CaseTalk’s Data Explorer offers powerful functionality that goes beyond traditional information modeling. While classical modeling focuses on conducting interviews with domain experts—capturing their knowledge and requirements in natural language—there are situations where access to live organizational data can significantly enhance the process. This is where the Data Explorer becomes invaluable.
In the modern push for digital transformation, countless organizations have embraced the rallying cries of "data-driven decision-making" and the "AI revolution." Buzzwords echo in boardrooms. Pilot projects flourish. Consultants profit. Yet, somewhere between the vision decks and the dashboards, the people on the work floor—the ones who keep operations moving—are forgotten. And so is the fundamental truth: sustainable change starts with clarity, communication, and commitment.
Whenever we post updates of CaseTalk on social media, some experts take these a step further. I love seeing those kinds of responses, for they are making me think outside the box, and add unique new features I never dreamed about. One of these comments was placed at a post about integrating the webbrowser in CaseTalk to integrate the web into the modeling workbench.
This specific comment suggested integrating Google Maps or OpenStreetMap into the model. It would allow example population, to be plotted onto a map, or have custom attribute annotations to indicate where the model element occurred.
After having given this idea enough time to ripen, I decided to combine the so-called complex type and Maps into one. Let me explain.