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Create a chart

Turn a query, data from a web link, an uploaded file, or a built-in sample into one of twenty chart types.

Build a chart

  1. Pick the Source of Data. Only the first 100 rows are shown in the preview grid.
    • User Query: pick from Select a Query.
    • From Url: paste a URL returning JSON under Provide Url to fetch JSON data and click Go!.
    • Upload a File: upload .csv, .tsv, .txt, or .json under Upload a file... and click Go!.
    • Sample Data: pick from Select a Sample.
  2. Pick the Chart Type. One of 20 options: Area, Bar, Column, Donut, Funnel, Line, Pie, Polar Area, Polar Line, Polar Scatter, Radar Area, Radar Column, Radar Line, Vertical Area, Vertical Line, Waterfall, Bubble, Scatter, Scatter Line, Stock. Do this right after data loads, it changes which axis fields are available.
  3. Drag columns into axis fields. Column names appear in the Columns tab. Drag them onto the axis slots for your chart type:
    • Most charts use Category Axis (X-Axis) and Series (Y-Axis).
    • Scatter-style charts use X Field and Y Field.
    • Bubble adds a Size Field.
    • Stock uses Date Field, Open Field, Close Field, High Field, Low Field, and Navigator Field.
  4. Pick Stack Type (Not Stacked, Stacked, 100% Stacked) and Style (Normal, Smooth, Step) where the chart type supports them.
  5. Chart Title and Chart Theme: enter a title and pick a visual theme.
  6. Save. Click Save Chart and provide Chart Name (max 40), Description (max 100), Roles, Tags, and tick Use this chart as a Widget. if you want it in Dashboards. When editing, the button reads Update Chart; Save As duplicates.

The chart preview supports Export as PDF, Export as Image, and Export as SVG.