Shared with me

When someone shares a chat with you from DataMind Oda, it arrives as a read-only copy under Shared with me in your sidebar. You can read it, download the files it carries, and continue the work in a chat of your own. To share a chat you own, see Share a chat.

The Shared with me list

The section sits in the sidebar between Pinned and your workspaces. It appears only when something is shared with you. The column itself is covered in Chats and workspaces in the sidebar.

• Each row shows who shared the chat, its title or Untitled conversation when it has none, and when it was shared.
• Hover a row for the card Shared by {name}.
• Three chats show at a time. Show N more loads the next shares, and Show less folds the list back.
• With the sidebar folded to its icon strip, the Shared with me icon opens the column again.
• Oda keeps the list up to date by itself, so a new share appears without a restart.

Read a chat shared with you

1. Open the chat's row under Shared with me.
2. The copy opens marked Read-only: you can read it and download its files, but you cannot add messages to it.

What the copy holds:

• The shared transcript, with its formatting.
• Charts, KPI cards, diagrams and images. An image that cannot be shown reads Image not available.
• Tool steps as cards: expand one for its Input and Output. A step that failed is tagged Failed.
• A page built in the chat, which opens in a pane beside the conversation.

When a shared chat will not open

Oda names the reason:

• While the copy loads, it reads Loading conversation….
• A copy with nothing in it reads This conversation has no messages.
• A copy made with a newer version of DataMind Oda than the one you run reads This conversation was shared from a newer version of DataMind Oda. Update DataMind Oda, then open the copy again.
• A share the sender stopped, or one that no longer includes you, reads This conversation is no longer shared with you. Ask the sender to share the chat again; this state offers no Retry.
• Any other failure reads Could not load this conversation. {message} with Retry. Choose it to load the copy again.

Download a file from the copy

1. Find the file in the shared copy.
2. Choose Download beside it. The button carries the file's name: Download {name}.

• Oda saves the file and confirms Saved to {path}.
• If it fails, Oda reads Could not download {name}. {message}. Try the download again.
• Open in browser opens the share in a new tab of your usual browser (A shared chat on the web covers that view).

Continue the work in your own Oda

1. In the shared copy, choose Continue in my Oda. While Oda prepares the copy, the button reads Starting….
2. Choose where the copy should live: the workspace that was open when you opened the share (Current workspace · {name}), another of your workspaces, or Choose folder… to pick a folder yourself.

Oda copies the conversation and its files there and opens a new chat of your own. How Oda works inside the folder you pick is covered in Choosing folders.

• If some files cannot be saved, Oda names them: Some files could not be saved: {names}.
• If the copy cannot be made, Oda reads Could not continue the conversation. {message}. Read the message, fix what it names, and try again.

Questions, answered

Why is Shared with me missing from my sidebar?

The section appears only when at least one chat has been shared with you. If your sidebar is folded to its icon strip, choose the Shared with me icon to open the column again.

Why does the list show only three chats at a time?

The section shows three rows at a time. Choose Show N more to load the next shares, and Show less to fold the list back.

Does the list update when someone shares a new chat with me?

Yes. Oda keeps the list up to date by itself, so a new share appears without a restart.

Can I write in a chat shared with me?

No. The copy is read-only, marked Read-only. You can read it and download its files, but you cannot add messages. To carry the work on, continue it in your own Oda.

How do I see who shared a chat with me?

The row names the person who shared it, and hovering it shows the card Shared by {name}.

What does Failed mean on a step in a shared chat?

The sender's run had a tool step that failed, and the copy keeps it tagged Failed. Expand the card to read its Input and Output.

Can I download one file without the rest?

Yes. Every file carries its own Download; choose it on just the file you want, and Oda confirms Saved to {path}.

Which folder does Continue in my Oda use?

You choose each time. The menu leads with the workspace that was open when you opened the share (Current workspace · {name}), then your other workspaces, then Choose folder… to pick a folder yourself.

What happens to the shared copy when I continue a chat?

Nothing. Continuing makes your own copy: the conversation and its files go into a chat of yours, and the shared copy and the sender's chat stay as they are.

Why does a shared chat say it was shared from a newer version?

The copy was made with a newer version of DataMind Oda than the one you run, so Oda cannot open it. Update DataMind Oda, then open the copy again.