2.3 What nikolAI Can Do¶
nikolAI helps you work with Datashop across five key areas: building visuals, answering questions, performing tasks, troubleshooting problems, and guiding your analysis. This section gives you a quick overview of what nikolAI can do for you.
The Five Core Capabilities¶
🏗️ Build¶
Create and modify dashboard elements through conversation.
Examples: - "Create a table with Customer, Turnover, and Profit Margin" - "Add a year-over-year comparison column" - "Change the chart colors to blue and gray" - "Make a bar chart showing top 10 customers by revenue"
🎓 Advise¶
Get answers about Datashop features, your data model, and best practices.
Examples: - "What dimensions are available in this data model?" - "How do I create a Year-To-Date filter?" - "What does the Profit Margin metric calculate?" - "Should I use a pie chart or bar chart for regional sales?"
⚙️ Perform¶
Execute operations and navigate Datashop through natural language.
Examples: - "Export this dashboard to PDF" - "List workbooks that contain pie charts" - "Refresh the data" - "Open the Sales Dashboard workbook"
🔍 Investigate¶
Diagnose errors, troubleshoot issues, and explain unexpected results.
Examples: - "Why am I getting a timeout error?" - "Why don't I see data for Customer ABC?" - "Explain this error message" - "Why is this visual loading slowly?"
📊 Guide Your Analysis¶
Get coaching on how to investigate patterns and interpret your data.
Examples: - "Sales declined in Q3 - how should I investigate this?" - "What does it mean when profit margin drops but revenue increases?" - "How should I analyze seasonal patterns?" - "What should I look for when investigating this spike?"
Quick Reference Matrix¶
| Capability | What It Does | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Build | Creates and modifies visuals | Designing dashboards |
| Advise | Explains features and data | Learning and understanding |
| Perform | Executes commands | Getting things done |
| Investigate | Troubleshoots problems | Fixing issues |
| Guide Your Analysis | Coaches interpretation | Exploring data |
📘 Important
nikolAI is under active development. Some capabilities may be limited or evolving. See 2.6 Limitations for details.
Next Steps¶
Now that you know what nikolAI can do, learn how to communicate effectively with it.