1. What does this page cover

1. You also get in-app guidance using Zia (trained in Natural Language Processing [NLP]) to help you build your application's components.
   
2. Before you proceed to learn how to create apps using Zia assistance, click here to know more about Zia's integration with OpenAI and Zoho GenAI (powered by Llama 3.1).

2. Availability

Zia-assisted applications:

1. is available only for paid plans of Creator.
   
2. can only be enabled, created, and managed by the super admin.  Admins and developers can create and manage AI-assisted apps, while other users can access those apps.
   
3. Zia can be configured using Zoho GenAI in US, IN, EU, AU, and CA data centres.

3. Configure Zia with OpenAI or Zoho GenAI

1. To know more about the prerequisites, click here.
   
2. Only the super admin and admins can configure Zia in Creator.
3. For Zoho GenAI, follow step 7 and then you can directly start creating apps without configuring any integration.

1. Navigate to Operations in your Creator account.

2. Click Zia in the Applications card. The Settings screen will appear.

If you have already added an API key, then proceed to step 7.

3. Select the required GenAI - OpenAI or Zoho GenAI.

1. If you've chosen OpenAI, you need to add your API key (go to step 4).
   
2. If you've chosen Zoho GenAI, go to step 7 directly.
   

4. Click Add API Key in the Configuration tab. A popup will appear.

5. Enter your OpenAI API Key and click Add. 

6. To edit or update the key after adding it, click Edit. Update the key in the pop-up that appears, and click Save.

Refer to this page to know more OpenAI's authentication.

7. Toggle the Access button beside Create Application in the Enable Features section. By default, this button will be enabled. This will allow you to use the combined capabilities of Zia and OpenAI to create applications.

As a super admin/admin, you can disable the toggle button as required. This will disable this feature for your Creator account.

4. Steps to create an application using Zia App Builder

1. Navigate to the dashboard of your Creator account. You will land in the Solutions module by default.

2. Click + Create Solution in the top-right corner of the dashboard and select the Applications card to start building an application.

3. Choose the Create using Zia card to open Zia App Builder.

Note: If you haven't configured Zia integration, click Configure in the Create using Zia card. Click Open Zia Settings in the popup that appears.

4. Describe the application requirements in detail for optimal results. Then click Start Building to receive AI-generated use cases that would address your business problem.

Note: The text input can contain a maximum of 1000 characters.

5. Review the AI-generated use cases and the visualized data model, including the necessary tables based on those use cases.

You can:

1. Click Generate to add a new AI-generated use case relevant to your application.
2. Click Add Custom to type a use case that you have in mind.
3. Hover over a use case and click the bin icon () to remove a use case that does not align with the application's needs.
   

Note: By default, five use cases will be generated. You can generate or add more use cases till a maximum count of 10 in total.

6. Click Create Application to initiate the creation process based on the displayed data model. It builds forms that receive and store input data, reports that display this data, dashboards that present key metrics and performance indicators, and designs the application style for a visual appeal.

Note: The number of forms, reports, and dashboards that are created varies according to the use cases.

7. Click Access Application once the creation process is complete to head over to the live mode of the application. You will land on the dashboard of your application.

5. Limitations

To know more about how to check the monthly usage of OpenAI API, click here.

1. OpenAI API Rate limits: Rate limits are restrictions that OpenAI's API imposes on the number of times a user or client can access their services within a specified period of time and vary based on their usage tier and the model consumed. 
   
1. To view rate limit for your account that contains the API key used for this integration, visit https://platform.openai.com/account/limits
   
2. To learn more about how rate limits work, visit the URL below. https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/rate-limits
   

6. Related topics

1. Understand Zia features in Creator
2. Create forms using Zia assistance
   
3. Generate field suggestions for AI assisted forms