Embedded dataWorkspace source
Convert
Promote a chart.
Take the data inside a chart and lift it into the workspace. The block stays drawn. The data is now shared.
Data Sources
One source, every chart.
Edit it once. The page redraws.
Source
Q4 Revenue.csv
312 rows · 8 columns · refreshed 12s ago
RegionQuarterPlanRevenueChurn
Bar
Line
Pie
Stat
The library
Sources sit, at the workspace.
Promoted to a level above any single chart. The source belongs to the team.
Workspace sources
Quarterly Revenue312 rows
Customer Roster1840 rows
Plan Pipeline64 rows
Churn Survey219 rows
Hiring Plan28 rows
One truth
Stop juggling, start binding.
Every chart in the report reads from a named source. Move the source. The report follows.
- Sources outlive any single chart. Delete a chart, the source stays. Charts come and go.
- Edits travel. Update a row, every bound chart redraws in the same beat.
- A source has an identity. It carries a name, a row count, and a refresh time.
The motions
Three moves, any chart.
A chart can be promoted, bound, or sliced. Always reversible.
Boundlive
Quarterly Revenue
312 rows · 8 columns
Bind
Point any chart.
Pick a source from the library, drop it in. The chart reads from the source from now on.
Label column
Region
Series
Revenue · Plan
Slice
Pick the columns.
Each chart picks a label column and one or more series. One source can feed a bar, a pie and a stat with different slices.
The map
Two sources, six bound charts.
A workspace tends to settle into a few sources. Charts orbit them.
source
Quarterly Revenue
312 rows · 8 columns
source
Customer Roster
1,840 rows · 14 columns
Bar Line Pivot Pie Stat Funnel
1
edit, propagated
∞
charts per source
0ms
manual sync
In short
Questions, answered.
What is a data source?+
A typed table that lives in the workspace. Columns, rows, formulas, formatting. Charts read from it.
Can charts share a source?+
Yes. Many charts can read the same source. Update the source once and every chart redraws.
Can I move from chart only data to a source?+
Click Convert to source. The block keeps drawing without a flicker.
Can a chart pick a slice?+
Yes. Each chart maps a label column and one or more series columns from the source.