Comparison Between Dashboard Q&A and AI Search
Use this page when you need to decide between asking about one dashboard in the Catalog browser extension and searching across the Catalog with AI Search.
Compare at a Glance
Use this table to choose the right capability for your question. For prerequisites, verification, and troubleshooting for Dashboard Q&A, see Dashboard Q&A. For how to use AI Search, see AI Assistant.
| Dashboard Q&A | AI Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Catalog browser extension in Chrome or Edge | Catalog App, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Dust, Public API |
| Purpose | Answer your question about the dashboard you have open | Answer your question and gather relevant assets |
| Input | Your question and the dashboard URL the extension matches | Your question |
| Output | An answer to your question | An answer and a list of relevant assets used to generate the answer |
| Context | Deeper metadata for one dashboard: descriptions, SQL, lineage-related fields, pinned assets, owners, and related context | Broader search across dashboards, tables, terms, columns, and other assets, with more generic depth per asset. For Catalog assets, also includes content pinned to related Knowledge pages |
What's Next?
- Dashboard Q&A for setup, usage, and troubleshooting
- AI Assistant for AI Search in the Catalog App, Slack, Teams, and other surfaces