Ask Open-Ended Questions

Starting in MicroStrategy ONE (September 2024), Auto Answers recognizes and answers open-ended business questions. This capability empowers users by delivering detailed, contextually relevant responses to broad or exploratory queries. Unlike straightforward questions that seek a specific piece of data, open-ended questions often require a more comprehensive understanding and presentation of information.

Auto Answers addresses open-ended questions by exploring multiple facets of the inquiry, typically focusing on two or three key aspects to provide a more comprehensive commentary on the subject. This enhancement is especially valuable when users want to explore data from various perspectives or when they aren't sure what specific information they need. For instance, if a user asks, "Tell me about the sales performance in different regions," the response can encompass an overview of revenue trends, insights into key product categories, and an analysis of customer segments across those regions.

Here’s a view of how Auto Answers responds when asked “Provide an interesting summary comparing sales performance per Country”, a question interpreted as open-ended. It attempts to surface more than one interesting piece of relevant info. This view is the maximized view of Auto Answers, showing the first 2 (of 3) answers.

Here’s how the third piece of information was interpreted - which was derived from the user’s original question “Provide an interesting summary comparing sales performance per Country”. The other responses were derived from different interpretations.

Here we can see how a user might follow-up on one of the answers to their original question. We can also observe the other options that are available per individual answer bubble - Understand the Interpretation, provide feedback, follow-up, copy as an image, or maximise.

Here is a closer look.