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Chain of thought

Read the chain of thought behind a Snowfire answer: the plain-language steps, how long each took, metric links and the sources used.

What it’s for

The chain of thought shows how Snowfire worked out an answer, step by step, so you can see what it did and check it.

Before you start

Every answer in Chat has one.

Steps

Read the chain of thought

  1. Ask a question in Chat. The chain of thought fills in while the answer runs.
  2. Read each step in plain language, such as preparing your request, connecting and saving the answer, with how long it took.
  3. Read the parameters and results of each step, with syntax highlighting.
  4. Click a metric link to open the metric it used.

When an answer needs several data lookups, Snowfire runs them in parallel, so the answer comes together sooner.

Check the sources

  1. Open the Sources and Reasoning box on the answer.
  2. Look for Data Connector Context in the citations. It shows custom context was used.
  3. Click a metric chip in the answer to open that metric.

Check and fix

ProblemFix
A step uses the wrong data.See When an answer looks wrong.

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