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The AI Assistant is where you hold conversations with Nexalytica over your data — asking questions, generating insights, and building dashboards.

The chat list

Your recent conversations live in the contextual panel on the left of the Chats area.
Control / ButtonWhat it does
New Chat button (top of the panel)Starts a fresh, empty conversation and opens it.
Search boxFilters the list to chats whose title contains what you type.
Chat row (click)Opens that conversation in the main area.
Chat row (middle-click)Opens the conversation in the background without leaving your current view.
Row ”…” (More) menuReveals on hover; holds the per-chat actions below.
”…” -> EditOpens a small dialog to rename the chat.
”…” -> ShareOpens the share dialog for that chat.
”…” -> DeleteAsks you to confirm, then moves the chat to Trash. It is kept for the retention window (3 days) and can be restored.
Create Chat button (empty playground)When no conversation is open, the centre of the screen shows a “Start a conversation” prompt with this button.

Inside a conversation

When a chat is open, a slim header bar replaces the normal top bar.

Header controls

Control / ButtonWhat it does
Chat titleShows the conversation’s name. Click it to edit inline — press Enter to save or Escape to cancel.
Agent nameA label next to the title showing which AI agent is answering.
Sources (N)Opens a side panel listing your data sources. Tick a source to attach it; the number reflects how many are currently attached.
ArtifactsOpens a side panel for files attached to this chat. Shows a count badge when files are attached.
Export ChatGenerates a PDF of the whole conversation and downloads it.
ShareOpens the share dialog for this chat.

The Sources panel

Control / ButtonWhat it does
Source checkboxesAttach or detach each data source for this conversation.

The Artifacts panel

Control / ButtonWhat it does
Drag-and-drop area / file pickerUpload a file to this chat (PDF, Excel, CSV, or text, up to 100 MB each).
Preview (on a file row)Opens an in-app preview of the file.
Promote (on a file row)Saves the attached file as a proper Data Source / File resource you can reuse elsewhere.
Download (on a file row)Downloads the original file.
Delete (on a file row)Removes the attachment from this chat.
Load moreLoads additional attachments when the list is long.
CloseCloses the panel.

Reading assistant responses

Assistant replies are formatted text that can include charts, tables, dashboards, and a live timeline of the steps the agent took.
ElementWhat it does
Citation marker [1], [2]A small numbered badge after a statement. Click it to open a popover showing the source.
Data-value chipKey figures (dollar amounts, percentages) are highlighted as tinted chips.
Tool / step timelineA collapsible group showing what the agent did. Expands while work is running and collapses when finished.
Inline charts, tables, dashboardsVisuals the agent generated, shown directly in the reply.
Turn timerShows how long the response took.

Message-level actions

Control / ButtonWhat it does
CopyCopies the assistant’s reply to your clipboard.
RegenerateRe-runs the request to produce a fresh response.

Who can use it

  • Everyone with access to a chat can open it, read the conversation, use the citation and data chips, copy a reply, regenerate a response, export to PDF, and view its attached sources and artifacts.
  • The chat owner and anyone shared as Editor can rename it, attach or detach data sources, upload and manage artifacts, and re-share it within their own level.
  • The chat owner can delete it to Trash.
  • Org Admins see only their own and shared chats in the normal list; the chat list does not expose the audited “admin view”.