Tessel turns plain English into SQL, and like any colleague it does better with a clear question. After reviewing thousands of questions from customers, three habits stand out.

Name the metric

“How are we doing in Europe” could mean anything. “Net revenue in EMEA” maps to a defined metric and a known dimension. Use the names on your metric pages and the query writes itself.

Say the time range and the grain

“Weekly net revenue since June” is three decisions made for you: the metric, the grain and the window. Leave them out and Tessel picks sensible defaults, which may not be yours.

Then read the SQL. It sits next to every chart for a reason, and checking it takes less time than explaining a wrong number later.