Quick Asks is an AI-powered feature within Access Evo Navigator that lets you ask questions about your business in plain English and receive instant, actionable answers.
Rather than opening multiple systems to find information, you can type a question directly from the Navigator screen and get a response drawn from your organisation's own data.
⚠️ Important: Quick Asks is not part of the Evo Standard offering. It requires an Access Evo product integration.
What Quick Asks does
Quick Asks removes the need to search through multiple systems to find information. You type a question in everyday language and receive a direct answer, without leaving the Navigator screen.
The answers Quick Asks provides come from your organisation's own data, documents, and connected Access products. They do not come from the internet. This means the responses are specific to your business and reflect your actual records.
Examples of the types of questions you can ask include:
Pay and payslip queries, such as checking your latest pay summary.
Leave and schedule questions, such as how many days of annual leave you have remaining.
HR policy questions, such as what the company's flexible working policy says.
Approval and task status queries, such as whether a submitted request has been approved.
The depth and range of questions you can ask depends on which Access products your organisation uses and how they are connected to Access Evo.
How Quick Asks works
When you type a question into Quick Asks, Access Evo processes it using AI and retrieves the relevant answer from your connected Access product data. The response appears directly within Navigator, so you can read and act on it without switching to another system.
Quick Asks respects your existing user permissions. You can only receive answers based on data you already have permission to view. No user can retrieve information they would not ordinarily be able to see within the connected Access products.
Continuing a conversation in Evo Researcher
🤓 Tip: Select the option to open the conversation in Evo Researcher from within Quick Asks to carry your question and context across without starting again.
If a question requires more in-depth exploration, you can continue the conversation in Evo Researcher directly from Quick Asks. This is useful when a quick answer is not sufficient and you need to investigate further, analyse data in more detail, or produce a more structured output.
⚠️ Important: Evo Researcher is not part of the Evo Standard offering. It requires a separate entitlement. Contact your Access account manager to find out more.
Data sources and security
Quick Asks draws answers from the Access products connected to your Access Evo environment. The more Access products your organisation has connected, the broader the range of questions Quick Asks can answer.
Your data is kept in a private, secure environment and is never used in external AI systems. Access Evo maintains all existing user permissions and access controls, so confidentiality is preserved throughout.
📌 Note: Quick Asks answers questions based on your connected Access product data only. It does not search the internet or draw on external sources.
The difference between Quick Asks and Copilot
Quick Asks and Copilot are both AI-powered features within Access Evo, but they serve different purposes.
Feature | Quick Asks | Copilot |
Where it lives | Navigator screen | Available across Access Evo |
Best for | Fast, specific questions about your business data | Drafting content, analysing information, and broader workplace tasks |
Data source | Your connected Access product data | Your connected data, uploaded documents, and general AI assistance |
Part of Evo Standard | No | Copilot Core is included for all Access Evo platform customers |
Use Quick Asks when you need a fast answer from your business data. Use Copilot when you need broader AI assistance, such as drafting a document or analysing a report.