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title: "UDLC Toolkit Overview"
slug: "udlc-toolkit-overview"
tags: ["udlc-toolkit"]
status: "update"
updated: 2026-10-15T14:22:53Z
published: 2026-10-15T14:22:53Z
canonical: "docs.unqork.io/udlc-toolkit-overview"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.unqork.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# UDLC Toolkit Overview

> [!CAUTION]
> The UDLC Toolkit must be promoted to Pre-Production and Production environments before it works there. The **UDLC Toolkit** link in the Administration menu is available at every environment level, but opening an unpromoted toolkit returns a "no page available" error.

The Unqork Development Life Cycle (UDLC) Toolkit is a suite of tools for managing the full application life cycle in Unqork. Use these tools to test configurations, manage releases, monitor performance, and analyze service behavior during development.

Designer Administrator access is required to use the UDLC Toolkit. The toolkit is available by default in Staging, QA, and UAT environments. Promoting UDLC tools to Pre-Production and Production environments requires approval from the organization's information security team.

> [!WARNING]
> Tools like the Flexible Data Manager let end-users access and modify submission data, which might include sensitive data or PII. Follow the principle of least privilege for all roles, especially Designer and Express administration, and monitor administrator account activity.

## Accessing the UDLC Toolkit

To open the UDLC Toolkit from the Unqork Designer Platform:

1. In the top-right corner, click ![Landmark](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/api_upload_20261015_142251_1fe56c1142534bbc8ca6d68b9307eba0.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T10%3A25%3A54Z&se=2026-11-08T11%3A25%3A54Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ZmXlv%2Fvy0lFgQh0bezaRg9fgOOIa4S6O6SCS4UkVtKU%3D) **Administration**.
2. Select **UDLC Toolkit**. The UDLC Toolkit opens in a new tab.

## Plan and Design

| Tool | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [API Docs Dashboard](/unqorkai/docs/api-docs-dashboard) | Displays all API modules and remote executes in the environment with auto-generated API documentation. |
| [Schema Docs Dashboard](/unqorkai/docs/schema-docs-dashboard) | Displays all schema modules with their component structure and submission data. |
| [Application Dependencies Dashboard](/unqorkai/docs/application-dependencies-dashboard) | Maps execute and import relationships between modules across the application. |

## Build and Test

| Tool | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Config Search Dashboard](/unqorkai/docs/config-search-dashboard) | Searches JSON configuration values across applications and modules and returns a report of matching components. |
| [Module Revisions Dashboard](/unqorkai/docs/module-revisions-dashboard) | Tracks all module changes and supports side-by-side comparison of any two versions. |
| [Transform Revisions Dashboard](/unqorkai/docs/transform-revisions-dashboard) | **Deprecated.** View, compare, and restore transform revisions. Deprecated as of January 10, 2023. |
| [Service Logs Dashboard](/unqorkai/docs/service-logs-dashboard) | Logs and displays all remote execute and service requests with performance charts. |
| [Testing Tool](/unqorkai/docs/testing-tool-overview) | Creates and monitors API tests across workspaces, applications, and modules. |

## Deploy

| Tool | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Config Analysis Dashboard](/unqorkai/docs/config-analysis-dashboard) | Submits configurations for Unqork analysis and displays the resulting violation reports. |
| [Release Management Dashboard](/unqorkai/docs/release-management-dashboard) | Promotes applications and modules across Unqork environments with versioned release tracking. |

## Maintain and Operate

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**Changelog**

| Date | Change |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-10-15 | Added a Warning callout stating the toolkit must be promoted to Pre-Production and Production. Converted the Maintain and Operate table to a hierarchy table with linked tool names. Editorial pass: replaced "admin", a participial bridge, and an unrecognized callout label. |
| 2026-07-17 | Corrected access : Administration icon (Landmark) → UDLC Toolkit; removed stale Resources ▾ drop-down steps. |
| 2026-07-16 | Editorial pass: fixed banned words, em dashes, See Also descriptions, and link paths. |
| 2026-04-28 | Restructured to Reference Guide format. Removed duplicated tool descriptions and repeated access instructions. Added tool summary table per category. |

The UDLC (Unqork Development Lifecycle) Toolkit is a set of tools designed to manage Unqork applications.

The Production environment is the final stage of the development process. Use this environment to promote tested and functioning application so your end-user can interact with it.

The Staging environment is the first level of application building in Unqork. Use it to build, test, and style your applications.

Use your QA (quality assurance) environment to test applications to ensure reliability, security, and functionality before releasing them to the end-user.

Use the UAT (user acceptance testing) environment to realistically test and navigate your applications as end-users would use them.

End-users, also known as Express Users, are the individuals accessing an application through Express View. In most cases, end-users are the customers using the product.

Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is any representation of information that permits the identity of an individual to whom the information applies to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means.

The Unqork front-end application framework that delivers Creator-built applications to end-users. Express is the layer end-users interact with—the published forms, screens, and navigation built in the Module Builder. Express is distinct from Express View, which is a Creator-facing preview tool in the IDE.

APIs (application programming interfaces) are a set of protocols and definitions developers use to build and integrate application software. APIs act as the connective tissue between products and services.

Schema is a declarative language that defines the structure, content, and constraints of the data.

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is an open standard file and data interchange format. Unqork uses JSON for submission (record) data.