Collibra AI Copilot (in preview)
- This feature is available only in the latest UI.
- This feature isn't available for Collibra Platform for Government and CPSH.
About Collibra AI Copilot
Collibra AI Copilot is a chat-based assistant that includes several AI agents, which can help you:
- Find the data you need for analysis, reporting, or building AI models.
- Get definitions for terms, acronyms, and KPIs.
- Receive guidance based on the latest Collibra product documentation.
- "Search a data set to build a training compliance dashboard"
- "What does CC mean?"
- "What is Usage Analytics?"
- How do I share my collection with my team?
For more examples, go to the Collibra AI Copilot prompt tips.
With the correct permissions, administrators can tailor Collibra AI Copilot to align with your organization's needs. They can, for example, define which AI agents are enabled and what their content scope is.
If at least one AI agent is enabled and configured and you have the required permission, you can use Collibra AI Copilot from the menu bar.
About AI agents in Collibra AI Copilot
Collibra AI Copilot includes the following AI agents:
- Data and Analytics Discovery helps find data for analysis, reporting, or building AI models.
By default, this agent finds the following asset types if those assets have a description, a description from source, or a definition, and if the user has View permission on the asset.- Report
- Data Notebook
- BI Report and all its child asset types
- Data Product and all its child asset types
- AI Model and all its child asset types
- Data Set and all its child asset types
The content scope of this agent can be customized.
- Business Definitions helps find definitions for terms, acronyms, and KPIs.
By default, this agent finds Business Term, Business Process, Acronym, KPI, and Measure assets if they have a description or definition, and if the user has View permission on the asset.
The content scope of this agent can be customized. - Collibra Documentation helps find information in the latest Collibra product documentation.
This agent always references the Collibra product documentation for the latest release on Production environments. For example, if the latest production release is 2025.06, then Collibra AI Copilot refers to that documentation. It doesn't consider the release version of your specific environment.
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Collibra AI Copilot knowledge base
Collibra AI Copilot uses its own knowledge base. Changes in your environment are added daily and the latest product documentation is added once per release.
- When the Data and Analytics Discovery or Business Definitions AI agent is enabled, it takes 1 to 2 days to build your Collibra AI Copilot knowledge base based on your environment and AI agent configuration.
Once the initial knowledge base is created, updates to assets and new assets within scope are processed daily. These updates are typically searchable within 24 hours.
Note Daily updates to the knowledge base are processed overnight. Until the data is processed, Collibra AI Copilot can't answer questions about new assets. For modified assets, Collibra AI Copilot uses older data to locate the asset but retrieves the latest attributes and relations when answering questions. This means questions about updated information can be answered immediately, unless the asset's name and description have been entirely changed. Deletions or a change in view permissions are taken into account immediately.
- If enabled, the Collibra Documentation AI agent is updated once a month with the latest release documentation. This starts together with the Production deployment of the release.
Collibra AI Copilot configuration
Enable and configure Collibra AI Copilot
- Collibra AI Copilot is optimized for English.
- Collibra AI Copilot leverages Google Gemini.
- Collibra AI Copilot has some limitations.
For details about the Collibra AI Copilot process flow, go to Collibra AI Copilot flow.
For information on how we leverage AI in our products, go to the Collibra Trust Site.
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Enable Collibra AI Copilot by changing the value of the Beta > Collibra AI Copilot setting to True.
Show how to do this.Prerequisites
- You have the ADMIN or SUPER role in Collibra Console.
- You have a global role that has the Product Rights > System administration global permission.
- The Services Configuration tab is available in the Collibra settings.
Steps
Depending on your environment, follow this procedure either in Collibra Console or on the Services Configuration tab of the Collibra settings:
Important You can't edit the service configuration from the Settings page in the latest UI. If you use the latest UI, you can edit the service configuration only in Collibra Console. For more information, go to DGC service configuration settings.-
Open the Services Configuration tab:
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On the main toolbar, click
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Settings.
The Settings page opens. - Click Services Configuration.
- Click Edit configuration.
Open the DGC service settings for editing:- Open Collibra Console.
Collibra Console opens with the Infrastructure page. - In the tab pane, expand an environment to show its services.
- In the tab pane, click the Data Governance Center service of that environment.
- Click Configuration.
- Click Edit configuration.
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On the main toolbar, click
- In the Beta section, enable the Collibra AI Copilot setting.
The options are:True: Collibra AI Copilot is enabled and can be configured. The following global permissions become available:
- AI Agents > Manage all agents.
- Product Rights > AI Copilot
By default, these global permissions aren't assigned to any global role.
False (default): Collibra AI Copilot isn't available.
If you disable this feature, your Collibra AI Copilot knowledge base contents will be deleted within 14 days.
- Click Save all.
- Allow some users to tailor Collibra AI Copilot and activate AI agents by adding the Manage all agents global permission to the relevant global roles.Show how to do this.
Prerequisites
You have a global role that has the Product Rights > System administration global permission.
Steps
In Collibra, add the AI Agents > Manage all agents global permission to the relevant global roles.
Only users with a global role that includes this global permission can activate AI agents and tailor Collibra AI Copilot.For information on global roles and permissions, go to Manage global role permissions.
- Configure Collibra AI Copilot by activating and configuring AI agents and adding a welcome message for users in the AI Agents settings.Show how to do this.
Prerequisites
You have a global role that has the AI Agents > Manage all agents global permission.
Steps
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On the main toolbar, click
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Settings.
The Settings page opens. - Click AI Agents.
The AI Agents tab pane opens. - To activate an AI agent:
- Double-click the Active column for the AI agent.
- Select Yes.
- Click outside the column.
The update is saved.
- To configure an AI agent:
- Click the Agent name hyperlink.
A dedicated page AI agent opens. - Make the desired changes.
For more information on the available options per AI agent, go to AI Agents settings.
- Click the Agent name hyperlink.
- To add an Collibra AI Copilot welcome message for users:
- In the tab pane, click AI Copilot.
The AI Copilot configuration page opens. - In Welcome message, type the text you want to show.
Tip Use the welcome message to set user expectations based on the AI agents you have activated.
- In the tab pane, click AI Copilot.
If you have enabled and configured an AI agent, Collibra starts the process of building your Collibra AI Copilot knowledge base based on your data. This process is called embedding. Depending on your environment size, this can take up to 2 days. After that, Collibra AI Copilot is ready to search through the defined content scope or product documentation.
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On the main toolbar, click
- Give users access to Collibra AI Copilot by adding the AI Copilot global permission to the relevant global roles.Show how to do this.
Prerequisites
You have a global role that has the Product Rights > System administration global permission.
Steps
In Collibra, add the Product Rights > AI Copilot global permission to the relevant global roles.
Only users with this global permission can view the Collibra AI Copilot icon in the menu bar and start a chat.- Limit your audience while configuring the AI agents.
- Collibra AI Copilot takes the asset access permissions into account. This means that a user receives only information they have access to.
For information on global roles and permissions, go to Manage global role permissions.
Note Collibra AI Copilot suggests an asset only if the user has View permission on the asset.
Collibra AI Copilot considerations
Collibra AI Copilot is optimized for English. Currently, Collibra AI Copilot isn't optimized for the following:
- Counting assets: You can't ask, "How many communities are there?".
- Providing all information: You can't ask, "Show me all the datasets in my environment".
- Accessing every relation: Collibra AI Copilot can access up to 100 relations per asset. You can't ask, "Show me all tables for this schema."
- Retrieving columns: Collibra AI Copilot can't retrieve column information.
- Identifying your current page: Collibra AI Copilot doesn't know which page you are on in the Collibra Platform.
- Tracking history or user activity: You can't ask, "Who last updated 2FA Token Serial Number?".
- Giving all information in a specific domain: Collibra AI Copilot can't show all information within a specific domain.
- Identifying asset responsibility: Collibra AI Copilot can't tell you which assets you are responsible for or who is responsible for an asset.
- Giving information based on status: You can't ask, "Which data sets are approved?".
Collibra AI Copilot flow
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For information on how we leverage AI in our products, go to the Collibra Trust Site.
Using Collibra AI Copilot
Start a Collibra AI Copilot chat
Prerequisites
You have a global role with the Product Rights > AI Copilot global permission.
Steps
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Click AI Copilot to start a chat with Collibra AI Copilot.
A Collibra AI Copilot chat dialog box opens.
Collibra AI Copilot can show up to 3 clickable example questions. These questions help users understand the types of queries they can ask and allow them to click to see how the AI responds.
For details about the dialog box, go to Chat dialog box.Tip If you start Collibra AI Copilot in another Collibra tab, it starts a new chat. This means it won't remember the other conversation if you switch tabs.
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Click an example question, or type your question and press Enter or click the Post icon
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- You can add up to 5,000 characters in one question, also known as a prompt.
- Collibra AI Copilot uses your last 10 prompts and the last 10 answers as context to generate an answer.
- The chat is limited. Once you get to the limit, you'll receive a message and you can start a new chat.
Tip To get the best out of Collibra AI Copilot, go to the Collibra AI Copilot prompt tips.
Collibra AI Copilot provides an answer. For information on how this works, go to Collibra AI Copilot flow.
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Read and validate the answer.
You can then:- Ask a follow-up question.
- Respond to the question asked by Collibra AI Copilot.
- Click the provided link to an asset in Collibra or click the provided asset card.
Note Collibra AI Copilot suggests an asset only if it is part of the content scope of the Collibra AI agent and if you have View permission on the asset.
- Click a provided link to a page in the Documentation Center.
- Copy the provided answer.
- Give feedback on the provided answer.
- Click the New chat icon
to remove the current conversation and start over.
Collibra AI Copilot chat dialog box
The Collibra AI Copilot chat dialog box consists of the following elements:
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Option to open and close the Collibra AI Copilot chat dialog box. |
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Option to start a new chat: Use this option when the subject of the conversation changes completely. It ensures that responses are based only on the new subject and are not influenced by the previous discussion. |
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Option to view the version and more details about Collibra AI Copilot. |
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Option to close the chat dialog box. |
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Link to open a relevant asset or documentation page: Navigate directly to the suggested asset or documentation. |
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Area to add a prompt: Type your question or request here. For more information, go to Tips to get the best out of Collibra AI Copilot. |
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Button to submit your prompt: Click this button to send your question to Collibra AI Copilot. |
Tips to get the best out of Collibra AI Copilot
Collibra AI Copilot works best when you provide context and enough details. Use the following tips to get better results:
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Include your role
Including your role when asking questions helps Collibra AI Copilot tailor its answer to your specific needs.
Example: "As a data steward, how do I manage data sets?" -
Break down complex questions
If your question involves multiple parts, split it into smaller, simpler questions. Splitting up a question helps Collibra AI Copilot focus on what you want to know.
Example: First ask: "What is a Business Term asset?". Then follow up with: "How do I create a Business Term asset?". -
Use “Tell me about…” to get a global overview
With "Tell me about..." , Collibra AI Copilot will give you a summary on a specific topic.
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Be explicit when you needed detailed guidance
If you're looking for instructions, explicitly ask for step-by-step instructions.
Example: "Provide step-by-step instructions to create a workflow." - Take the Collibra AI Copilot limitations into account.
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When Collibra AI Copilot is stuck or provides an incorrect or incomplete answer:
- Rephrase your question or be more specific. Collibra AI Copilot may not fully understand your question.
Example: Instead of asking, "How do I use Collibra?" ask, "How do I create a Business Term in Collibra?" or add an example: "How do I classify data, for example to tag sensitive data in a Data Set." - Click New chat to clear the current chat. It allows Collibra AI Copilot to start fresh without considering previous prompts.
ImportantCollibra AI Copilot may not be aware of the specific information you're looking for or you may not have the required permissions to access the data. In such cases, Collibra AI Copilot may direct you to other resources.
- Rephrase your question or be more specific. Collibra AI Copilot may not fully understand your question.
Give feedback on an answer
At the end of each answer, you can click the thumbs up or thumbs down icon to give feedback.
If you click thumbs down, add your comment or suggestion in the text field and click Submit. You can add up to 500 characters in the field.
Your feedback helps us understand how we can improve Collibra AI Copilot. For more information about how we use the feedback, go to the Collibra Trust Site.
Collibra AI Copilot FAQ
Configuration
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Is Collibra AI Copilot enabled by default?
No, Collibra AI Copilot and its agents are disabled by default. For information on how to enable Collibra AI Copilot, go to Enable and configure Collibra AI Copilot.
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In which regions can I enable Collibra AI Copilot?
Collibra AI Copilot is currently supported in specific regions. For information on availability, go to Feature availability comparison.
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In which deployments (Commercial/CPSH/Collibra Cloud for Government) can I enable Collibra AI Copilot?
Currently, Collibra AI Copilot is a commercial cloud-only feature. For information on availability, go to Feature availability comparison.
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Where can I find more information on the AI used in Collibra AI Copilot?
For information on how we leverage AI in our products, go to the Collibra Trust Site.
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Is customer data filtered based on the user asking the question?
Yes, view permissions are considered. Users receive information only about assets they have access to.
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How often is metadata sent to Collibra AI Copilot?
The knowledge base of the Data and Analytics Discovery and the Business Definitions agents is updated once a day. Newly created assets or changes to assets are picked up after that update. Deletions or a change in view permissions are taken into account immediately. Collibra AI Copilot often combines information from its knowledge base and information from the knowledge graph. In that case, changes can be reflected earlier.
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Why can't I see the Collibra AI Agents settings or configure Collibra AI Copilot?
Make sure Collibra AI Copilot is enabled and that you have the required permissions to activate and configure Collibra AI agents. For more information, go to Enable and configure Collibra AI Copilot.
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Can I customize the name for Collibra AI Copilot in the platform?
No, you can't change the name of Collibra AI Copilot. This name is shown only when users click the information icon to learn more about AI Copilot. In other parts of the platform "AI Copilot" is used.
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How does Collibra AI Copilot handle relations?
Currently, Collibra AI Copilot can identify specific assets and then show their associated relations. However, up to 100 relations are considered per asset and you can't find assets based on a specific relation.
Example- You can ask: "What is the business process for the 2FA Token Serial Number?". Collibra AI Copilot will find the '2FA Token Serial Number' asset and give you its related business process.
- You can't ask "Give me all relations for 2FA Token Serial Number" if this asset has more than 100 relations, because Collibra AI Copilot considers only up to 100 relations per asset.
- You can't ask "Find the business process that produces the 2FA Token Serial Number" because Collibra AI Copilot can't search for assets by filtering through the 'produces' relationship.
For other considerations, go to Collibra AI Copilot considerations.
Collibra AI Copilot usage
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What languages does Collibra AI Copilot officially support?
Currently, Collibra AI Copilot supports English.
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Why do I get different answers when asking the same question repeatedly?
Chatbots produce variations in their responses each time you interact with them. This is similar to how humans respond, we give comparable answers but use different phrasing or examples. This behavior also applies to the Collibra AI Copilot agents. They search for assets that can match your request, but, when multiple options exist, they can highlight different ones across repeated requests.
Tip Assets are displayed in Collibra AI Copilot, so you can access the actual assets for more detailed exploration.
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What can't Collibra AI Copilot do?
Collibra AI Copilot is not optimized for tasks such as counting assets, retrieving all information in an environment, domain, or asset, retrieving columns, identifying responsibilities, or searching based on status. Additionally, Collibra AI Copilot isn't aware of your location in the Collibra Platform, the history of an asset, or user activities.
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Why can't I find a specific asset?
For an asset to be suggested by Collibra AI Copilot, the following conditions must be met:
- The asset is included in the content scope of the Collibra AI Copilot agent.
- The asset has a description, description from source, or a definition.
- You have permission to view the asset.
For more information, go to Enable and configure Collibra AI Copilot.
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Why doesn't Collibra AI Copilot return a link to a report when asked about a metric published in it?
Collibra AI Copilot considers up to 100 relations per asset. As a consequence, Collibra AI Copilot can't show all information.
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What are the tips when looking for assets? What are some reasons I would not be getting answers from Collibra AI Copilot?
- Be as specific as possible.
- Don't expect to find a complete list of assets.
- Make sure the content scope of the Data and Analytics Discovery agent is set to the asset types you want data consumers to find.
- Remember that Collibra AI Copilot has some limitations.
For more information, go to Tips to get the best out of Collibra AI Copilot.
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Can I save my chat conversations with Collibra AI Copilot?
No, currently, you can't save your chat conversations.
Related topics
AI Agents settings page (in preview)
Helpful resources
Watch an introduction video on Collibra.com
Follow a training about configuring Collibra AI Copilot on Collibra University