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To get the most accurate and relevant responses when chatting over documents, here are a few helpful tips to craft effective prompts:

1. Provide more context

The more detail you provide, the better the system can understand your intent.
Better prompt:
“What did Enron’s CFO Andrew Fastow say about LJM2’s structure?”
Less Effective:
&#xNAN;“What about LJM2?”

2. Use quotes for exact mentions

If you’re looking for an exact phrase or a specific mention, enclose it in quotes. This helps the system narrow down to precise text snippets.
Example:
Find documents that mention “insider trading”

3. “List all…” prompts are limited

As the system uses a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) approach with a limited context window:
  • It may not return all mentions across the full document set.
  • Instead, it returns the most relevant results based on document ranking.
Better prompt:
“Give me examples of emails that discuss accounting practices”
💡 Consider reviewing the citations/snippets and exploring further from there.

4. Rephrase when results seem missing

If your initial query doesn’t return what you expected:
  • Try asking the question in a different way
  • Break it into smaller parts
  • Reframe with different terminology or synonyms
Example:
Instead of: “Was this a violation of GAAP?”
Try: “Did the documents discuss whether the accounting followed GAAP rules?”

5. Ask it a different way

If the question doesn’t return results, it doesn’t mean the answer isn’t in the documents.
  • Not all relevant content uses the same wording.
  • Try variations or related terms to expand your search.

6. Use document highlights and citations

Responses often include:
  • Highlighted snippets
  • Source citations Click to view the underlying document for more context — especially helpful in legal or investigative work.

7. Ask follow-ups

AIDA Chat supports follow-up questions based on previous answers.
You can build a conversation thread to narrow down facts or timelines.

8. Start a new thread

The system uses chat history for context, so continuing in the same thread can unintentionally narrow the scope.
For broader or unrelated questions, it’s better to start fresh.

Example Prompts