Building Charts

Charts are the building blocks of every dashboard. Kutta generates an initial set for you, and you can add, configure, and refine charts at any time using the chart builder.

Chart types

Kutta supports six chart types, split into two families. Continuous charts plot raw data points without grouping; aggregated charts summarize values into categories using an aggregation such as sum or average.

Chart	Family	Best for
Line	Continuous	Trends over time across one or more numeric series.
Area	Continuous	Cumulative magnitude over time, with a filled region.
Scatter	Continuous	Correlation between two numeric variables.
3D Scatter	Continuous	Relationships across three numeric variables.
Bar	Aggregated	Comparing a measure across categories, optionally grouped.
Pie	Aggregated	Part-to-whole composition for a handful of categories.

Why some charts are suggested and others are notKutta only recommends a chart when the data supports it. A scatter plot, for example, needs enough variation and a meaningful correlation between the two variables to be useful. You can still build other chart types manually from the chart builder.

Building a chart

Open the chart builder from the dashboard to create a new chart. You configure it by choosing the data each axis represents:

1
Pick a chart typeChoose from line, area, scatter, 3D scatter, bar, or pie.
2
Set the X-axisSelect the column for the horizontal axis — typically a time field for line/area charts or a category for bar/pie charts.
3
Set the Y-axisChoose one or more numeric columns to measure. Continuous charts can plot several series at once.
4
Choose an aggregation (aggregated charts)For bar and pie charts, pick how values are combined: sum, average, min, max, or count. You can also group bars by a second dimension.

Kutta validates your configuration as you build, so you always end up with a chart the data can support.

Customizing appearance

Title: give each chart a clear, descriptive title.
Color palette: apply a palette across all series in the chart.
Per-column colors: override the color of an individual series for emphasis or brand alignment.

Publishing and managing charts

Publish: once configured, publish a chart to add it to the dashboard. It is validated server-side before it is saved.
Hide / show: toggle a chart's visibility without deleting it.
Export: download a chart's underlying data for use elsewhere.

To go deeper into a single chart, use [Drill-Down & Analysis](/docs/drill-down-analysis).