> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.k16solutions.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# DataX overview

> Explore governed data, build analytics, and manage Lakehouse data in the K16 Platform.

DataX brings your institution's connected data into one governed workspace. You can discover trusted entities, query data, build reusable analytics, and manage published datasets without leaving the K16 Platform.

<Note>
  DataX areas appear only when they are enabled for your workspace. Your role can also limit the
  records and actions you see.
</Note>

## Choose where to start

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Catalog">
    Find entities, review columns and relationships, and manage blueprints. [Browse the
    catalog](/datax/catalog/browse).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Business glossary">
    Define shared terms and connect them to the blueprints that give them meaning. [Manage glossary
    terms](/datax/glossary/manage-terms).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics">
    Write SQL in worksheets, inspect results, build dashboards, and use the assistant. [Explore
    analytics](/datax/analytics/overview).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Lakehouse">
    Review deployments, import CSV data, create snapshots and exports, and classify columns.
    [Explore Lakehouse](/datax/lakehouse/overview).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How DataX fits together

1. The **Catalog** describes the entities available to your workspace.
2. **Worksheets** let you query the entities you can access.
3. **Blueprints** turn validated SQL into documented, versioned entities.
4. **Deployments** show which published blueprint version is live.
5. **Dashboards**, **Reporting**, snapshots, and exports make that governed data reusable.

Access rules apply throughout this flow. An entity can appear in the Catalog while sensitive values remain masked. You may also have read access without permission to create, publish, deploy, or schedule data jobs.

## Recommended first workflow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Browse the catalog">
    Find an entity and review its description, columns, status, and query access.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open a worksheet">
    Start with a narrow query and verify the returned columns and rows.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save reusable work">
    Save the query as a worksheet. If you manage blueprints, turn stable SQL into a documented
    blueprint.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish for downstream use">
    Validate the change, publish it, and review the live deployment before building reports or
    schedules from it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  If a page or action is missing, confirm that you are in the intended workspace and ask a workspace
  administrator to review your feature and role access.
</Tip>