Dela FAQs

This topic provides answers for the most frequently asked questions about Dela.

Is Dela the same as the AI Assistant?

Dela is the brand or name that describes all of Deltek's AI offerings. The Costpoint AI Assistant, now named Ask Dela, falls under the Dela brand. Smart Summaries, which use AI technology, are also a part of Dela.

Do I need BI (Cognos) to utilize Dela?

No, you do not need BI (Cognos) to utilize Dela. Also, no other technical components are required except for on-premises customers who will need to have a license with Azure Chat GPT 4 Turbo / GPT 4o.

Is Dela enabled for Cloud Customers? How do we enable/disable Dela?

Yes, Dela is available to all Costpoint Cloud customers. A Costpoint Administrator can enable or disable Dela for each Costpoint system.

How do you access Dela?

Dela is a term used to describe the overall AI capabilities found in Costpoint. Costpoint utilizes Dela (AI) in several areas, including Ask Dela, which is the AI Digital Assistant and Smart Summaries, found in the Contracts module. Ask Dela can also be used with the Costpoint MS Teams App to enhance your experience working with the MS Teams App.

Is there any additional connectivity that has to be set for AI to be available?

For Cloud customers, Dela is available immediately. On-premises customers must obtain their own license with Microsoft to provide a product key for their Azure Chat GPT 4 Turbo / GPT 4o offering.

Is Dela available anywhere in Costpoint or only with the Dashboard?

Dela is how we refer to all of Costpoint's AI functionality. Ask Dela, the Costpoint digital assistant is available anywhere in Costpoint and Smart Summaries, also a part of Dela, is available in the Contracts module.

Can we choose who has access to Dela?

No, Dela can be enabled or disabled at the organization level. Dela inherits user organization and security permissions, so users can only ask Dela questions related to the information they already have access to.

Is there a training on the AI functionality within Costpoint?

A pre-recorded training on the Dela capabilities is forthcoming. Training for the MS Teams app also overlaps with Dela functionality.

Is DELA opt-in?

Dela is available starting with Costpoint 8.2.8. Costpoint administrators can enable Dela for their users.

Do I get Dela with my Costpoint License?

Yes, Dela is included with the Costpoint License. On-premises customers need to have a license with Azure Chat GPT 4 Turbo / GPT 4o.

Will Dela restrict the information it reveals based on what employees have access to? Also, just to confirm, it does not work with org security?

Yes, Dela adheres to the same data permissions that the Costpoint user is subject to based on their settings in the Costpoint system they are working in. For example, if I do not have access to salary information based on my Costpoint permission, Dela will not provide me with that information.

Dela does work with org security. Dela inherits user organization and security permissions, so users can only ask Dela questions related to the information they already have access to.

Does Dela support UDFs/Extensions?

Ask Dela, the Costpoint Assistant, will support Extensions. It operates within the application using the same mechanism as a regular user. If the application offers extensibility for the selected user, Ask Dela will utilize it. However, since each extensibility feature can be unique, while we generally support them, we cannot guarantee the response will always be as expected.

Are there any performance issues with users using Dela?

Dela acts as another user in Costpoint, and we do not expect any performance issues outside of regular usage.