# Concepts The following articles provide information regarding the basic concepts around which Exivity is built. These concepts are referenced repeatedly throughout the documentation and as such the below articles are recommended reading: * [CSVs Datasets and DSETs](/2.3.1/getting-started/concepts/datasets.md) - The input files to [Transcript](broken://pages/-LHF0KRldjtjGBU7bcDg) and how their contents are accessed by Transcript tasks * [Data Date](/2.3.1/getting-started/concepts/datadate.md) - The date against which data is to be processed by [Transcript](broken://pages/-LHF0KRldjtjGBU7bcDg) * [Base Working Directory](/2.3.1/getting-started/concepts/home_dir.md) - the directory within which [Transcript](broken://pages/-LHF0KRldjtjGBU7bcDg) and [Edify](https://github.com/exivity/docs/tree/4455d34021b8c3e12ce1b09914544d96f4a3b270/edify/introduction.md) operate * [Services](/2.3.1/getting-started/concepts/services.md) - Definitions of chargeable items created by [Transcript](broken://pages/-LHF0KRldjtjGBU7bcDg) and used by [Edify](https://github.com/exivity/docs/tree/4455d34021b8c3e12ce1b09914544d96f4a3b270/edify/introduction.md) to generate financial information on reports * [Reporting Database Files](/2.3.1/getting-started/concepts/rdfs.md) - the files produced by [Transcript](broken://pages/-LHF0KRldjtjGBU7bcDg) and used by [Edify](https://github.com/exivity/docs/tree/4455d34021b8c3e12ce1b09914544d96f4a3b270/edify/introduction.md) to generate reports --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://olddocs.exivity.io/2.3.1/getting-started/concepts.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.