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# Adding custom charts

### Step 1: Add a custom datablock

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### Step 2: Select the data source of the custom datablock

Then click "**Create Visualization**"

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### Step 3: Configure the custom block

Hover to the empty custom visualization and click the "Setting" icon. The setting panel will show up on the right. Click on the "**Data**" tab to set the metrics and dimensions.

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Remember to scroll down to click "**Fetch Data**"

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After the data is fetched successfully, we can see the result in a table format

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### Step 4: Choose your chart type

Next you can visualiza the result in a suitable way.

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**Congratulations on Creating Your Custom Chart!**

SMAQ provides a comprehensive selection of chart types and customization options. You can also apply advanced filters to retrieve precisely the data you need, along with powerful aggregation and filtering capabilities to support your reporting requirements.

Feel free to explore all the features! We're actively developing additional tutorials to help you get the most out of SMAQ.