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| -Charts |
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| 1 | +============== |
| 2 | +MongoDB Charts |
| 3 | +============== |
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5 | 5 | .. default-domain:: mongodb
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| -Welcome to the Charts documentation. |
| 7 | +Introduction |
| 8 | +------------ |
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| -Until the confusing drop down goes away, see |
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| -`Vega-Lite Types <https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/type.html>`_. |
| 10 | +MongoDB Charts is a tool to create visual representations of |
| 11 | +your MongoDB data. Data visualization is a key component to providing a |
| 12 | +clear understanding of your data, highlighting correlations between |
| 13 | +variables and making it easy to discern patterns and trends within your |
| 14 | +dataset. You can use MongoDB Charts to visualize data both in the form |
| 15 | +of graphical charts and in tabular formats. |
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| -.. class:: hidden |
| 17 | +MongoDB Charts also makes communicating your data a straightforward |
| 18 | +process by providing built-in tools to easily share your data across |
| 19 | +a variety of platforms. |
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| - .. toctree:: |
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| - :titlesonly: |
| 21 | +MongoDB Charts Features |
| 22 | +----------------------- |
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| - /installation |
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| - /dashboards |
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| - /data-sources |
| 24 | +One of the most powerful features of MongoDB Charts is its built-in |
| 25 | +:manual:`aggregation </aggregation>` functionality. Aggregation allows |
| 26 | +you to process your collection data by a variety of metrics and perform |
| 27 | +calculations such as mean and standard deviation to provide further |
| 28 | +insight into your data. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +Further, MongoDB Charts is able to handle document-based data, |
| 31 | +including nested documents and arrays. This gives you the flexibility |
| 32 | +of structuring data how it fits best for your application while |
| 33 | +still retaining powerful visualization capabilities. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +MongoDB Charts Concepts |
| 36 | +----------------------- |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +The following elements of MongoDB Charts provide the flow of data |
| 39 | +from its source to a visual representation: |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +.. list-table:: |
| 42 | + :header-rows: 1 |
| 43 | + :widths: 20 80 |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | + * - Element |
| 46 | + - Description |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | + * - Data Source |
| 49 | + - A reference to a MongoDB collection which contains the data you |
| 50 | + wish to visualize. Note that deleting a data source has no |
| 51 | + effect on the underlying MongoDB collection. For information on |
| 52 | + connecting to and managing a data source, see |
| 53 | + :doc:`Managing Data Sources <managing-data-sources>`. |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | + * - Chart |
| 56 | + - A visualization which maps to a *single* data source. |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | + * - Dashboard |
| 59 | + - A group of one or more charts. |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +Dashboards are the cornerstone of MongoDB Charts as they are |
| 62 | +where you create and view your data visualizations. For details |
| 63 | +on how to create, manage, and share dashboards, see |
| 64 | +:doc:`Managing Dashboards <managing-dashboards>`. |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +.. note:: |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | + Since a chart can only display data from a single collection, |
| 69 | + dashboards which combine multiple charts are not only useful, but |
| 70 | + necessary for visualizing data from multiple collections in a single |
| 71 | + view. This can lead to new insights into your data which may not be |
| 72 | + immediately apparent. |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +.. example:: |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | + The following dashboard contains two charts, each with distinct |
| 77 | + focal points into a collection containing movie data: |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | + .. figure:: /images/charts/charts-dashboard.png |
| 80 | + :figwidth: 721px |
| 81 | + :lightbox: |
| 82 | + :alt: Sample Charts dashboard |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | + .. class:: hidden |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | + .. toctree:: |
| 87 | + :titlesonly: |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | + /installation |
| 90 | + /dashboards |
| 91 | + /data-sources |
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