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A chart type is how Basedash visualizes a query result: as a line, bars, a single number, a table, and so on. When you ask for a chart, the AI picks a type based on the shape of your data and your question. You can name a type in your prompt (“as a pie chart”) or change it in the chart editor.
A Basedash dashboard with a line chart of weekly revenue by channel, a donut chart of Q3 revenue by channel, and bar charts of orders per month and Q3 revenue by category

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Choose a chart type

To split a line or bar chart into several series, such as revenue by region, use break down by.

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Data visualization charts

Line

Trends over time

Bar

Totals per period or category

Horizontal bar

Rankings and many categories

Pie

Parts of a whole

Funnel

Conversion between steps

Scatter

Relationships between two numbers

Sankey

Flows between stages

Map

World and United States maps

Activity

Daily activity heatmaps

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Data display components

Number

A single metric

Progress

Progress toward a goal

Table

Detailed rows

Detail

One record at a time

Image

Images from URLs

Text

Notes and explanations

Header

Dashboard section headings

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Ask for a specific chart type

Name the chart type in your prompt to skip the AI’s choice:
  • “Show me monthly revenue as a line chart”
  • “Create a pie chart of sales by region”
  • “Display total revenue as a number”
  • “Show pipeline movement as a sankey chart”