# Lineage

Paradime's Lineage provides comprehensive visualization of data dependencies across your dbt™ projects, BI tools, and data pipelines. Explore end-to-end relationships, understand impact analysis, and navigate your data ecosystem with interactive lineage mapping.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Search and Discovery</strong></td><td>Find and explore lineage for any data asset across your stack. Search for models, BI dashboards, or connectors to view upstream and downstream dependencies.</td><td></td><td><a href="lineage/search-and-discovery">search-and-discovery</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Filters and Node Interactions</strong></td><td>Customize your lineage view with filters by node type, hide/show specific assets, and interact with individual nodes to focus on relevant dependencies.</td><td></td><td><a href="lineage/filters-and-nodes-interaction">filters-and-nodes-interaction</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Node Navigation</strong></td><td>Jump directly from lineage nodes to model code, BI tools, or data documentation with one-click navigation to underlying assets.</td><td></td><td><a href="lineage/nodes-navigation">nodes-navigation</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Canvas Interactions</strong></td><td>Control your lineage visualization with zoom, pan, fit-to-screen, and mini-map functionality for better navigation of complex dependencies.</td><td></td><td><a href="lineage/canvas-interactions">canvas-interactions</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Compare Lineage Versions</strong></td><td>Compare lineage between different branches to identify downstream impact of changes before merging code to production.</td><td></td><td><a href="lineage/compare-lineage-version">compare-lineage-version</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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[Broken link](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/data-catalog/broken-reference)
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[compare-lineage-version](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/data-catalog/lineage/compare-lineage-version)
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[nodes-navigation](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/data-catalog/lineage/nodes-navigation)
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[filters-and-nodes-interaction](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/data-catalog/lineage/filters-and-nodes-interaction)
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[canvas-interactions](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/data-catalog/lineage/canvas-interactions)
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