Multiple datasets on time-based charts

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What is the feature?

Having more than one set of data on a time-based chart.

What problem does this solve for you?

I am trying to analyze drop-off rates on a form.
Here is an example graph of the number of forms not completed every day:

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This graph represents the amount of uncomplete form replies every day, but does not show how many times the form was attempted that day.

So while we can see ups and downs, this data is completely pointless without further treatment.

If I could also plot how many attempts were made in total, then I could easily see outlying points.

I could do something smart using a field and 2 or 3 charts (two single values, one percentage) to check day by day, but it’s quite an involved and unscalable process.

Who else would be using this feature?

Anyone using time-based charts to monitor multiple values at once.

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Hello @kll

Thank you for sharing your idea regarding displaying multiple datasets on time-based charts. After reviewing your request, I believe this can be achieved by using the resultBuilder.multipleTimeBased method. This method allows you to configure multiple datasets on a single time-based chart.

Please note that this method is applicable only to the Nodejs agent. You can find more details on how to use this method in the official documentation here.

Feel free to give it a try, and let me know if you need any further assistance!

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This looks very shmexy, thank you!

I’d like to build this on top of the existing APIs to fetch the data so that I don’t have to rewrite the queries. Do you know if I can hit the existing API using the nodejs agent?

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You have access to Forest Admin’s API (datasource/collection) via the context object in the Node.js agent. This allows you to hit the existing API directly.