Metadata To Mermaid Diagrams: Visualising Pipeline Lineage At Runtime

Data platforms often feel like black boxes to business users, leaving them disconnected from the value being created.

If you're a business user wanting a better understanding of your organisation's data platform, or an engineer who wants to enable users, come along to find out more on some tools that can help!

This session demonstrates how runtime diagramming can translate complex pipelines into clear, business‑friendly narratives. Attendees will learn how to leverage metadata and mermaid diagrams to generate these diagrams programmatically, enabling technical detail with business context through transparency.

1. Show how pipeline lineage simplifies complex processes for both business users and engineers. 2. Demonstrate programmatic generation of Mermaid diagrams from metadata. 3. Equip attendees with tools to bridge technical detail and business context through transparency.