# Managing data products with Qlik Answers

Create and manage data products in natural language with the data product agent.

[Managing data products with Qlik Answers](https://play.vidyard.com/y2NcRuzFQ6H3dMqBJij94r)

## Before you begin

Prerequisites:

* Your tenant has cross-region inference turned on and is enabled for the agentic Qlik Answers experience.

  [Enabling cross-region inference](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Admin/cross-region-data-processing.htm)

* Your tenant and subscription have capacity for Qlik Answers.

  [Qlik Answers capacity](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/QlikAnswers/administering-qlik-answers.htm#Capacity)

* You have access to the required data products, datasets, and related assets.

  [Permissions](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/QlikAnswers/data-product-agent.htm#Permissions)

## Opening the data product agent

Do the following:

1. Click Open Answers to open Qlik Answers.

2. In the dropdown menu, select Data product.

## Permissions

You need the required Qlik Answers access and permissions to data products and related assets.

Specifically, you need the following:

* Professional user entitlement (only applicable to user-based subscriptions)

* The required Agentic AI > Data governance permission set to Allowed. This permission is assigned by a tenant admin.

  [Managing user access to Qlik Answers](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/QlikAnswers/administering-qlik-answers.htm#Access)

* Permissions to access and manage data products and related data assets in spaces.

## Limitations

* The Data product context is available only when your tenant and subscription meet the required availability prerequisites.

* Operations that can change data products, such as activate, deactivate, and delete, require confirmation in chat.

## Example use case: create and activate a data product

You can use the data product agent to create a data product and move it through activation with guided prompts.

Example prompts for a data product workflow

| Action | Example prompts | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Create a data product | <ul> <li> <p><span>Create a data product called Sales performance</span> </p> </li> <li> <p><span>Create a data product for weekly demand planning with a short description</span> </p> </li> </ul> | Start by describing the business purpose and owner. |
| Add related assets | <ul> <li> <p><span>Add datasets from the supply chain space to this data product</span> </p> </li> <li> <p><span>Link the customer glossary terms to this data product</span> </p> </li> </ul> | Use follow-up prompts to refine what is included. |
| Update metadata | <ul> <li> <p><span>Set the owner to Data Governance Team</span> </p> </li> <li> <p><span>Add tags finance, trusted, and monthly</span> </p> </li> </ul> | Use updates to align naming, ownership, and discoverability. |
| Activate and verify | <ul> <li> <p><span>Activate this data product</span> </p> </li> <li> <p><span>Show me the current status and linked datasets</span> </p> </li> </ul> | Activation and deactivation actions include confirmation steps. |

## Learn more

* [Choosing your context](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/QlikAnswers/choose-context.htm)

* [Answering questions with Qlik Answers](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/QlikAnswers/using-assistants.htm)

* [Working with data products](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/DataIntegration/DataProducts/Data-products.htm)

* [Creating data products](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/DataIntegration/DataProducts/Creating-data-products.htm)

* [Deploying and administering Qlik Answers](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/QlikAnswers/administering-qlik-answers.htm)