Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media are provided. A computing device crawls all files and formats for respective data types in a source data path for data to be uploaded or ingested. After the crawling, a number of data volumes of the data types are output. One or more destinations of the data are received by the computing device. A service request for approval including the source data path is received. The computing device converts the number of the data volumes to a number of units of work and estimates a cost of the service request. Approval of the service request by a representative of the requesting entity is received. A user works on the service request after the receiving of the approval of the service request. The service request is marked as resolved upon completion.