ThoughtSpot documentation site redesign
The new ThoughtSpot documentation site introduces the following features:
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New navigation structure
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New search features
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Updated visual design to match the ThoughtSpot brand
If you are looking for something that used to be in the top level of the navigation, see Shortcuts for finding specific information.
New navigation structure
The navigation of the ThoughtSpot documentation site has been redesigned to more closely reflect the structure of the ThoughtSpot product itself.
It is organized into top-level sections that correspond to a part of the ThoughtSpot product UI or a common documentation need.
Getting started
Introductory topics to help new users and administrators set up and begin using ThoughtSpot.
Spotter
Documentation for Spotter, ThoughtSpot’s AI-powered analytics assistant. This is a top-level section because Spotter is one of the most commonly used features by business users.
Search
Documentation for searching and exploring your data in ThoughtSpot. This is a top-level section because Search is one of the most commonly used features by business users.
Insights
Documentation for business users working with Liveboards, Answers, and other analytics content in ThoughtSpot. This section contains content previously found in ThoughtSpot for Business Users.
Data workspace
Documentation for data engineers and analysts building models, managing connections, and working with data objects in ThoughtSpot. This section contains content previously found in ThoughtSpot for Data Engineers and ThoughtSpot for Analysts.
Administration
Documentation for administrators managing users, groups, authentication, application settings, and system activities. This section contains content previously found in ThoughtSpot for IT and Ops.
Why we made this change
The previous persona-based structure required users to identify themselves as a particular type of user before finding the right content. In practice, many ThoughtSpot users work across multiple areas of the product.
The new structure removes this friction. Because the documentation sections now more closely align with the ThoughtSpot application’s navigation, you can move between the product and its documentation without having to re-orient yourself. If you are working in the Data workspace tab in ThoughtSpot, the corresponding documentation is in the Data workspace section of the help site.
| Spotter Agents and Search have their own top-level sections because they are the entry points most frequently used by business users, and making them immediately accessible reduces the number of clicks needed to find the most common documentation. |
What changed
Previously, the documentation site was organized around personas which aligned with broad user types such as Business User, IT and Ops, and Data Engineers and Analysts. The new navigation aligns more closely with the ThoughtSpot user interface (UI), so the documentation you need is always where you expect to find it based on where you work in the product.
The following table shows how previous persona-based sections map to the new structure:
Previous section |
New section |
Business Users |
Insights |
IT and Ops |
Administration |
Data Engineers |
Data workspace |
Analysts |
Data workspace |
Shortcuts for finding specific information
The following table shows previous top-level topics and where you can find them now:
Topic |
New location |
Liveboards |
Insights > Liveboards |
Charts |
Insights > Answers > Charts |
Formulas |
Search > Formulas |
SpotIQ |
Insights > Analysis and Alerts > SpotIQ |
Share your work |
Insights > Sharing |
Work with data |
Data workspace |
Analyst Studio |
Data workspace > Analyst Studio |
Modeling > Improve search with data modeling |
Data workspace > Tables |
Modeling > Content management with ThoughtSpot Modeling Language |
Data workspace > Utilities > Content management with ThoughtSpot Modeling Language |
New search features
Enhanced traditional search
You can now open the search menu instantly with a single keyboard shortcut:
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Cmd+Kon Mac -
Ctrl+Kon Windows and Linux
Once the search menu is open, use Up (↑) and Down (↓) arrow keys to move through results, then press Enter to go to the page for a specific result. No clicks required.
You can also close the search menu by pressing Esc.
AI-based search
We’ve added SpotLine AI, which brings conversational search to ThoughtSpot documentation. Just ask your question in plain language and get straight to the answer.
SpotLine AI searches across the full documentation and training content to surface exactly what you need. Just click the SpotLine AI button, then your question.
