AI Assistant

The AI assistant is an artificial intelligence chat built directly into TAS. You can ask it how a feature works, have it explain a term or find information in the materials the administrator has made available to it. The assistant is only available if AI is enabled in your installation. You can tell by the "Ask me anything…" field in the middle of the top bar. Click the field to open the chat window.

No.ElementPurpose
1Field in the top barOpens the chat window. When the window is open, click it to close the window. If you have an unfinished conversation, the field shows "Continue the conversation…".
2Expand menuShows a panel with the list of your chats.
3Conversation nameThe name of the current conversation. A new chat is named New chat. After the first answer, the assistant names it automatically.
4Pin chat windowA pinned window stays open even when you click elsewhere in the application. An unpinned window closes when you click outside it.
5Full screenExpands the chat to full screen. Click again to return it to a window.
6CloseCloses the chat window. The conversation remains saved.
7New chatStarts a new conversation.
8Search chatsOpens search in your conversations.
9Your questionThe messages you have written.
10Assistant's answerA formatted answer. Use the Thinking about the answer arrow to expand the steps the assistant took while looking for the answer. Below the answer is an icon for copying the text.
11Message fieldType your question here. Press Enter to send it; Shift+Enter inserts a new line.
12ModeChat is the standard mode for questions. Builder mode for editing templates is offered only to administrators when they have a template open.
13SendSends the message. It becomes active as soon as the field contains some text.
14Notice"AI can make mistakes. Verify important information."

You can drag the chat window to another place on the screen with the mouse. Administrators also see a Stream switch in the window header, which turns on gradual output of answers. On mobile devices, the assistant field is below the top bar.

Verify the answers
The assistant answers based on general knowledge and the materials the administrator has made available to it. It may not know the exact behaviour of your installation and can be wrong. Verify important information in the manual or with your administrator. Do not enter passwords or other sensitive data into the chat.

How to ask a question

  1. Click the "Ask me anything…" field in the top bar.
  2. Type your question, for example "What can you help me with in TAS?".
  3. Press Enter or click Send.
  4. Wait for the answer. You can follow up with another question in the same conversation.

Chat list

Use the menu icon in the top left of the window to expand the panel with the list of chats. Click a chat to open it. When you hover over a chat, three dots with a menu appear.

ActionPurpose
New chatStarts a new conversation.
Search chatsOpens search in conversations.
RenameOpens the Rename conversation window.
DeleteDeletes the conversation after confirmation.

Renaming a conversation

Type the new name in the Name field and click Save. The name is required.

Searching conversations

The Search chats window shows your conversations sorted by date. Type the text you are looking for in the "Search conversations…" field. TAS finds conversations whose name or messages contain the text and shows the matching excerpts. Click a conversation to open it, or click New chat to start a new one.

Attachments
In version 5.19, you cannot attach files or photos to the chat.
If you cannot see the assistant
If the "Ask me anything…" field is missing from the top bar, AI is not enabled in your installation. Only the system administrator can enable it in the configuration (key AI.enabled).

Related: Navigating the interface.

Solving a task

Manuals
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