The Team panel in Activity

When a DataMind Oda chat works with a team of agents, the Activity tab shows what each teammate is doing and which tasks the team has taken on. Use the panel to watch progress and open a teammate's conversation; the panel itself changes nothing.

See your teammates

Open the Activity tab in the side panel next to the chat the team works in. The panel lists one row per teammate.

Each row shows the teammate's state and, when they are set, its agent preset and model. The state is one of four words:

StateWhat it means
runningThe teammate is working on a turn right now.
queuedThe teammate is still being created, so there is no conversation to open yet.
stoppedNo turn is running. This is not a failure, and the teammate can still be opened.
failedThe teammate could not be created.

To learn how a team is started and who can create a teammate, see Agent teams.

Open a teammate's conversation

  1. Keep the chat the team works in open in the main view. A teammate opens only from the conversation shown in the main view.
  2. In the Activity tab, select a teammate that is running or stopped.
  3. The teammate's conversation opens, and you can read it and continue it.

Two things to know:

The panel offers no Stop or Steer controls. Interrupting or steering a teammate happens in the conversation, guided by the Lead.

Follow the shared task board

The Shared tasks card in the panel shows the team's task list, so you can follow what the team is doing without interrupting it. The card is read-only: the team's agents create and update tasks as they work, and nothing in the card changes them.

Each task shows its id, its owner as Owner: <name> or Owner: Unowned, and its state:

StateWhat it means
PendingThe task has not started. A pending task also says whether it is Ready or Blocked by dependencies.
In progressA teammate is working on the task.
CompletedThe task is done.

When a task is blocked, the tasks it waits for are listed under Blocked by:. When set, a task's write scopes appear as Write scopes: <scopes>, with a note beside them when they overlap another task's.

When the team has no tasks, the card reads No shared tasks yet. The rules behind tasks, owners and dependencies are on Team tasks.

How the panel keeps up to date

The card first appears once its first refresh has finished. After that, it shows Loading Team… while a refresh is running. If a refresh fails, an alert line shows the failure message, and the last loaded board stays in place.

Questions, answered

Why can't I open a teammate's conversation?

A teammate opens only from the conversation shown in the main view, and only while it is running or stopped. Open the chat the team works in, then select the row in Activity. A teammate that is queued or failed has no conversation to open.

Does a stopped teammate mean something went wrong?

No. stopped means no turn is running; the teammate is not failed, and you can still open it. A teammate that could not be created reads failed instead.

Where do I stop or steer a teammate?

The panel has no Stop or Steer controls. To interrupt or redirect a teammate, work from the conversation, guided by the Lead; see Agent teams.

How often does the panel refresh?

About every ten seconds while the window is visible. It also refreshes as soon as a team action settles, and when you select Refresh Team. It skips refreshes while the window is hidden.

Why is the shared task board empty?

The card reads No shared tasks yet when the team has no tasks; tasks appear as the team creates them. If the card itself is not there yet, its first refresh has not finished.

Can I change a task from the panel?

No. The card is read-only; the team's agents create and update tasks as they work. How tasks behave, including owners and dependencies, is on Team tasks.

What does Owner: Unowned mean?

The task has no owner right now. It can be claimed once everything it waits for is completed. See Team tasks.

What does Blocked by dependencies mean?

The task cannot start until the tasks listed after Blocked by: are completed. While it waits it reads Blocked by dependencies; when they are done it becomes Ready.

What does Loading Team… mean?

A refresh is running. The text clears when the refresh finishes.

What happens when a refresh fails?

An alert line shows the failure message, and the last loaded board stays in place. Select Refresh Team to try again.

Do all my chats share one team panel?

No. The panel follows the chat shown in the main view: it shows that chat's teammates, and the tasks of that chat's team.