The missing foundation for the data‑driven enterprise.
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For decades, enterprises have assembled stacks on the wrong building blocks: fragmented ERPs, CRMs, and data platforms — each with their own truth. UDF introduces a universal canon of six entity types (LEAPED) and a declarative Field Definition Language (FDL) so you define once and execute everywhere.
Patent‑pending (USPTO) • BOIP registered
Overview
For decades, enterprises have built systems on fragmented ERPs, CRMs, and data warehouses. The result is costly integrations, poor data quality, and a lack of agility.
The Unified Data Field (UDF) changes this. With LEAPED — a universal canon of six entity types — and our Field Definition Language (FDL), entities are declared once and compiled into databases, APIs, UIs, and event streams. UDF Studio lets business and IT co‑create canonical models such as Lead‑to‑Customer or Quote‑to‑Cash. Governance, ownership, and IAM are embedded by design, so every model is production‑ready from day one.
The outcome is a self‑building enterprise platform: faster to implement, AI‑ready by default, and applicable across industries.
What makes UDF different
- Universal canon (LEAPED) — model any domain from six stable types.
- FDL: declare once — generate DBs, APIs, UIs, and event streams.
- Studio: no‑code — co‑create flows like Lead→Customer, Quote→Cash.
- Governed by design — ownership, IAM, validation, lineage.
- AI‑ready — consistent semantics power trustworthy analytics & AI.
LEAPED
Six stable types from which any enterprise process can be modeled.
Physical or logical places: sites, regions, warehouses, zones.
Parties and identities: companies, people, teams, roles.
Owned/managed resources: equipment, licenses, datasets.
What you sell or package: SKUs, bundles, subscriptions.
Time‑stamped state changes that drive processes and analytics.
Evidence and records: contracts, invoices, images, sensor payloads.
LEAPED stays abstract on purpose. Details are expressed in FDL without exposing proprietary logic.
How it works
At a glance
- Declare in FDL — entities, attributes, relationships, constraints, policies.
- Compile to execution targets — databases, APIs, UIs, and event streams.
- Govern by design — ownership, IAM, validation, lineage, multi‑tenancy.
- Operate anywhere — cloud, multi‑cloud, on‑prem, or edge.
High‑level only; no IP‑sensitive details on the public site.
UDF Studio
A no‑code interface where business and IT co‑create canonical models and flows. Patterns like Lead→Customer or Quote→Cash become reusable templates with ownership and access baked in.
Outcomes
- Self‑building enterprise platform
- Faster implementation, lower integration cost
- Consistent definitions across teams and systems
- AI‑ready by default
Use cases
- Master data foundations (Entities, Products, Locations)
- Cross‑domain data sharing & subscriptions with policy
- Event‑driven processes with governed state transitions
- API‑first applications with consistent semantics
- AI‑ready data with traceable lineage and validations
Outcomes
- Faster delivery with reusable entity templates
- Fewer integrations to maintain
- Clear ownership and golden records
- Reduced drift in metrics and definitions
Progress
Foundations
- DONE Website architecture (UnifiedDataField.com)
- DONE BOIP registration
- DONE Git repository
In progress
- IN PROGRESS USPTO filing (patent‑pending target)
- IN PROGRESS Partner conversations
Building now
- DEV UDF Compiler
- DEV LEAPED templates
- DEV UDF Studio frontend
Pilots
We’re inviting a limited number of pilot partners to co‑shape the foundation. Early access, joint roadmap, and a path to production.
Public roadmap
- v0.1 — Public landing + LEAPED overview (now)
- v0.2 — Pilot program & entity templates
- v0.3 — UDF Studio alpha (FDL → DB/API/UI/Event)
- v0.4 — Governance views (IAM, lineage, validation)
- v0.5 — Legacy adapter stubs & subscriptions
Detailed milestones available to partners under NDA.
FAQ & Security
FAQ
Does UDF replace our systems?
No. UDF overlays your landscape and generates consistent building blocks.
Cloud lock‑in?
No. UDF is runtime‑agnostic.
Multi‑tenant isolation?
Ownership, IAM, and field‑level controls enforce strict isolation.
Security & governance
Identity & access: RBAC/ABAC patterns from day one.
Lineage & versioning: traceable history of entity evolution.
Validation: constraints at definition time, enforced across runtimes.