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    Agentic Analytics

    Process automationagent-based data analysis
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    In short

    Uses AI agents to query and investigate accessible company data.

    Flow-alerta.cab (2026): Agentic Analytics. https://flow-alerta.cab/en/glossar/agentic-analytics. Editorially reviewed on: 09 October 2026.

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    Practical

    Relevant for more easily accessible evaluations with clear data and key figures definitions.

    Example scenario: A sales management asks for sales per product group and checks time period, database and calculation.

    Possible application: recurring questions about sales, service or inventory with tested sample queries.

    At a glance

    Core
    A data agent can translate questions into data queries and explain results. Whether it plans further analysis steps independently depends on the system; a chat interface alone does not prove this ability.
    Use
    Relevant for more easily accessible evaluations with clear data and key figures definitions.
    Example
    Example scenario: A sales management asks for sales per product group and checks time period, database and calculation.
    Limits
    Incorrect key figure definitions; lack of access limits; convincingly formulated but incorrect evaluations; treating correlation as a cause.

    In context

    Business Intelligence (BI)

    Methods and tools that collect, prepare, analyze and visualize business data to support decisions.

    Questions about this term

    Is every natural language data query autonomous?

    No.

    Do results have to be checked?

    Yes, in particular key figure logic, filters and data status.

    All details and background

    A data agent can translate questions into data queries and explain results. Whether it plans further analysis steps independently depends on the system; a chat interface alone does not prove this ability.

    ELI5 – Explained simply

    How to ask questions to a data helper who looks in shared tables.

    Why it matters in practice

    Relevant for more easily accessible evaluations with clear data and key figures definitions.

    Example

    Example scenario: A sales management asks for sales per product group and checks time period, database and calculation.

    Pitfalls and limits

    • Incorrect key figure definitions; lack of access limits; convincingly formulated but incorrect evaluations; treating correlation as a cause.

    Origin & history

    Microsoft Fabric documents data agents as a conversational interface to company data. This is a product example, not an origin or uniform standard for “Agentic Analytics”.

    Use in mid-sized companies

    • Possible application: recurring questions about sales, service or inventory with tested sample queries.

    Related terms

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    AI assistants & automationAI assistants & automation: test a suitable process with clear rights and human test points.

    Matching tool / use case

    View use casesMicrosoft Fabric Data Agent: natural language queries of shared data; no automatic root cause analysis.

    Sources

    Quellenprüfung: 09.10.2026. Die Quellen belegen Definition und dokumentierte Einordnung; Anwendungsbeispiele sind mögliche Szenarien.

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