Custom charts

You can now use custom charts created outside of ThoughtSpot.

This article describes how you use a custom chart and how your ThoughtSpot administrator can add, edit, and delete custom charts.

Developers create custom charts in Javascript using charting libraries such as Highcharts. For more information, refer to ThoughtSpot Charts SDK documentation.

Using custom charts

To use a custom chart, do the following:

A ThoughtSpot administrator can add custom charts to your cluster, as well as edit and delete them.

To add a custom chart, the ThoughtSpot administrator does the following:

Select Admin in the top navigation bar.
Under Application settings, Select Chart customization.
Select the Custom charts tab.
Click Add chart

The Add custom chart window appears.
Enter the following fields:
- Name
- Description (optional)
- Application URL
- Icon URL (optional)
- Author name (optional)
- Author email (optional)
- Author organization (optional)
Click Add chart.

Your new chart appears on the Custom charts page, and is now available for use when creating a chart in ThoughtSpot.

To edit a custom chart, the ThoughtSpot administrator does the following:

Select Admin in the top navigation bar.
Under Application settings, Select Chart customization.
Select the Custom charts tab.
Find the name of the chart you want to change, and click Edit.
In the the Update custom chart window, make any changes necessary, then click Update chart.

To delete a custom chart, the ThoughtSpot administrator does the following:

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