Doc Assistant A-Z: Making the Most of the Cadence Cloud-Based Help Viewer: Part1

18 Mar 2024 • 4 minute read

I sometimes wonder whether the coffee stations in the office are strategically designed to make people collide and give people who don’t normally interact much a chance to talk. If yes, then isn't that an awesome idea?

Yesterday, while taking a coffee break, an AE, Benny (name changed), recognized me from the Doc Assistant overview session that I conducted at CadenceCONNECT last year. It actually felt great to know that someone who attended my session a year back remembered me and paused to give me good feedback. We got talking about Doc Assistant and much more.

When asked if he got a chance to check out Doc Assistant, Benny said that he had accessed the in-tool documentation viewer for various new features and that he found the information and the documentation viewer very helpful. One of Benny's customers works in a completely offline environment, and they found the Doc Assistant offline mode really useful.

It is always wonderful to hear positive feedback from our internal and external customers. This exchange left me feeling so awake and happy that I literally forgot about the coffee and floated back to my seat feeling refreshed.

That thought has me wondering if you have heard about and used our new cloud-based context-sensitive documentation viewer. If you haven’t, it’s time now to say goodbye to your old doc viewer and say hello to the next-generation documentation viewer designed just for you.

A New Era of Documentation Viewing

Whether you are a new Cadence user or someone moving from our erstwhile in-tool help viewer, Cadence Help, get ready to embrace Doc Assistant—the Zen of efficient documentation viewing.

So what makes Doc Assistant so special? Presenting to you the Doc Assistant from A-Z blog series, which focuses on the super-cool features of Doc Assistant presented as an alphabetical list.

Here’s the first blog in this series that covers (just a few) key features of Doc Assistant.

What Makes Doc Assistant Stand Out?

Here are some cool features of Doc Assistant.

	Advanced Search Capabilities - Want to search for a term but not sure of its spelling? Don’t worry. As you type the search string in Doc Assistant, you are presented with a list of suggested terms and direct links to relevant pages. You are also provided alternatives for misspelled search terms.
	Browse by Topic Type - Looking for specific information, for example, API documentation? You’re sorted. Content in Doc Assistant is organized based on topic types. For procedures, see the task topics. To understand a concept or tool flow, see concept topics. For API information, see reference topics.
	Content on Cloud - Looking for what’s new in the latest release? Doc Assistant stores and retrieves product documentation from the cloud. So, you have access to the latest product documentation anywhere, any time.
	Content Recommendations - Pressed for time? Doc Assistant has built-in intelligence to analyze your viewing history and preferences and suggest related content. You can quickly navigate through content and find the exact information you are looking for each time, every time.
	Dark Theme – Don’t want to disturb others while you are working late at night? The dark theme in Doc Assistant not only provides a sleek and modern look to the interface but also reduces strain on your eyes and the power consumption.
	Easy Download and Synchronization of Documents – Going offline but want to access the latest documents? You’re covered. Doc Assistant lets you download the latest documents from the cloud so that they are available when you are offline.
	Feedback Sharing – We’d love to hear back from you! Doc Assistant provides multiple options to share your feedback on the content, product, and documentation viewer. Share your valuable feedback and help us improve your overall experience!
	Global Search – Want to fetch search results from multiple sources? In Doc Assistant, search runs on all the available product documentation, and search results are fetched from multiple sources, including the Cadence Online Support portal.
	H .... I .... J .... And the list goes on ......