As data workflows grow more advanced, users often work with a wide range of specialized processes across data engineering, analytics, and machine learning. To make workflow development more intuitive, Syntasa 9.1 introduces Contextual Help for Process Types.
This enhancement transforms the process palette into a self-documenting experience by providing users with instant guidance directly within the development environment.
Instant Process Intelligence
Every standard process in the palette now includes a “More Info” option that appears when users hover over a process name.
Hovering over the information icon displays a tooltip that helps to know:
- What the process does
- Typical use cases
- Relationships to other processes
- Expected behavior within workflows
For example, users can quickly understand the purpose of processes such as the AA Loader, Feature Learn, and other ingestion, transformation, and machine learning components without leaving the canvas.
Syntasa 9.1 includes curated descriptions for over 100 standard processes across the platform.
Enhanced Support for User-Defined Processes (UDPs)
Syntasa 9.1 also extends contextual help to User-Defined Processes (UDPs).
UDP authors can now add descriptions during process creation, allowing teams to share guidance and preserve implementation knowledge directly within the platform. These descriptions automatically appear as tooltips for all users with access to the UDP.
This helps organizations improve collaboration, consistency, and governance when working with reusable custom logic.
Key Benefits
- Reduced Learning Curve – Users can discover and understand processes more easily.
- Improved Productivity – Developers no longer need to switch between the platform and external documentation.
- Better Collaboration – UDP documentation helps teams share knowledge effectively.
- More Maintainable Workflows – Users gain better visibility into process behavior before building workflows.
Conclusion
By bringing documentation directly to the point of action, Syntasa 9.1 makes workflow development more efficient, collaborative, and user-friendly.
The new contextual help system ensures users can confidently select and use processes while building more robust and maintainable data applications.