Product/Design/Canvas
Design · Enterprise rapid prototyping
CanvasCanvas

Make the idea
worth building.

Turn a product brief into a working application prototype. Bring the interface, team feedback and delivery documents together before the engineering handoff.

  • For product, design, engineering and business teams
  • Sandboxed prototype runtime
  • Configured GitHub handoff
Canvas Sandboxed runtime
Prototype
PRD
TRD
Engineering Plan
Reviews
Validation
Handoff
Supplier applications
DesktopTabletMobile
Share for review
SupplierMissing infoStatus
Acme Components—Ready for approval
Northwind MetalsTax certificateAwaiting info
Bluebird LogisticsInsuranceAwaiting info
Review thread · “Status” column

“Approvers need to see who requested the missing document, not just what.”

Validation
  • Visual QAPassed
  • Design-system checksPassed
  • BuildPassed
  • GitHub handoffPending policy
For product, design, engineering and business teams

Explore how an application should work before committing to it.

Canvas helps people explore how an application should work, discuss the same version and make a more informed decision about what to build next.

Make scope tangible.

Replace competing interpretations of a brief with connected screens your team can explore.

Put feedback in context.

Discuss the element or behavior that needs attention, with review threads alongside the work.

Carry the thinking forward.

Give engineering code, requirements and validation evidence to inspect together.

From a brief to a shared understanding

One place to build, review and explain.

Explore a first version, refine it through conversation and prepare a handoff with the reasoning attached.

A working prototype

Generate connected routes and inspect desktop, tablet and mobile previews in a sandboxed runtime.

A shared review

Use element-anchored comments, view and review access, and owner-approved collaborative code editing.

Documents from the work

Create and version a Product Requirements Document, Technical Requirements Document and Engineering Plan.

Available templates and stacks depend on administrator policy.

Evidence for the next decision

Inspect Visual QA, design-system checks and build results before a configured GitHub handoff.

Example · a supplier onboarding workspace

Six moves from a task to a governed handoff.

Begin with a specific task: “Help our team review supplier applications, request missing information and see what is ready for approval.” Use fictional records for the evaluation.

  1. 01
    Describe

    Set the boundaries: name the users, required fields and approval rules.

  2. 02
    Prototype

    Explore the journey: inspect the list, application details and review states.

  3. 03
    Document

    Explain the decisions: derive requirements and an engineering plan.

  4. 04
    Review

    Resolve ambiguity: ask reviewers to flag confusing fields and missing steps.

  5. 05
    Validate

    Inspect the evidence: review layouts, design checks and runtime results.

  6. 06
    Hand off

    Plan implementation: prepare a GitHub pull request under configured policy.

Handoff runs under configured GitHub permissions and policy. One workspace. One reviewed version.
Practical starting points

Test the decisions behind the interface.

Use Canvas when people need to agree on a workflow before committing to its implementation.

01 · Operations
Design an exception desk.

Prototype a queue for delayed orders, an exception detail page and a follow-up flow. Let planners review what information they need to decide the next action.

Test: can someone find the next step without switching screens?
02 · People & workplace
Rehearse a new starter’s first day.

Explore a role-based checklist for equipment, orientation and outstanding requests. Use anchored review to reconcile what the employee, manager and workplace team expect.

Test: is ownership clear when an onboarding task is incomplete?
03 · Customer experience
Clarify a service request.

Build a multi-step request journey with supporting details and a confirmation view. Compare desktop and mobile behavior before writing the final specification.

Test: does each step collect only what the next team needs?
04 · Engineering & product
Review a replacement workflow.

Prototype one difficult journey from a legacy tool. Review the behavior with users, then take the source, requirements and recorded findings into an engineering assessment.

Test: which assumptions need real integration work before the change can ship?

A useful prototype answers a real question. Keep the pilot focused on one journey, a small set of reviewers and an explicit decision. These are proposed evaluation scenarios, not deployed solutions or customer results. Business-system connections and production behavior require separate implementation and validation.

For enterprise evaluation

Move the work forward. Keep the controls visible.

Canvas includes control surfaces for access, AI configuration, project review and delivery. Availability depends on your deployment and enabled services.

Identity & project access
  • Microsoft Entra ID and Google SSO, role-based permissions and project-scoped sharing.
  • Confirm identity configuration and reviewer permissions in your environment.
AI & brand policy
  • Administrators manage provider and model choices, tools, templates and design-system settings.
  • Generation requires an approved model configuration. Provider data terms need separate review.
Review & evidence
  • Review threads, document versions, design checks and runtime validation support delivery decisions.
  • Audit and SIEM capabilities require the appropriate configuration and supporting services.
Engineering handoff
  • Prepare GitHub branches, commits and pull requests through configured permissions and policy.
  • Use your engineering review and CI/CD process to determine release readiness.
Deployment & readiness
  • Canvas supports customer-managed infrastructure; confirm hosting, database, sandbox and operational requirements during evaluation.
  • Direct one-click cloud deployment remains roadmap work. Validation checks do not establish certification or production readiness.

Discuss licensing, security assurance, data handling and support with Erup. No certification, performance or customer outcome claim is made.

Make your next idea concrete

Bring one workflow. Leave with a clearer decision.

Ask Erup for a Canvas walkthrough using your scenario, then agree the scope and success criteria for an evaluation.engage@erup.ai · erup.ai/canvas

  1. 01Pick one journey that people currently interpret differently.
  2. 02Prototype it, then invite a small set of reviewers to comment on the elements in context.
  3. 03Take the PRD, TRD, Engineering Plan and validation evidence into the engineering handoff.
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