Data Messenger - Quick Start Guide
  • 20 Jun 2023
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Data Messenger - Quick Start Guide

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Data Messenger is a conversational interface that enables real-time data access and exploratory self-service analytics. It enables you to query data using natural language and receive data responses to make informed business decisions.

This guide contains:

Accessing Data Messenger

  1. Access the Data Messenger widget by clicking on the speech bubble icon in the bottom right corner of your screen.
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  2. The default/home tab screen will appear when you first click the icon to launch Data Messenger.
    Data Messenger
  3. On the left-hand side of the Data Messenger screen, you will see three tabs.
    Data Messenger Tabs
    1. The first tab is Data Messenger (default/home).   
    2. The second tab is Data Explorer.
    3. The third tab is Notifications.  

How to Query Your Data

  1. On the default/home tab, if you have an idea of what you’d like to ask, you can begin typing a natural language query in the Query Input Bar, located at the bottom of the screen.
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  2. You can also use the Voice-To-Text function to search for any queries.
    Important Note: Voice-To-Text is only available in Chrome browsers.
    Voice to Text
  3. When you ask a query in Data Messenger, a data response will be returned to you. A range of additional tools/features are available to help you analyze and explore your data further. A toolbar in the top right corner and a range of available visualization options will be available for you to choose from.
    On hover, you will see a Toolbar(1)

To learn more about how to export or save your data and how to customize visualizations visit our full user guide.

Data Explorer Tab

  1. Navigate to the second tab (Data Explorer) to understand more about what queries you can ask and what information is in your data.
    Data Explore TabClick here to learn more about Data Explorer and its features.

Notifications Tab

  1. The final tab available in Data Messenger is the Notifications tab. Here, you’ll find a feed that contains a list of all your Data Alert notifications.
    Notifications TabTo learn more about Data Alerts and how to set them up, click here.

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