Keep conversations going with Copilot follow-up questions
Important
Some of the functionality described in this release plan has not been released. Delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released (see Microsoft policy). Learn more: What's new and planned
| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users, automatically | 
Oct 31, 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Business value
Finance and operations apps already offer innovative in-product, AI-based, contextual help with Copilot. Now, you can easily keep the conversation going with a single click, by selecting among a short list of likely follow-up questions that are automatically generated by Copilot based on your previous queries. Just select a question to receive related information without needing to formulate a new query, which makes the process of learning how to use the application more efficient and intuitive.
Feature details
The conversational help and guidance experience in Microsoft finance and operations apps uses Copilot to make it fast and easy for you to learn how to work with your app. Copilot accepts natural-language queries and returns conversational results. Now, Copilot can also provide a list of likely follow-up questions to help you keep the conversation going. All you need to do is select a question to instantly see more results.
This feature runs in the Copilot sidecar user interface and is expected to support many types of searches that are available in the sidecar. It uses AI to generate the suggested questions, which it displays as a list of clickable items. When you ask a question, Copilot analyzes it and presents its natural-language response, and then adds a list of related questions that other users typically ask after a similar search.
By integrating this feature into the generative help and guidance experience, all users benefit from a more intuitive and efficient way to find information. The feature is automatically enabled and seamlessly incorporated into the Copilot sidecar, requiring no additional setup.
Geographic areas
This feature will be released into the following Microsoft Azure geographic area:
- United States
See also
Responsible AI FAQ for Follow-up questions in the Copilot sidecar (docs)