Read the documentation in DataMind OS

DataMind OS opens the DataMind documentation in a drawer on the right of the screen. The page you were working on stays where it is, and closing the drawer takes you straight back to it.

Open the documentation

On the Dashboard, click the Documentation card on the Playground. The drawer opens at Get started. Every signed-in user sees the card, and it needs no permission.

A bookmark or link to the old Documentation address opens the Dashboard with the drawer at Get started as well.

The same drawer opens from other places in DataMind OS:

• Mind answers: click a datamind.guide link in an answer. See Questions about DataMind itself.
• Ask AI in Universe: click a page link, a numbered source or a card under Sources. See Ask AI about DataMind.
• Integrations tiles in Universe: click a tile to open the page for that tool. See Open a tool's setup help.
• Connector forms: the Documentation panel beside a Lake or Writeback form shows the page for that source type. Click Open in docs to move the page into the drawer. See Fill in the General step.

To open a datamind.guide link in a new browser tab instead, hold Ctrl (Cmd on a Mac) while you click it, or click it with the middle mouse button.

Move around the drawer

The bar at the top of the drawer holds its controls:

• Back returns to the page you came from. It appears after you follow a link inside the drawer.
• The page title moves into the bar once you scroll past the page heading.
• Open on datamind.guide (the external-link button) opens the page you are reading on datamind.guide in a new tab, at the same section.
• Close (the X) closes the drawer. Pressing Escape does the same.

When the drawer is already open, a new link from a Mind answer, Ask AI or a tile opens on top of the current page, so Back returns to it. Closing the drawer clears that history.

Read a page

• The page opens with its title, its one-line description below it and its tag chips.
• A link to another documentation page opens in the drawer. A link to another website opens in a new tab.
• When a link points to a section of a page, the drawer scrolls to that section and highlights it, so you can see the part that was cited.
• Point at a heading and click its link button to copy a link to that section. The button reads Link copied once it has worked.
• Every code block has a copy button. A long code block shows its first lines with Show all {N} lines; click it to see the rest, and Show fewer lines to fold it again.
• The questions at the end of a page fold into cards. Click a question to read its answer.

When a page does not load

The drawer shows This page could not be loaded, with the reason below it.

• Click Try again to load the page again.
• Click Open on datamind.guide to read the page in a new tab.

Pages reach the drawer through your DataMind server, so the server needs HTTPS access to datamind.guide. For each reason, see Troubleshooting.

If a picture in a page cannot load, a box with its description, or Image failed to load, takes its place. The rest of the page reads normally.

Questions, answered

Where did the Documentation page go?

The documentation now opens in a drawer over the page you are on, instead of a page of its own. The Documentation card on the Playground and old links to the Documentation address open the drawer at Get started.

How do I go back to the previous page?

Click Back at the top left of the drawer. It appears once you have followed a link inside the drawer, and it steps back one page at a time.

Why is there no Back button?

You are on the first page you opened. Back appears only after you follow a link inside the drawer. Closing the drawer clears its history.

How do I close the drawer?

Click Close, the X at the top right, or press Escape. The page you were working on is still there behind it.

Can I search the documentation from the drawer?

No. The drawer shows one page at a time and has no search. To ask a question, use Ask AI in Universe or ask a Mind. See Ask questions about DataMind.

Why does a section turn highlighted when the page opens?

The link you followed pointed to that section, for example a source cited in an answer. The drawer scrolls to it and highlights it so you can find the cited part.

Can I copy a link to one section?

Yes. Point at the section heading and click its link button. The copied link opens that section on datamind.guide.

Why does the drawer say the documentation site is unreachable?

Your DataMind server cannot reach datamind.guide. Ask your administrator to allow HTTPS from the server to datamind.guide. Until then, click Open on datamind.guide to read the page from your own browser.