Entity Relationship Graph Foundation — v1.0.2
Entity Relationship Graph Foundation
Introduced in: v1.0.2
Overview
The Entity Relationship Graph (ERG) is the core data model at the heart of the platform. It defines and manages the relationships between all major business entities — employees, departments, projects, contracts, and financial records — creating a unified, interconnected graph that the entire platform builds upon.
This foundational layer is what enables the platform to function as a truly integrated system rather than a collection of siloed modules.
Entities and Relationships
The ERG connects the following first-class entities:
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
| Employees | Individual people records within the organization |
| Departments | Organizational units that group employees and own budgets |
| Projects | Work items that span departments and involve allocated resources |
| Contracts | Legal and vendor agreements tied to employees, departments, or projects |
| Financial Entities | Budget lines, cost centers, spend records, and financial accounts |
Relationships between these entities are stored as first-class data, allowing any part of the platform to traverse connections — for example, querying all contracts associated with a department, or all financial spend linked to a specific project.
Why This Matters
Before the ERG, each module (HR, Finance, Operations) managed its own isolated data. The ERG introduces a shared relational backbone that:
- Powers cross-module analytics — reports and dashboards can now draw on data that spans HR, finance, and project management simultaneously.
- Enables AI agent context — intelligent agents gain a holistic view of the organization, allowing them to make recommendations and automate tasks that span multiple domains.
- Ensures data consistency — a single source of truth for entity relationships eliminates duplication and reduces the risk of conflicting data across modules.
Cross-Module Analytics Foundation
The ERG is the prerequisite for all cross-module reporting and analytics capabilities. With this release, the platform now has the infrastructure to support queries such as:
- Total headcount and payroll cost per department, correlated with project delivery metrics.
- Contract obligations linked to the employees or teams responsible for them.
- Financial spend broken down by project, department, or individual employee.
Specific analytics dashboards and reporting features built on top of the ERG will be delivered in upcoming releases.
Notes for Developers
- This is a foundational infrastructure release with no breaking changes to existing APIs or workflows.
- Existing module data is unaffected. The ERG introduces new relationship records alongside current data models.
- Future modules and AI agent capabilities will declare their entity dependencies using the ERG as the integration point.