# What can you ask the Structural Agent to do?

You can ask the Structural Agent to perform a variety of analysis and configuration tasks. The following are just a few examples.

<table><thead><tr><th width="340.9765625" valign="top">Task</th><th valign="top">Example prompts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Navigate through the workspace</td><td valign="top"><code>Display Database View.</code><br><br><code>Show me Table View for the transactions table.</code></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Ask questions about the workspace data</td><td valign="top"><p><code>How many name columns were detected in the data?</code><br></p><p><code>Are there any sensitive columns in the customers table?</code><br><br><code>Are there any JSON columns?</code></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Filter the workspace data columns</td><td valign="top"><p><code>Show me all of the unprotected datetime columns.</code><br></p><p><code>Show me all of the primary key and foreign key columns.</code></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Set column sensitivity</td><td valign="top"><code>Make sure that all datetime columns are marked as sensitive.</code><br><br><code>Mark the currently displayed columns as not sensitive.</code></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Ask for generator recommendations</td><td valign="top"><code>Suggest a generator for the occupation column.</code></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Configure column generators</td><td valign="top"><p><code>Apply the Timestamp Shift generator to all of the datetime columns. Shift the dates by 1 day before or after the current value.</code><br></p><p><code>Apply the Custom Categorical generator to the product column. Generate 20 product names and enable consistency.</code></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Display sample data</td><td valign="top"><code>Show me sample source and destination values for the last name column in the customers table.</code></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Generate scripts and API calls<br><br>Note that the Agent can only use the information available from <a href="../api/api-documentation">this guide</a>. It does not have access to the generated API reference.</td><td valign="top"><code>Can you show me the API call for assigning the Email generator to the email address columns?</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

Note that Structural Agent requests are still subject to your global and workspace permissions. You cannot ask the Structural Agent to perform a task that you do not have permission to do.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

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```

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Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.