gives implementors control over complexity and the language to explain it. When you can walk a client through their system’s inner logic, you’re defining standards, not just solving problems.
First-Time Implementations
70% of your clients are building ERP or CRM systems for the first time. For them, and you, Code Mapper provides the foundation for a scalable future.
It helps teams:
- Establish a transparent baseline of how logic is structured.
- Prevent accidental complexity as configurations evolve.
- Keep stakeholders aligned from prototype to production.
Early visibility ensures these first implementations don’t become the next generation of black boxes.
The First Step in a Visible System
Code Mapper is the entry point into the Splotch ecosystem; the foundation that makes every other tool more powerful.
Once logic is mapped, teams can:
- Run a Health Check to detect configuration conflicts.
- Generate synced documentation with Docs Generator.
- Align and approve changes in Collaborator.
- Move verified logic into execution with Sandbox.
Together, they form a continuous flow from discovery to deployment, turning opacity into an operational advantage. More on the whole process here.
From Black Box to Glass Box
Complexity is inevitable, but we believe opaqueness isn’t.
By making invisible logic visible, Code Mapper gives technical teams the clarity to build, diagnose, and explain systems with confidence. It replaces uncertainty with understanding, and transforms the black box into a glass box, where every decision is traceable, explainable, and designed to last.
Clarity drives confidence. Confidence drives delivery. That’s the promise of Code Mapper.
Want to learn more? Let us show you.