AI Intelligence · Ask your business

Plain-language questions

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AI Intelligence — Plain-language questions: the real screen
The real screen used in this guide.

In simple words

Plain-language questions is part of AI Intelligence. Across every panel's data. This guide takes you through it in 5 short steps.

Where it fits in your work — Ask. Type a question the way you would ask a colleague.

Before you start

  • You need to be signed in to your company's workspace. AI Intelligence appears in the Workspace dashboard and in the left menu when your role includes it.
  • What you can see and change depends on your role. If a menu item or button is missing, ask your workspace owner to give your role access in Workspace → Users.
  • Plain-language questions belongs to Ask your business in AI Intelligence. Across every panel's data.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Open AI Intelligence

    Sign in and open the AI Intelligence panel from your Workspace dashboard (or sign in to it directly). You see only what your role allows.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Open “Ask your business data”

    In the left menu of AI Intelligence, open the page called “Ask your business data” (some pages sit inside a menu group — click the group to expand it).

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Find what you need

    Type in the search box (“Ask a question about your business…”) to find a record quickly.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Other actions on this screen

    You will also see these buttons:

    • Who are our top 5 clients by revenue?
    • Give me a report on leads and revenue this quarter.
    • How many active clients do we have?
    • Which projects are delayed?
    • Which employees are assigned to each active project?
    • How many tasks are overdue, by assignee?
  5. 5

    Step 5

    Done

    Across every panel's data.

Tips

  • The search box accepts: Ask a question about your business…. Start typing and the list narrows down.
  • If you make a mistake, open the record again and correct it. Changes are recorded against your name so your team can see who did what.

Quick recap

Open AI Intelligence → Open “Ask your business data” → Find what you need → Other actions on this screen → Done

What it connects to

  • Workspace

    Reads the same live records the dashboards show.

  • AI Assistants

    Build assistants for specific audiences.

  • Finance

    Finance questions answered from the ledger.

What you will see on this screen

These are the parts of the Ask your business data screen, exactly as they appear in the product.

Search and filters

  • Ask a question about your business…

Buttons

  • Who are our top 5 clients by revenue?
  • Give me a report on leads and revenue this quarter.
  • How many active clients do we have?
  • Which projects are delayed?
  • Which employees are assigned to each active project?
  • How many tasks are overdue, by assignee?

Sections

  • Ask about your business

Why use AI Intelligence

AI Intelligence replaces business-intelligence & reporting tools, on the same login and the same data.

  • Leadership decisions in seconds, not after a report is built
  • Answers come from live records, never guessed
  • Every answer shows how it was calculated
  • People only get answers from data they may see

Who uses AI Intelligence

  • Leadership

    Get an answer in seconds instead of waiting for a report.

  • Managers

    Ask about their own team's numbers.

  • Finance, HR & sales leads

    Cross-check figures without exporting.

  • Anyone

    Revisit and refine earlier questions.

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FAQs

Common questions.

About Plain-language questions and AI Intelligence.

I cannot see Plain-language questions in the menu.

Your role may not include it. Ask your workspace owner to open Workspace → Users and give your role access to AI Intelligence.

Can I do this on my phone?

Yes. SelfRun AI works in the browser on any device and can be installed as an app on Android, iOS and desktop, with the same screens and the same data.

Does this cost extra?

No. Plain-language questions comes with the AI Intelligence panel, and every panel is included in every plan.

What is SelfRun AI?

SelfRun AI is a cloud platform that brings your sales, HR, finance, projects, procurement, training, documents, website and team communication into one system, with AI and workflow automation running through all of it.

Do I need to use every module?

No. Each plan includes a set of modules and you switch on only what you need during setup. You can turn modules on or off later from your workspace settings.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The Free plan is free forever for one person and includes every panel and every feature — no card needed. Paid plans add more people and bigger storage, AI, email and voice allowances.