ANSWER
ENGINE
What Is Answer Engine?
SmartClient Answer Engine is a breakthrough way to interact with enterprise data. Just type a question in plain English, like “What’s causing the recent sales drop in California?” and AE instantly returns a complete, accurate, shareable dashboard.
There’s no SQL, no scripts, no waiting for IT, and no training required. AE works out-of-the-box with your existing SmartClient DataSources.
It’s data exploration made simple, fast, and safe.
The Problem
Most organizations struggle to extract meaningful insights from their data. Teams depend on specialists, custom reporting, BI dashboards, or slow IT queues, making real analysis difficult, fragmented, and expensive.
Complex tools, inconsistent data, and AI hallucinations introduce risk and uncertainty.
Answer Engine eliminates these barriers and delivers accurate insights instantly.
Zero Setup. Zero Training.
Unlike typical AI tools, Answer Engine requires:
- No model training
- No data preparation
- No infrastructure changes
AE connects directly to your existing SmartClient DataSources and starts delivering insights immediately. Your security model is respected, and users only see what they’re authorized to access.
What Makes Answer Engine Different
Exclusive SmartClient technology that validates every AI suggestion against known DataSource properties, automatically correcting errors before results are shown.
AE generates clean, declarative dashboard definitions, not SQL or JavaScript, making outputs easy to audit, version, and share.
Built-in caching, browser based processing, role-based access control, and secure collaboration.
Add AE to any SmartClient application with just two lines of declarative code.
Live Dashboards, Instantly
AE creates dashboards that are fully interactive and update instantly. Ask follow-up questions, refine results, and drill into details, all without writing code.
From performance trends to operational insights, AE puts enterprise analytics at everyone’s fingertips.
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
- Databases
- Parquet files
- External APIs
- Partner data services
- Internal documents
- Local or remote DataSources
AE connects, merges, analyzes, and visualizes all of it in a single, coherent dashboard, automatically.
Ready to explore your data smarter?
Join the SmartClient Answer Engine preview program and help shape the future of enterprise data exploration.
