Document & Visualise Your Digital Estate

Revelation is a free diagrams-as-code tool that automatically generates visual diagrams from Excel workbooks or JSON files. Its structured, text-based approach promotes consistency across teams, simplifies version control, and integrates seamlessly with AI tools - making it ideal for digital transformation projects and other enterprise-wide change initiatives.

Revelation Process
The Revelation Process - Data Capture to Roadmap.
Structured Data Gathering
1. Capture consistent architecture with Excel templates.
System and Interaction Mapping
2. Automatically generate diagrams directly from your workbooks.
Architecture Roadmapping
3. Extend the model to include roadmaps and solution options.
Reference Model
4. Use reference models to accelerate discovery and ensure consistency.
Flowchart Representation
5. Add flowcharts describing business processes ...
Entity Relationship Diagrams
6. ...and entity relationships to understand data structure and context
AI-Friendly Structured Format
7. Leverage structured data formats for AI-driven insights
Version Control Support
8. Version control changes with Git-compatible, text-based models

Why Revelation

  • Built for evolving architecture functions: Designed for teams and organisations that need a structured approach to architecture - whether establishing an EA function, supporting a transformation programme, or modelling at the project level.
  • Free to Use, Easy to Start: The standard version is free, with a small learning curve. Users can get meaningful results from day one using familiar formats like Excel and JSON.
  • Structured Yet Lightweight: Revelation provides a consistent approach to capturing architecture data - without requiring heavyweight frameworks or enterprise overhead.
  • Automated, Always Up to Date: Diagrams are generated automatically from structured data and stay in sync as the model evolves - no manual updates or out-of-date visuals.
  • Standardised Data, Consistent Output: Ensures uniformity across individuals, teams, and departments - reducing ambiguity and rework.
  • Version Control & AI-Friendly: Text-based models work with Git and other versioning tools. The structured format is easy to integrate with AI for analysis, suggestions, or transformation.
  • Custom Metadata & Flexible Views: Users can define their own tags and properties, then filter, group, or color-code diagrams to match specific needs or stakeholders.
  • Seamless Integration with Central EA Functions: Business units in larger enterprises can use Revelation to quickly assemble and share high-quality models with central architecture teams.

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