Activate Ask Eolas for your Space
Turn Ask Eolas on in Admin-only mode, let it index your content, test it safely, then launch to all members.
Overview (what it is)
Ask Eolas is an AI-assisted, retrieval-first search that answers from your own Space content and cites the exact page/section it used. If there’s insufficient evidence, it returns a “no answer” message rather than guessing.
Before you start
- You must be a Space Admin.
- Be ready to accept the Ask Eolas Terms & Conditions when prompted.
- Indexing time depends on volume; as a guide, ~2–3 seconds per page. You can see indexing status in the Admin Panel.
Step-by-step: Activate & test
- Go to: Admin Panel → Content Management
Scroll to Deactivated sections and find Ask Eolas. - Activate for Admins only
- Click Activate (Admins only).
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- Accept the Terms & Conditions.
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- Indexing starts: Ask Eolas securely reads your Space documents (including text in PDFs, images, diagrams) to build the search index. You’ll see “Indexing in progress” on your homepage until it completes.
- Indexing starts: Ask Eolas securely reads your Space documents (including text in PDFs, images, diagrams) to build the search index. You’ll see “Indexing in progress” on your homepage until it completes.
- Wait for indexing to complete
When finished, Admins can test Ask Eolas; end users won’t see the feature yet. (This allows you to validate accuracy, safety and suitability with your own content first.) - Test the experience (Admin-only mode)
- Open Ask Eolas from the tile/search bar.
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- Type real clinical or operational questions and follow the citation links to verify answers against your documents.
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- If an answer can’t be supported by your sources, Ask Eolas will show a clear “no answer” message.
- If an answer can’t be supported by your sources, Ask Eolas will show a clear “no answer” message.
- (Optional) Control which sources are in scope
In the Admin settings you can keep answers Space-only or enable additional sources (e.g., other hospital guidelines, web search).
- If you turn off web/other-guideline sources, Ask Eolas will not use them—answers come only from your Space content.
- If you turn off web/other-guideline sources, Ask Eolas will not use them—answers come only from your Space content.
- Launch to everyone
When you’re happy, return to the Ask Eolas section and click Activate for all members. You can disable it at any time (feature flag/kill-switch).
Monitoring & analytics
- An analytics dashboard shows the questions asked (anonymised), unanswered queries and system errors/timeouts. Exports (CSV/API) are supported.
Data & safety notes (for your IG/Clinical Safety teams)
- Retrieval-first with strict citations; dose calculations are disabled by design.
- No patient-identifiable data is processed; staff should avoid entering PID.
Troubleshooting
- I can’t see Ask Eolas: Confirm your Admin role and check Deactivated sections.
- Indexing stuck/slow: Leave the tab; indexing runs server-side. Very large PDFs or image-heavy docs may take longer (2–3 sec/page guide).
- Answers look wrong/out of date: Use the built-in feedback on the answer and/or the Admin Feedback tool to flag outdated content.
- Need help: contact support@eolasmedical.com.
FAQs (quick)
- Can we run a pilot first? Yes—time-boxed pilot with local test sets and agreed thresholds is supported.
- Can we keep results Space-only? Yes—disable external sources to keep Ask Eolas scoped to your own content.
- Can we turn it off later? Yes—there is a feature flag/kill-switch in the Admin Panel.