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The JSON chart library has a collection of charts that cover some of the more popular customizations we see.  Use one of these charts as a starting point for your perfect chart.

- Select **Scorecards & Elements** from the Control Panel
- Choose **Manage Elements**
- Open **Measures**
- Select the **Measure** you are going to be working with, in this example, ‘Revenue’.

- Double-click on the **Chart** you would like to edit
- Select **Custom Chart JSON** from the **Chart Type** dropdown menu
  - Remove the existing JSON that is in the field to start with a blank slate.
- Choose one of the existing **Custom Chart JSON Templates**
- Click Save on **Edit Chart JSON**

Click "Select Custom Chart JSON Template..."

- Click on **Refresh Preview**
- Once you are done with your changes, click **Save**

Add a Custom Chart to your predefined Charts

- Double-click on the **Chart** you would like to edit
- Select **Custom Chart JSON** from the **Chart Type** dropdown menu
  - Select and delete all predefined text on this field
- Choose one of the existing **Custom Chart JSON Templates**

- Click on **Add Custom Chart Type**
- Under **Name**, enter the name of your new Custom Chart
- Click the **Add** button
- Click on **Save** on **Add Custom Chart Type**
- Click **Save** on **Edit Chart JSON**

- Click on **Refresh Preview**
- Once you are done with your changes, click **Save**
  - Moving forward, you will be able to find the new Custom Chart as part of your Chart Library

In this example, we are going to change the background color of a Custom Chart.

- Double-click on the **Chart** you would like to edit
- Select **Custom Chart JSON** from the **Chart Type** dropdown menu
- Locate “backgroundColor” in the JSON file and update the RGBA code to "rgba(211, 211, 211)"

- Click **Save** on Edit Chart JSON
- Click on **Refresh Preview**
- Once you are done with your changes, click **Save**

How to Create a New Custom Chart from System Setup

- Click on **System Settings** from the Control Panel
- Select **System setup**
- Click on **Advanced & Custom Charts** under Professional Features
- Click on the **Plus icon**

- Under **Chart Format Name**, enter the name of the new Custom Chart, in this example, “New Custom Chart”

- From here you can use an **existing Custom Chart JSON Template** and customize it

- You can also enter a **Custom JSON Chart**, you can use [Highcharts](https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/) to generate your chart.

  - For example, we are going to use:\
    \
    {

    `"chart": {`

    `"borderColor": "#008080", `\
    `"borderWidth": 2, `\
    `"type": "bar"`

    `}`

    `}`

{
	"chart": {
		"borderColor": "#008080",
		"borderWidth": 2,
		"type": "bar"
	}
}

- Click **Save** on Custom Chart Type
- Once you are done with your changes, click **Save**

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Visualize Your Data - Creating Custom Charts

Use a Custom Chart from the JSON Library

Add a Custom Chart to your predefined Charts

Edit a Custom Chart

How to Create a New Custom Chart from System Setup