Bases Chart Views
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    Overview

    Bases Chart Views adds six Data Chart types and an AI Chart view to Obsidian Bases. Charts use Apache ECharts.

    Eight weeks of studio work in a stacked area chart, with native Bases controls and an anchored weekly summary.

    Data Charts and AI Chart

    Data ChartsAI Chart
    SourceProperties in a BaseA saved ECharts configuration
    Configure withX, Y, Group, and view settingsClaudian and a saved ECharts option
    Available viewsLine, Bar, Stacked Area, Pie, Radar, ScatterThe ECharts chart types supported by the generated option
    Data behaviorUses the Base's current filtered resultsRenders data saved in its ECharts option
    Inspect source notesBuilt-in chart-to-file tableDepends on the custom option; no built-in file drill-down

    Your first chart

    1. Install and enable the plugin.
    2. Create or open a Base containing the notes you want to chart.
    3. Add a view and choose Bar Chart.
    4. Open X axis and choose a category property, such as Project.
    5. Open Y axes, add a numeric property such as Hours, and choose Sum.
    6. Click a bar to inspect the files contributing to its value.

    To count notes instead, add file name as the Y property and select Count. Text properties need Count to produce a numeric result.

    Controls

    ControlPurpose
    View selector → Configure viewColor palette, Bar layout, and other chart-specific display and scale settings
    X axisCategory, number, date, file property, or formula
    Y axesMeasures, their order, and per-property aggregation
    GroupNative Bases groups, shown as chart series
    Group legendAssign a preset or custom color to a group in this view
    FilterChoose which notes enter the Base's result set
    SortControl category order; date buckets form a chronological timeline

    Pie and Radar label their controls Category and Values. The AI Chart toolbar only shows its view selector because the saved ECharts option defines its data and appearance.

    View configuration

    Add several views to one Base: a line for change over time, bars for category comparisons, and a donut for composition. Axis selection, date grouping, missing-date display, aggregation, bar layout, palette, and group colors are saved with each view in the .base file.

    Chart types · Axes and dates · Groups and aggregation

    Documentation version

    These docs cover Bases Chart Views 1.3.1. See release notes for changes in this version.