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User Feedback

The User Feedback area enables Data Administrators to review how business users are interacting with CryspIQ® and identify opportunities to improve data discovery, search results and Natural Language Query performance.

As users ask questions, search for information and interact with enterprise data, CryspIQ® captures valuable feedback that helps improve the overall user experience.

This feedback provides insight into:

  • Frequently asked questions
  • Search patterns
  • Query success rates
  • Poor search results
  • Missing terminology
  • Business jargon
  • New organisational concepts
  • User satisfaction

The User Feedback area is a key component in continuously improving the CryspIQ® semantic layer.


Overview

No two organisations use the same language.

Business users often ask questions using:

  • Industry terminology
  • Internal project names
  • Acronyms
  • Legacy system names
  • Department-specific language

Over time, User Feedback helps Data Administrators understand:

  • What users are trying to find
  • What users cannot find
  • Which terms require better definitions
  • Which concepts should be added to Semantic Context

This creates a continuous improvement cycle.

Business User Question

Natural Language Query

Results Returned

User Feedback

Review by Data Administrator

Update Semantic Context

Improved Results

Why User Feedback Matters

Natural Language Query improves over time when organisations actively review user behaviour.

Benefits include:

  • Improved query accuracy
  • Better search results
  • Faster user adoption
  • Reduced support requests
  • Improved AI responses
  • Better semantic understanding
  • Increased user satisfaction

User Feedback Dashboard

Navigate to:

Consume → User Feedback

The dashboard provides visibility into how users are interacting with CryspIQ®.

Typical metrics include:

  • Total Questions Asked
  • Successful Queries
  • Queries Returning No Results
  • Most Common Search Terms
  • Most Accessed Datasets
  • User Satisfaction Ratings
  • Feedback Trends

Reviewing User Questions

The feedback screen provides visibility into the questions being asked across the organisation.

Examples:

Show me customer revenue.

Which sites have the highest operating costs?

How many active employees do we have?

Show me equipment downtime.

Reviewing these questions helps identify:

  • Common business information needs
  • Popular datasets
  • Emerging reporting requirements

Reviewing Failed Queries

One of the most valuable features is identifying queries that did not return useful results.

Examples:

Show me contractor utilisation.

Display service backlog.

Show me fleet reliability.

Potential reasons include:

  • Missing semantic definitions
  • Missing business terminology
  • Data access restrictions
  • No matching dataset
  • Ambiguous language

These situations provide opportunities to improve the platform.


Reviewing Search Behaviour

Users often search using terminology that differs from formal business definitions.

Example:

User Search TermEnterprise Definition
ClientCustomer
WorkerEmployee
RevenueFinancial Transactions
Asset RegisterAsset Master

By reviewing search activity, Data Administrators can identify missing synonyms and add them to the Semantic Context library.


Reviewing User Ratings

Users may provide feedback on query results.

Examples:

Positive Feedback

Result was helpful.
Found exactly what I needed.
Accurate information.

Negative Feedback

Results were incomplete.
Could not find the dataset.
Question misunderstood.

This feedback helps improve future user experiences.


Improving Semantic Context

One of the primary purposes of User Feedback is to support Semantic Context improvements.

Example:

Users repeatedly search for:

Contractor Hours

However the Enterprise Data Model stores:

Labour Utilisation

The Data Administrator can:

  1. Review the feedback.
  2. Identify the mismatch.
  3. Add a semantic definition.
  4. Add synonyms.
  5. Improve future search results.

Common Improvement Opportunities

Missing Synonyms

Example:

Customer
Client
Account

Industry Terminology

Example:

Asset Register
Plant Register
Equipment Register

Internal Project Names

Example:

Project Falcon
Project Horizon

Acronyms

Example:

CRM
ERP
HRIS
P&L
GL

Adding these terms improves query interpretation.


Reviewing Dataset Usage

The feedback dashboard can also help identify:

Frequently Used Data

Examples:

Revenue
Customer
Employee
Asset
Sales

Underutilised Data

Examples:

Specialised operational datasets
Technical engineering datasets
Legacy information sources

This helps Data Administrators understand adoption across the organisation.


Identifying Governance Gaps

User Feedback often highlights governance issues.

Examples include:

Missing Data Steward Information

Users cannot determine who owns a dataset.


Poor Dataset Descriptions

Users do not understand what the data represents.


Missing Security Access

Users repeatedly attempt to access datasets they cannot view.


Low Quality Data

Users lose confidence in datasets that contain unresolved quality issues.


Best Practices

Review Feedback Regularly

Recommended review cycle:

FrequencyActivity
WeeklyReview common questions
MonthlyReview semantic improvements
QuarterlyReview adoption trends

Look for Patterns

Focus on recurring issues rather than isolated comments.

Examples:

  • Repeated search failures
  • Common terminology gaps
  • Frequently requested datasets

Improve Semantic Context

Continuously update:

  • Definitions
  • Synonyms
  • Acronyms
  • Industry terminology

Work With Data Stewards

Feedback often identifies opportunities to improve:

  • Dataset descriptions
  • Data quality
  • Business definitions

Common Questions

Who can access User Feedback?

Typically Data Administrators and authorised governance users.


Does feedback change data?

No.

Feedback helps improve search, discovery and user experience but does not alter enterprise data.


Can feedback improve AI performance?

Yes.

User behaviour provides valuable insight that can improve:

  • Natural Language Query
  • Semantic Context
  • AI Assistants
  • Search Relevance

How often should feedback be reviewed?

Monthly reviews are recommended, with more frequent reviews during implementation or major platform rollouts.


Benefits of User Feedback

The User Feedback area helps organisations:

  • Improve user experience
  • Improve search relevance
  • Improve Natural Language Query accuracy
  • Enhance Semantic Context
  • Increase user adoption
  • Improve AI outcomes
  • Support governance initiatives
  • Continuously refine enterprise knowledge

Most importantly, User Feedback enables CryspIQ® to evolve alongside the organisation and better reflect how people actually use and understand their data.



Next Steps

  1. Review user questions and search behaviour.
  2. Identify recurring terminology.
  3. Analyse failed or low-confidence queries.
  4. Update Semantic Context definitions.
  5. Improve business descriptions and metadata.
  6. Monitor improvements over time.

The User Feedback area provides a continuous improvement mechanism that helps CryspIQ® become increasingly aligned with your organisation's language, knowledge and information needs.