Ask questions about the report you're viewing
Looking at the trial balance? Ask about it, and answers come from the figures in front of you.
LiveWhat does Ask About This Report do? Questions get answered in context with clear assumptions, so people trust the answers instead of second-guessing them.
How it works
When a report is open, questions are answered from that report by default. Wider questions like 'compare with last year' go to Kinnow's full set of reports. If neither can answer, it tells you so plainly and never pretends it worked. Kinnow asks at most one question to clear things up; otherwise it says what it assumed and offers a one-tap alternative.
At most one quick-pick question, then 'we assumed…' with a one-tap alternative.
Step by step
- Open a report in Know. For example the trial balance, a sales register or an ageing report.
- Type your question in the "Ask about this report" box. The box sits with the report and says "Ask about the data on screen".
- Kinnow tries the report first. By default it answers from the rows you are looking at, and says "From this report" on the answer.
- If the report cannot answer, it looks wider. Questions that reach past the screen, such as "compare with last year" or "across all branches", go to Kinnow's full set of reports, and the answer is labelled "Composed a new view".
- You see where the answer came from. A grounded answer shows how many rows it cited. If neither route can answer, it says "Couldn't answer that" and does not guess.
Ask us to open one of your own reports and question it live.
What you see on screen
| On the screen | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Ask about this report | The question box, with the hint "Ask a question about this report, or anything else, and I'll compose a fresh view". |
| From this report | A tag on answers worked out from the rows on screen. |
| Cited N rows | Which rows of the report the answer relied on. |
| Composed a new view | A tag on answers that needed data beyond the report you had open. |
| Couldn't answer that | What you see when neither the report nor the wider data can answer. |
Who uses it
- Finance head or accounts manager: at month end, asking why a balance moved while the trial balance is open.
- Branch or department heads: asking which row is the outlier in a sales or expense report.
- Owners: who would rather ask than build a report.
See your trial balance explained in plain words, on your own data.
Related
- Ask across the whole business with Ask Kinnow.
- Reports live in Know.
- Numbers carry one agreed meaning through certified business metrics.
- Read the figures aloud with narrated financials.
Questions
What is Ask About This Report in Kinnow?
Looking at the trial balance? Ask about it, and answers come from the figures in front of you.
What changes for the business?
Questions get answered in context with clear assumptions, so people trust the answers instead of second-guessing them.
Is it available today?
Yes, it is live.
How many rows of a report does it read?
Up to the first 50 rows on screen. For a longer report, apply a filter or a period first so the rows you care about are the ones it reads.
Can it change a figure or post an entry?
No. Asking about a report is read-only. It cannot change any record from that box.
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