You can specify a per column entity category to help SearchIQ.

SearchIQ is a search experience that allows you to ask more natural questions, similar to the way you might talk to a person.

If you have access to tables and worksheets for data modeling purposes, you can specify entity types for their columns. This lets you designate that column as representing a person, place, or thing. So then when a user asks “Which”, “Who”, or “Where”, an appropriate response can more easily be found in the data.

If you’re not sure how to change the data modeling settings, see the Overview of data modeling settings.

About Entity Categories

These are the available Entity Categories:

Category Description
PERSON Contains data that represents a person, relevant to questions about “who?”
PLACE Contains data that represents a location, relevant to questions about “where?”
TIME Contains data that represents a date or time, relevant to questions about “when?”
PRODUCT Contains data that represents a product
ZIP_CODE Contains zip code data, relevant to questions like “where?” or “what zip code?”
LAT_LONG Contains data that represents geographical positioning, relevant to questions like “where?”
COMPANY_ORG Contains data that represents a company or organization
NUM_TYPES Contains numerical data

Set Entity Categories

To specify entity categories:

  1. Click Data in the top menu, and choose Tables or Worksheets.

  2. Click the name of your table or worksheet.

  3. On the Columns tab, find the COLUMN NAMES for which you want to specify entity categories, and scroll to the right to find ENTITY CATEGORY.

  4. Use the drop-down menu to set the ENTITY CATEGORY to the type you want.

  5. Click SAVE CHANGES in the upper right.