Introduction
Certara.AI Composer assists medical writers and scientists in the creation of reports and other documents via an easy-to-use web application.
Requirements
Composer is supported on the following browsers:
· Chrome
· Safari
· Edge
· Firefox
Getting Started
Once you are added as a user to Composer, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the application.
Registration Link Steps
If you are sent a registration link, click on the link to navigate to the Registration Page.
1. Enter your Full Name
2. Enter a Username
3. Enter your E-mail address
4. Create a Password that is 8+ characters long
5. Click the box next to “I agree to the Terms of Service”
6. Click on the “Register” button
Reset Password Steps
You may receive an email with a username and a temporary password. Click on the link to navigate to the Sign In page.
a. Enter your Username and temporary password to sign in
b. Reset your password by clicking on “Forgot password?”
a. Enter your email address
b. Click “Reset”
You will receive an e-mail with instructions to reset your password.
What is Certara.AI Composer?
Certara.AI Composer assists medical writers and scientists in the creation of reports and other documents via an easy-to-use web application. It utilizes the latest generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) models to extract, abstract, and summarize information from user-supplied documents and biomedical literature. With Composer, writers of all kinds can quickly and efficiently create meaningful, scientifically aware content for everything from internal projects to regulatory submissions.
Why use Composer:
1. Establish a chain of traceability between AI-generated content and its source material, minimizing the risk of the model hallucinating.
2. Provide pharmaceutical organizations with a proprietary GPT to securely run against their internal data.
3. Supply up-to-date scientific literature to inform model outputs and extract the most recent insights for your organization’s reports and other text content.
Understanding the Certara.AI Composer Layout
The user interface (UI) of Certara.AI Composer is split into three sections:
The right-hand sources pane is where you manage your source content, the prompt pane is where you can type prompts or questions to interact with the Composer, and the left-hand conversation pane serves as a display for responses to the conversation(s) with the model.
Sources
The right-hand section of Composer is where you will manage all source documents. You have complete control over what content the model uses to answer questions, summarize articles, or generate reports.
Prompt
The prompt pane is an input field where you can type your prompts or questions.
Conversation
The conversation pane displays responses to prompts. Additionally, it lists the attachments utilized during the conversation that the model used for the summary or prompt.
💡Pro Tip - You can expand each Panel by clicking and dragging the dividing lines within Composer.
Using the Source Pane in Composer
The user interface (UI) of Certara.AI Composer is split into three sections:
The right-hand sources pane is where you manage your source content, the prompt pane is where you can type prompts or questions to interact with Composer, and the left-hand conversation pane serves as a display for responses to the conversation(s) with the model.
Add Documents to the Sources Pane
There are three methods to add a document to Composer.
1. Clicking on the plus sign
2. Dragging and Dropping.
3. Selecting previously used documents from the Search Results.
Detailed instructions on these procedures can be found in the following article. How to Add a Document | Certara.AI Help Center
Attach To Prompt or Remove from Sources
From the default view of the documents added to the sources pane, you can Attach to Prompt or Remove from sources by clicking on the ellipsis next to the document name.
| Adds the entire document to the Attachments window of the Prompt pane. |
 | Removes the entire document from the sources pane. |
Sources Document Viewer Toolbar
After attaching one or multiple documents in the Sources pane, there are various viewing options available.
Upon selecting a document, a toolbar will be displayed at the top of the viewer tab. To access these tools, simply click on the relevant button or icon.
The default view once you select a document is a preview of the document.
Thumbnails and Outline
To access the document's alternative viewing options, please click on the arrow adjacent to the windowpane icon. From there, you can choose between the Thumbnails or Outline view.
The Thumbnails option allows you to view the reduced page size so that you can quickly navigate to your desired page.
The Outline option lists the section headers so that you can easily identify and navigate to the desired section.
Outline |
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Hand Icon
| The hand icon helps users scroll and pan within a document. By selecting it, users can easily navigate and locate the information they need. |
💡Pro Tip - If you do not have the hand icon selected, you will have the option to select a chunk of the text from the document and add it to the prompt.
Plus and Minus Icons
The plus sign enables you to “zoom in” while the minus sign allows you to “zoom out” of the page viewer.
 | Zoom Out |
 | Zoom In |
Page Icon
| The page icon facilitates the adjustment of the document view to "fit width".
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 | This page icon facilitates the adjustment of the document view to "fit page". |
Search Icon
 | The search icon facilitates the process of locating specific keywords or phrases within the document that has been selected. |
1. Enter a keyword(s) in the free text field to search for something specific within a document.
a. Enter the keyword(s)
b. Click enter or return to move to where the word was found and highlighted
Printer Icon
| The printer icon offers quick access to print settings for the selected document, streamlining the printing process and saving time. |
1. Click the printer icon in order to print a document
a. In the Print modal, select your settings and options, then click Print
Using the Prompt Pane in Composer
The user interface (UI) of Certara.AI Composer is split into three sections:
The right-hand sources pane is where you manage your source content, the prompt pane is where you can type prompts or questions to interact with Composer, and the left-hand conversation pane serves as a display for responses to the conversation(s) with the model.
Attachments
You can attach documents or text to the Attachments section, which can help you perform specific actions found within the Common Actions button.
Attach to a Prompt
1. Click on the ellipsis in the document name
2. Click “Attach to Prompt”
Add Text
1. Select the chunk of text from a document, then click on “Attach To Prompt”
You will then see the text selection added (which also includes the character count) in the Attachments window.
🛑 Pro Tip - Manually typed text in the messaging field can make it difficult for Composer to accurately refine its responses throughout the conversation and can lead to confusion and misunderstandings when sharing your project. Keep this in mind when using messaging for summarization in Composer.
Common Actions
The Common Actions button allows you to Summarize Custom Text or Summarize Attachments.
Summarize Custom Text | This action enables the user to add a specific text segment to the Summarize Text field for summarization purposes. You can either type in the text manually or copy and paste it. |
Summarize Attachments |
This action enables users to generate a succinct summary of the documents or text segments added to the Attachments window. The feature is designed to summarize information by automatically condensing the input data into a concise format. By utilizing this feature, users can save time and effort while ensuring that the essential information is captured accurately. The Attachments window displays the summarized information in a user-friendly format, making it easy for users to review and share the information with others. |
Message Composition Window
The messaging field is designated for composing your question. When you are ready to send your prompt to the model, click the submit button located at the bottom of the field.
💡 Pro Tip - Include relevant information and keep conversations focused to ensure successful execution. Composer remembers the conversation history, so ask direct follow-up questions to keep histories and resources clear.
You can keep your histories and resources clear by starting a new conversation.
Using the Prompt Pane in Composer
The user interface (UI) of Certara.AI Composer is split into three sections:
The right-hand sources pane is where you manage your source content, the prompt pane is where you can type prompts or questions to interact with Composer, and the left-hand conversation pane serves as a display for responses to the conversation(s) with the model.
Attachments
You can attach documents or text to the Attachments section, which can help you perform specific actions found within the Common Actions button.
Attach to Prompt
1. Click on the ellipsis in the document name
2. Click “Attach to Prompt”
You will then see the document listed in the Attachments window.
Add Text
1. Select the chunk of text
2. Click on “Attach to Prompt”
You will then see the text selection added (which also includes the character count) in the Attachments window.
🛑 Pro Tip - Manually typed text in the messaging field can make it difficult for Composer to accurately refine its responses throughout the conversation and can lead to confusion and misunderstandings when sharing your project. Keep this in mind when using messaging for summarization in Composer.
Common Actions
The Common Actions button allows you to Summarize Custom Text or Summarize Attachments.
Summarize Custom Text | This action enables the user to add a specific text segment to the Summarize Text field for summarization purposes. You can either type in the text manually or copy and paste it. |
Summarize Attachments | This action enables users to generate a succinct summary of the documents or text segments added to the Attachments window. The feature is designed to summarize information by automatically condensing the input data into a concise format. By utilizing this feature, users can save time and effort while ensuring that the essential information is captured accurately. The Attachments window displays the summarized information in a user-friendly format, making it easy for users to review and share the information with others. |
Message Composition Window
The messaging field is designated for composing your question. When you are ready to send your prompt to the model, click the submit button located at the bottom of the field.
💡 Pro Tip - Include relevant information and keep conversations focused to ensure successful execution. Composer remembers the conversation history, so ask direct follow-up questions to keep histories and resources clear.
You can keep your histories and resources clear by starting a new conversation.
Using the Conversation Pane in Composer
The user interface (UI) of Certara.AI Composer is split into three sections:
The right-hand sources pane is where you manage your source content, the prompt pane is where you can type prompts or questions to interact with Composer, and the left-hand conversation pane serves as a display for responses to the conversation(s) with the model.
The conversation window serves as a display of both prompts and responses about a specific conversation. This window enables users to view the entire history of the conversation. While Composer has been trained on a variety of content, to get the most out of Composer you will need to add documents to your conversation.
Rename Conversation
1. Click on the pencil icon on the tab for the conversation you would like to rename
2. Enter a name into the free text field
3. Click on the check mark next to the name to save your changes
💡 Pro Tip - The conversation name will not update if you do not click the checkmark. When you export the conversation, it will be exported with the last saved name.
Start a New Conversation
To start a new conversation, simply click the plus sign located next to the conversation tab at the top of the conversation window.
This action will reset the Sources Pane to its default state, which means that no documents will be selected for the new conversation. You will need to manually choose the documents that you wish to use for the model to generate responses.
Export Conversation
You can export the conversation by clicking on the ellipsis next to the conversation and selecting Export Conversation.
💡Pro Tip - This feature enables the exportation of the latest conversation only. Unfortunately, multiple conversations or tabs cannot be selected for exportation as it does not support such functionality at the moment.
Import Conversation
You can export the conversation by clicking on the ellipsis next to the conversation and selecting Import Conversation. This feature allows you to preserve and distribute conversations for future reference.
Delete All
You can export the conversation by clicking on the ellipsis in the conversation toolbar and selecting Delete All.
🛑 Pro Tip - Please be aware that performing this action will permanently delete all conversations, documents, and attachments and cannot be undone.
How to Add a Document
You can add a document to Composer in 3 ways.
Add Documents from our Local File
1. Log into Certara.AI Composer
2. Click on the “Plus sign” in the Sources pane
3. Browse to the location of the file or folder you want to upload and select it
4. Click Open
You will see that the document is uploading with the status window at the lower right-hand corner of the Sources pane.
Once the upload is complete, you will see a popup indicating that the file upload was successful, and the status bar will also indicate that the upload was completed.
Drag and Drop
1. Log into Certara.AI Composer
2. Browse to the location of the file or document you want to upload
3. Click and drag the file or folder to the “Sources Pane”
Search
1. Log into Certara.AI Composer
2. Click in the search box under Sources
3. Enter a Search Term in the search box, then press Enter/Return
4. Click the Document icon (with a plus sign) next to the name of the document from the “Search Results” tab
Once the document is added to the Source pane, the document icon will turn green.
💡Pro Tip - If you do not enter a search term, all previously uploaded documents will appear in the Search Results tab.
How to Attach Document Sets to a Prompt in Composer
Document sets are a way of grouping documents into a common bucket, which can be attached to a prompt in Composer. When a Document Set is attached to a prompt, Composer will search all the documents in the document set for relevant chunks of information to pass to the prompt to answer the query.
1. Create a document set in Layar.
a. Navigate to the Layar User Interface (UI)
b. Click the + icon next to the Sets heading on the left-hand sidebar to create a new document set.
c. Add documents to the set by performing a search in Layar for the documents you want to include. You can select individual documents or select all the search results. Then from the Selected button in the Layar view, choose "Add To Set"
2. To prepare the document set for a query in Composer, we next need to create embeddings.
a. Click on the set you created in the left-hand sidebar to bring up the set details page that shows all the documents in the set.
b. Select Create Embeddings from the vertical three-dot menu at the top right section of the UI. This will start a process that will enable Composer to search the content when it is attached to a prompt in Composer.
3. Attach the document set to a prompt in Composer once the embeddings are created in Layar.
a. Navigate to Composer,
b. Search for the set by name in the Sources right-hand sidebar
c. Choose the Document Sets tab to see the results
d. Click the Plus icon to add it to your sources
4. Click the “Attach to prompt” option from the three-dot menu next to the Document Set name in sources
This attaches the document set to the prompt and allows Composer to search across all the documents in that set to answer a prompt!
Composer Settings
Composer offers Light and Dark Theme options for a more personalized and user-friendly interface that aligns with visual preferences.
How to Access Settings
1. Click on the Icon with your initials on the top right corner
2. In the Theme section, you can select Light or Dark
3. You also have the option to log out by selecting Log Out
💡Pro Tip - Please note that your work in progress will be securely saved and available for your continued efforts even after logging out. This allows you to easily pick up where you left off when you return.
Manage Account
The Manage Account link in the settings menu enables quick navigation to the account page where you have a list of the applications you have access to along with your User Profile where you can update or change your password, and also generate and view your API Keys.
My Apps
User Profile
Composer – FAQs
Do we extend the option to fine-tune/customize Composer?
We do not do fine-tuning as it is classically defined, but you can give hints by adding "Be detailed" to your prompts. The best way to construct a long response is by employing prompt engineering and knitting multiple queries together. Alternatively, add "Be concise" to make the response shorter.