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System Mapping

See the org. Then change it.

An end-to-end visual map of your business process, with the underlying Salesforce automation overlaid on the same diagram. One artifact — replacing the documentation that lives in five places — kept current as the org evolves.

What it is

One picture of the whole system.

Standard Salesforce documentation lives in silos: a process diagram in one tool, a list of Flows in setup, an integration map in a Confluence page no one updates. Each is partial. Together they don't compose into a thing anyone can reason about.

A System Map combines them. The business process — leads, opportunities, orders, whatever your org actually does — runs along the diagram. The automation that drives each transition is overlaid on top: which Flow fires here, which Apex trigger runs there, which integration syncs to which downstream system.

The result is one artifact that stakeholders, admins, and developers can all read against — and decide on.

Illustrative example Lead → Fulfillment
flowchart TD
  Lead([Lead Created]):::process
  Qual{Qualified?}:::decision
  Opp([Opportunity]):::process
  Prop([Proposal Sent]):::process
  Won([Closed Won]):::process
  Order([Order Created]):::process
  Fulfil([Fulfillment]):::process
  Disq([Disqualified]):::muted

  Lead -->|Web-to-Lead Flow| Qual
  Qual -->|Yes — Routing Apex| Opp
  Qual -->|No| Disq
  Opp -->|Quote Sync| Prop
  Prop --> Won
  Won -->|Order Sync Integration| Order
  Order -->|ERP Webhook| Fulfil

  classDef process fill:#FBFAF5,stroke:#9C7B25,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#1B1F23
  classDef decision fill:#F0E5C4,stroke:#9C7B25,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#1B1F23
  classDef muted fill:#F0E5C4,stroke:#B0A48A,stroke-width:1px,color:#5B6066

Generic B2B sales-to-fulfillment flow. The labels on the arrows are the automation overlay — the Flows, Apex, and integrations driving each transition.

Why it matters

The artifact carries weight.

01

Interception points are obvious.

When new features land on a diagram of the existing system, scoping conversations happen against a shared picture. Stakeholders see exactly where the change touches and what depends on it.

02

The wrong-ask failure mode disappears.

Most rework comes from building the literal request without questioning whether it's the right request. A visible map makes the underlying intent legible — and the gap between intent and ask easy to close.

03

Developers can suggest improvements proactively.

Engineers don't have to wait for a ticket to flag a fragile pattern. The map gives them a place to point at — and the org gets cleaner over time, not just when something breaks.

How we deliver it

Living system map, not a one-time deliverable.

The first version of the map is built during a focused engagement: we walk the business process end-to-end with your team, inventory the automation in the org, and render it as a single diagram.

After that, the map is maintained as the org changes. Every Flow added, every integration rewired, every business-process shift updates the diagram before it goes live. It works best as part of an ongoing engagement — typically integrated into our Managed Services — so the artifact never falls behind.

What you get

Deliverables.

  • The diagram itself — Mermaid source committed alongside your code, or shared in your team's workspace
  • An inventory of key automations: every Flow, Apex trigger, scheduled job, and integration mapped to the process it serves
  • A change log of how the system has evolved, version-controlled with the diagram
  • Integration into our Managed Services workflow — every release updates the map before it goes live

Map your org with us.

Tell us about the process you're trying to make legible. We'll come back with a scoped plan for the first version of the map.