Explorer: Base Charts
On this page, we will explain how to configure different types of charts on Explorer Category view. Select your dataset, on an Explorer dashboard, set up Category View tab. Click on Charts as shown on How to set up aggregation and Charts.
After your category view tab is set up, click on "Charts" under the overview chart to configure per-category charts.

Relevance AI - Configure per-category charts
Column and Bar chart
Column and Bar charts are great tools to show data distribution over different categories.

Relevance AI - How to setup a Column or Bar chart
- Select Column or Bar as the chart type
- Specify the category field(s) you wish to present
- Specify the metrics field you wish to include on the chars, if not selected frequency will be illustrated. For setting up metrics:
- Select a numeric field
- Specify which metric to use (e.g. average, minimum, maximum, etc.)
- Type a name for the metric (optional)
- Select a color for the metric (optional)
- Hit save

Relevance AI - Set up metrics for a Column or Bar chart
- Tick "compare Frequency to Dataset", if you wish to see comparison between dataset and categories
- Select the sort-by parameter. If no metrics is set, frequency will be used by default
- Select the sort order (e.g. descending, ascending, etc.)
- Specify maximum number of categories to view on the chart
- Hit save
Line chart
Line charts are great tools to illustrate the trend of changes. Setting up a Line Chart on Relevance AI is the same as setting up a Column or Bar chart, which was explained above. The only difference is to select "Line" under type of chart.
Pie chart
Pie charts are great tools to show data distribution over different categories.

Relevance AI - Set up a Pie chart
- Select Pie as the chart type
- Specify the category field(s) you wish to present
- Select the sort-by parameter
- Select the sort order
- Specify maximum number of categories to view on the chart
- Hit save
Scatter plot
Scatter plots are great tools to illustrate data distribution in scatter formatting.

Relevance AI - Set up a scatter plot
- Select Scatter as the chart type
- Specify the category field(s) you wish to present
- Specify which metric to use (e.g. average, minimum, maximum, etc.)
Note: more details are available under metrics for Column and Bar charts above - Select the sort-by parameter. If no metrics is set, frequency will be used by default
- Select the sort order
- Specify maximum number of categories to view on the chart
- Hit save
Updated 3 months ago