# Smart Assistant
The Smart Assistant is an intelligent tool designed to automatically provide the User with necessary functions in the field of programming and/or regular expressions based on a textual description.
Smart assistants come in several types:
* in the expression editor,
* in the regular expression generator,
* for code generation in code editors.
1. #### Smart Assistant in the Expression Editor
Open the project in Sherpa Designer, add the “Execute PowerShell Expression” block to the diagram:
Click the button  to the right of any “Expression …” field on the “Properties Panel”:
In the pop-up window “... Edit Expression”, click on the “Smart Assistant” tab:
Enter the textual description of the expression in the “Your Request” field:
Click the “Submit” button and the smart assistant will suggest the necessary expression:
Next, copy the expression and enter it into the appropriate field in the “Main Properties”.
2. #### Smart Assistant in Sherpa Regex
Open the project in Sherpa Designer, find the “Open Sherpa Regex” icon in the “Advanced” menu:  , and double-click on it with the left mouse button.
In the pop-up window “Testing Regex …” enter the textual description of the expression in the “REQUEST” field:
Next, click the “Submit” button. The necessary expression will appear in the “TEMPLATE” field:
Copy the expression and enter it into the appropriate field in the “Testing” tab.
3. #### Smart Assistant for Code Generation in Code Editors
Open the project in Sherpa Designer, add one of the blocks to the diagram:
* “Execute C# Code”:
* “Execute Python Code”:
* “Execute Java Code“:
* “Execute VB Code”
Click the button  inside the block. In the “Editor … Code” window, click the button .
In the pop-up window “Smart Assistant”, enter the textual description of the code in the “Current Request” field:
Click the “Generate Code” button. The code in the desired programming language will appear in the “Editor … Code” window.
