KNEXIT®
Integrated Data Environment (IDE)
The value of information is enhanced significantly when it is available in context with related information. The relationship to relevant information is rarely known explicitly nor accessed easily. This becomes highly limiting when the related information is distributed across disparate software systems.
KNEXIT® is an Integrated Data Environment (IDE) enabling a searchable and logically navigable information network within its portal. It consolidates the data and documents with their relationships from different source application silos. KNEXIT® virtually removes the boundaries between source application silos by enabling their information to be navigated seamlessly in its portal. It provides access to current and historical information from across the enterprise with rich pedigree, consistent navigability, and relational intelligence.
KNEXIT® integrates information, not applications.
Change-Impact Tracing through Relational Intelligence
By virtue of information being interrelated, a change in one item can trigger the need to change a related item and ensure re-alignment. Unresolved change impacts can void the reliability of information maintained in the respective applications. Unfortunately, these impacts are not easily known until researched. Furthermore, changes made to resolve each impact can lead to cascading impacts in downstream information.
Change impact tracing across application sources today is very labor-intensive. Ensuring data integrity and configuration control through change-impact resolutions has always been the unplanned cost in capital projects and operations where information is constantly changing. KNEXIT® takes over this labor-intensive activity and release subject-matter-experts to do what they do best.
KNEXIT® is built to track relationships and to trace the cascading impacts of change. Through its Relational Intelligence capability, it immediately flags all items impacted by changes posted in any source application. The end-user is alerted to impacted items to ensure these are used with caution until their impacts are subsequently resolved in their source applications.
Data Consistency Verification
When assimilating information from multiple sources, it is possible that different sources may provide inconsistent information about the same item. Consolidation becomes challenging when inconsistency creates ambiguity.
As KNEXIT® consolidates information from multiple sources, it also tracks their consistency. KNEXIT® flags the user on the seeming inconsistencies in an item.
Retain a Growing Knowledge Base in the Company
The ability to find specific information quickly and repeatably typically requires knowledge of logical interconnectivity across applications and across specific data items and documents. This knowledge is normally acquired over time with work experience. Unfortunately, this institutional knowledge leaves the company during personnel turnover. Knowledge transfer is time-consuming and resource intensive and has an unplanned impact on the cost of projects and operations.
KNEXIT® continually captures and retains information content with interconnectivity, interdependencies, and pedigree into the data network that can be logically navigated. The accumulation of information in KNEXIT® over time becomes institutional knowledge available to both experienced and inexperienced users. This knowledge stays in the company.
Low Risk Overlay Solution
One of the biggest concerns when introducing new technology is how it will impact existing applications and current work processes. Disruption to any of these requires detailed risk and impact assessment because organizational change is expensive.
KNEXIT® is a low-risk solution because it is an overlay over existing applications. It does not change the use of existing applications. It does not disrupt the current work processes of end-users. It merely adds value to the existing applications and their data. It can be easily removed without impacting existing applications or work processes.
Seamless Data Access During Technology Transformation
When existing applications need to be upgraded or replaced over time, there is typically a risk of loss of continuity for legacy data. This is especially true when there is a change in vendor or an issue of unsupported technology.
KNEXIT® facilitates this transition because it integrates information and not applications. Applications are merely sources of information. All legacy information obtained from the replaced applications and their interrelationships to information from other sources will remain in KNEXIT®. New data from the new applications will be added to the data network seamlessly. End-users will see no disruption in their access to information in KNEXIT® during the transformation process.
Overview of KNEXIT®
Watch a short video overview of KNEXIT® using one industry example. KNEXIT® is more broadly applicable because it can be applied to any problem that requires data integration and change tracking.
Use Cases
KNEXIT® is a generic application, and its capability can be observed in a number of different use cases.
KNEXIT® Features
A Non-Disruptive Overlay Solution
KNEXIT® is an overlay over existing applications. It is non-disruptive to normal work process with existing applications. It presents data from enterprise applications and from spreadsheets in the same level of pedigree and change impact tracking.
Data Connectivity
It connects all types of data with their respective relationships. It tracks relationships between requirements, documents, equipment tags, components, comments, responses, resolutions.
Pictorial Navigation
Information is only as useful as the manner in which it can be understood.
The KNEXIT® portal takes graphical navigation to a new level. It provides a pictorial view of relationships that is intuitive, dynamic, and flexible.
Change Impacts through Relational Intelligence
Relationships have logical business meanings, also known as semantics. KNEXIT® supports an intelligent relational structure with status, context, and history of relationships.
Whether it be changes to data within a single application or changes across application boundaries, KNEXIT® tracks them all and their impacts across relationships. It provides a graphical view of the seamless trace across applications.
Integrates Information, Not Applications
The KNEXIT® approach integrates information from the surrounding applications without attempting to integrate all applications to talk to each other.
Information Security
- Data and documents are encrypted in transit and at rest on the server.
- User Access is controlled through group security access protocol.
KNEXIT® Use Cases
KNEXIT® for Compliance Tracking
The performance, safety and compliance of every operating facility depends on the availability, and dependability of its associated information. KNEXIT® provides the traceability from requirements to design, construction, operations and maintenance accessible through a single portal, even when dedicated specialized systems continue to control and manage their data.
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KNEXIT® for Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation in an Operating facility is like rebuilding an aircraft in mid-flight. Changes to information technology systems also implies changes to access to information that is managed by those systems. Loss of information or even restriction to access to information are unacceptable for an operating facility or project.
Watch how KNEXIT® can help start small and expand with minimal disruption.
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KNEXIT® for Turnaround Projects
A significant part of the preparation for Turnaround is gathering the right information. This requires accessing different systems to obtain the latest drawings, floor plans, SOPs, engineering specifications, and condition of equipment. But the greater challenge is the uncertainty from ongoing change. KNEXIT® simplifies the process because it captures the latest information and their dependencies that impact them. All potential impacts can be previewed seamlessly from its portal no matter in which system it occurs.
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KNEXIT® For Capital Projects
Project information is constantly under change. To avoid losing configuration control, a continual effort is spent verifying that all change impacts are fully captured and applied.
KNEXIT® monitors and flags change impacts 24 x 7. This constant monitoring of the consistency of the network of linked information saves countless man-hours that would otherwise be needed for verifying information or dealing with rework from unwittingly using superseded information.
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KNEXIT® For Global Project Execution
KNEXIT’s multi-server architecture enables the participating organizations in the project to collaborate at the information level without accessing their separate LANs. The prime and other contractors can view information changes from other contractors in KNEXIT® as soon as they are published. This provides a structured collaborative environment balancing formal release protocols with instant access and cross-contractor visibility.
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