The path between

Show Datalena the result. Connect what you have. We’ll build the path.

Describe the output you need, upload a sample result, paste a field list, or connect your existing data. Datalena maps the requirements, combines the sources, identifies what is missing, and builds a governed workflow your team can review and repeat.

See how the path works
Ask Lenasample exchange

Build this monthly performance package from the files we receive from each location.

I found 17 of the 19 required fields. Region can be derived from the location reference. Two calculation rules still need your input.

ProposedNot yet approved
deterministic demo

The path between: evidence and requirements meet, a governed plan is approved, deliverables ship.

Your evidence
Branch workbooksExcel · one per locationtransformed
CRM exportCSV · daily deltabound directly
Location referencefixed-width · legacy layouttransformed
Prior-period datasetgoverned · v11bound directly
Manual adjustmentsreviewed entriesgap to resolve
Your result
Monthly Performance Package
one row per location per month
  • 19 required fields
  • 4 calculations
  • 3 access scopes
  • dashboard + workbook + API dataset
  • 2 business questionsunresolved — needs your input
Proposed governed planProposed · not yet approved
  1. 1Standardize branch files
  2. 2Resolve location identifiers
  3. 3Join CRM performance
  4. 4Apply monthly calculations
  5. 5Validate unmatched locations
  6. 6Create governed dataset
  7. 7Publish approved outputs
Start anywhere

Start with the result, the data, or both.

Describe the output you need, hand Datalena a sample, or connect what you already have. Whichever end you start from, the same governed path meets in the middle.

Start with a sample result

Upload the report, workbook, or feed you need to produce — or just describe it.

Datalena decomposes it into required fields, calculations, and delivery rules, then hunts for the evidence.

Start with your data

Connect the files and exports you already have, messy layouts and all.

Datalena maps what each source can prove and shows which outputs are already within reach.

Start with both

Bring the target and the evidence together.

Datalena works backward from the result and forward from the sources until they meet in one governed plan.

Whichever door you pick, the same governed path meets in the middle.

The painful middle

Everyone solves the ends. Datalena owns the path between.

Most tools help you collect data or display it. Datalena designs and governs the path between what you have and what you need — requirements moving one way, evidence the other, meeting in a plan you approve.

From your side

Evidence moves forward

Branch workbooks, exports, references, and adjustments — different formats, different schedules, all kept identifiable.

headers start on row 4Territory, not Regionnew, unmapped location codes
The meeting point

Matched, derived, and gapped

Datalena works backward from the target and forward from the sources: direct bindings, derivations, transformations — and open gaps held visibly for you.

17 of 19 requirements bound31 rows held for reviewapproved & logged — by you
From the result's side

Requirements move back

The output contract decomposes into fields, calculations, access scopes, and delivery — each one hunting for its evidence.

19 required fields3 access scopesversioned, with lineage
How the path works

Five steps. One evolving picture.

Define, connect, build, review, deliver — each step adds a layer to the same composition, and nothing ships without an approved, versioned workflow behind it.

  1. 01Define

    Tell Lena the result you need — or hand it a sample. The target becomes an explicit output contract.

    Monthly Performance Packageone row per location per month
  2. 02Connect

    Point Datalena at the evidence you already have. Every source stays identifiable by type and purpose.

    Monthly Performance Packageone row per location per month
    Branch workbooksCRM exportLocation referencePrior-period datasetManual adjustments
  3. 03Build

    Requirements and evidence meet: direct matches, derivations, transformations — and the gaps, kept visible.

    Monthly Performance Packageone row per location per month
    Branch workbooksCRM exportLocation referencePrior-period datasetManual adjustments
    17 of 19 requirements matched2 open questions kept visible
  4. 04Review

    Your team inspects readiness, open questions, and held rows. Nothing proceeds on AI say-so alone.

    Monthly Performance Packageone row per location per month
    Branch workbooksCRM exportLocation referencePrior-period datasetManual adjustments
    17 of 19 requirements matched2 open questions kept visible
    98.7% location match31 rows require reviewAwaiting your approval
  5. 05Deliver

    After your approval, the workflow runs deterministically and produces every governed output — every cycle.

    Monthly Performance Packageone row per location per month
    Branch workbooksCRM exportLocation referencePrior-period datasetManual adjustments
    17 of 19 requirements matched2 open questions kept visible
    98.7% location match31 rows require reviewApproved — by you
    Secure dashboardMonthly Excel packagePublished API datasetdeterministic run · workflow v12 · lineage recorded
Multi-source assembly

Many sources. One governed result.

Every source is standardized to one shared structure, combined and reconciled, and validated before anything ships — no source loses its identity along the way.

branch_workbooks_jun.xlsx
Excel · headers on row 4
crm_export.csv
CSV · daily delta
location_reference.txt
Fixed-width · legacy layout
  1. StandardizeEvery source is mapped to one shared schema.
  2. CombineRows are merged and reconciled across sources.
  3. ValidateRequired fields and lookups are checked before anything ships.
performance_package_jun.csv
governed layout · output contract v4
ready
Use cases

The same mechanism, whatever you deliver.

What arrives, what Datalena builds, what gets delivered — the pattern holds for operations packages, client reporting, and published data products alike.

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Multi-location operationsoperations lead · monthly performance package
  1. What arrives
    Branch workbooks, a CRM export, a location reference, and manual adjustments — every month.
  2. What Datalena builds
    A standard location structure with reusable bindings, monthly calculations, and match-rate validation.
  3. What gets delivered
    An executive dashboard, a location workbook, an exception report, and a published governed dataset.
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Client reporting operationsservices team · recurring client deliverables
  1. What arrives
    Customer exports in varying layouts, shared reporting definitions, and recurring emailed files.
  2. What Datalena builds
    A reusable reporting package with workspace-specific bindings, explicit exceptions, and approval rules.
  3. What gets delivered
    A branded reporting package, a secure customer portal, and approved extracts with release history.
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Subscription data productdata publisher · quarterly releases
  1. What arrives
    A research workbook, a geography reference, customer-access rules, and quarterly corrections.
  2. What Datalena builds
    A governed national dataset with geography enrichment, version comparison, and customer-scoped access.
  3. What gets delivered
    Regional dashboard access, a downloadable dataset, and a traceable quarterly portal release.
Why it’s trustworthy

Governed, not guessed.

Datalena sits between rigid data platforms and unreliable chat tools. You collaborate in plain English, but execution is deterministic — repeatable runs, validation, approval, and a full record of how every deliverable was made.

  • Reusable mappings
    Map a customer's fields once; every future file follows the same rules.
  • Validation that blocks
    Required fields, formats, and lookups are checked before anything ships.
  • Rejected-row resolution
    See which rows failed, why, and how to fix the mapping for good.
  • Explicit approval
    Nothing is produced until you approve the run and its results.
Ask Lena

Explain any deliverable.

When something looks off, ask in plain English. Lena answers from the run itself — never a guess.

  • “Why did this row get rejected?”
    Location ID was blank — required by the output contract. Held in run #248.
  • “What changed since last quarter?”
    One branch renamed “Region” to “Territory.” Mapping updated to v4.
  • “Which file fed this deliverable?”
    branch_workbooks_jun.xlsx, approved by you on May 28.
Lifecycle and repeatability

Approved once. Repeatable every cycle.

Every deliverable passes the same gates, in order — source verified, spec approved, run approved, delivered — with versions and lineage kept for every cycle.

  1. Source verified01

    Every source is checked and verified before it can feed a mapping or a run.

  2. Spec approved02

    You review the mapping and validation rules and approve them before they run.

  3. Run approved03

    Nothing is produced until you review and approve this specific run.

  4. Delivered04

    The trusted output ships, with a full record of the source, spec, and approval behind it.

One workflow, many outputs

A dashboard is just one thing Datalena can deliver.

The same governed run can produce whatever the business or downstream recipient actually needs.

Secure dashboards

Branded, access-controlled views — by customer, role, or geography.

Scheduled feeds

Mapped, validated feeds in the exact layout each recipient requires.

Flat files

CSV and fixed-width files, produced to spec every run.

Excel & CSV extracts

Clean workbooks and extracts your team can hand off directly.

Branded portals

A professional client portal under your name, not ours.

API datasets

Published datasets downstream systems can pull on a schedule.

Audit packages

A record of source, mapping, validation, and approval for every run.

Reconciliation files

Compare cycles, surface what changed, and flag it before it breaks.

Get started

Bring the result you need — or the data you have.

Set up one customer workspace, connect a real file, and produce a trusted deliverable in an afternoon.

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