What belongs where
Each project can hold four kinds of knowledge, and where you put something decides whether Edmund can use it to answer.
Expert / adminA project has four knowledge sources, and each answers a different kind of question. Documents hold written reference. Data sources hold live values. The maintenance journal holds what people have already solved. PLC programs hold the control logic itself. Before you add anything, decide what you want Edmund to answer, then pick the source that fits. For the difference between a knowledge source and an answer, see core concepts.
Match the question to the source
Read down the left column to the kind of question you have, then add your material to the source on the right.
| If you want Edmund to answer… | Put it in… |
|---|---|
| What does the manual, datasheet or schematic say — torque values, wiring, part numbers, procedures. | Documents — manuals, datasheets and schematics as files. |
| What is the current or historical value — counts, trends, the last reading on a tag. | Data sources — a live operational database. |
| Have we hit this before, and how was it fixed. | Maintenance journal — short solved-problem entries that hold institutional memory. |
| What does the control logic do — tags, alarms and program structure. | PLC programs (alpha) — exported program logic, tags and alarms. |
Most projects start with documents. They are the quickest to add and cover the largest share of everyday questions. You can add the other sources later as the need comes up.
