AI Data Exploration

Workbook

Interact with your data in a simple, intuitive way — powered by Ask Sage's Generative AI.

Table of Contents
  1. What is Workbook?
  2. Create a Workbook
    1. Uploading Data
  3. Workbook Interface Overview
  4. Data Sources
  5. Prompt & Inference Window
    1. Workbook Actions Menu
  6. Memos
  7. Share Workbook

What is Workbook?


Create a Workbook

Creating a New Workbook

Creating a new workbook is simple! Click on the + New Workbook button located at the top right corner of your screen, or in the center if it's your first time using the workbook.

New Workbook Button

Once you click the button, you'll be prompted to name your workbook. Enter your desired name and hit the Submit button.

Classification: You can classify your workbook as either CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) or Unclassified, depending on your needs.
Name Your Workbook

After naming your workbook, select it from the list of available workbooks. If this is your first time opening it, you'll be prompted to upload data. If you've uploaded data before, you'll be taken directly to your workbook.

Workbook List

Uploading Data

Ingesting Data into Your Workbook

When you're ready to upload data, keep in mind that this process will consume Training Tokens and Inference Tokens from your account. The number of tokens used will vary based on the size of the files you upload. Inference Tokens will be used to create each file's summary. To start, we recommend uploading smaller files and gradually increasing their size as you become more familiar with Workbook.

Important: Only ingest files into a workbook via the Workbook interface. Do not attempt to upload files through the Dataset Management page, as this will not work.

You have a couple of convenient options for uploading data:

Drag and Drop

Simply drag your files into the designated area to upload them directly.

Browse

Click to open a file explorer and select files from your local computer.

Google Drive

Log into your Google Account to upload files directly from Google Drive.

URL Ingestion

Provide a URL to ingest HTML content from a website. Note: only the specified page is extracted, not linked pages.

You can upload multiple files at once. Once you've selected your files, click the Submit button to begin the upload process.

Workbook Data Ingestion
Upload Success: After you see a green checkmark confirming a successful upload, do not click the Submit button again. Doing so will result in duplicate data being uploaded.

Once your data is successfully uploaded, click the Close button to exit the ingestion modal.


Workbook Interface Overview

The Three Main Sections

Now that your workbook is set up and your data is ingested, you can start interacting with your data sources!

Workbook User Interface

Data Sources

On the left side of the screen, view and manage the data sources you have uploaded. Click a source to view its content or use the checkbox to select it for actions. The trash icon deletes a source.

Prompt & Inference Window

In the center, enter prompts to interact with your data. Access Workbook Actions for pre-built analysis and Prompt Tools to configure models, personas, and web search.

Memos

On the right side, view and manage memos saved from inference results. Create new memos manually or save any inference output with the Save as Memo button.


Data Sources

Managing Data Sources

On the left side of the screen, you will see the list of data sources you have uploaded. Click on a data source to view its content and details.

Workbook Data Sources
  • Click a data source to open and view its content.
  • Use the checkbox to select a data source and enable actions on it.
  • The trash icon removes the data source from the workbook.
Data Source Details
Important: To ensure proper integration of new data sources, always use the Workbook user interface for additions. Attempting to add data sources via the Dataset Management section in Ask Sage Chat is ineffective and will not yield the desired results.

Prompt & Inference Window

Interacting with Your Data

In the prompt and inference window, you can enter a prompt and submit it to generate a response. Ask Sage makes it easy to interact with your data through the Workbook Actions and Prompt Tools menus.

Workbook Actions Menu
Note: This section covers the Workbook Actions menu only. The Prompt Tools menu is covered in the Getting Started section of the Ask Sage Platform.

Workbook Actions Menu

Available Actions

The Workbook Actions menu allows you to perform actions on the data sources. Actions on data sources apply to selected sources, while memo actions apply exclusively to selected memos.

Workbook Actions Options

Workbook Actions

Perform AI-powered analysis on selected data sources:

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front)
Insights
Table of Content
Executive Briefing
Quiz

Memo-Only Actions

Perform AI-powered actions on selected memos:

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front)
Related Ideas
Summarize
Outline
Combine

The menu also includes a Sharing Icon button to share the workbook, an overall data source summary, and Suggestions — possible prompts that could be used to generate insights.

After selecting an action, the inference will be generated and displayed in the inference window. After every Workbook Action inference, you can save the result as a memo by clicking the Save as Memo button.

Workbook Interface with Inference

Memos

Creating and Managing Memos

The Memos section on the right side of the screen shows the list of memos you have saved from generated inferences. You can also create a new memo manually by clicking the Create a Memo button.

Workbook Memos Panel

Click on any memo to view its content and perform actions on it.

Saved Memo View
Bulk Actions: The Workbook Actions menu for memos allows you to select and perform actions on multiple memos at once.

Share Workbook

Sharing Your Workbook

To share the workbook, click on the Share icon which appears when selecting the Workbook Actions menu.

Important: Do NOT share or upload data sources in workbooks via the Dataset Management page. Workbooks should only be shared through the Workbook user interface. Attempting to share workbooks through the Dataset Management page will not be effective.
Workbook Sharing

Enter the email address of the person you want to share the workbook with and click the Share button. The person will then have access to the workbook.

Ready to Explore Your Data? With Workbook, you can upload, analyze, and share insights from your data — all powered by Ask Sage's Generative AI.

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