Evidence Search Assistant
Search Assistant — Ask
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Navigation: Explore → Search Assistant → Ask
Primary audience: all users with access to searchable business evidence
Purpose
Ask answers natural-language business questions using only evidence the signed-in user is permitted to access. It cites the supporting sources, reports excluded or unavailable coverage, and returns No Evidence Found when an answer cannot be supported.
Question and scope controls
The question box accepts a specific business question. Context controls can limit company, account, project, opportunity, period, source, or evidence type. The authorized-sources indicator makes the current permission boundary explicit.
Answer
The answer presents a concise evidence-grounded response with inline citations. It also shows:
- confidence or answer support when calculable;
- number and type of sources used;
- source coverage and freshness;
- contradictions or unresolved ambiguity;
- restricted sources excluded by policy without revealing their content;
- saved-question and copy controls.
The answer distinguishes direct facts, accepted records, and qualified interpretation.
Evidence thread
The side panel lists cited sources in the order used. Each source shows type, title, date, timestamp or clause, authorized excerpt, version, and Open evidence. Selecting a citation highlights the corresponding source.
No Evidence Found
When the permitted material does not support an answer, the screen states that no evidence was found, lists searched scope, and offers safe suggestions such as adjusting filters or reviewing access. It does not invent a likely answer.
Actions
- Ask or refine a question.
- Change scope and rerun.
- Open cited evidence.
- Copy the answer with citations.
- Save the question for reuse or monitoring.
- Review access when relevant sources are unavailable.
- Continue to Search Results for the underlying result set.
Recommended procedure
Ask one precise question, set the business object and period, and inspect every citation used for a consequential decision. Refine ambiguous terminology. Treat No Evidence Found as a valid result rather than prompting for speculation.
Limitations
The answer is bounded by permissions, indexed sources, current versions, and retrieval scope. It is not a substitute for legal, contractual, financial, or disciplinary authority. Changing access can change later answers.