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Databrain’s chat mode is an intuitive, conversational interface that allows users to create metrics and visualizations using natural language queries
Key Benefits:
  • Natural Language Interaction — Users can simply type questions about their data in plain English, making it accessible to non-technical users.
  • Automated Insights Generation — The chat mode responds to queries and also generates visualizations and detailed explanations automatically, streamlining the process of data analysis and reducing manual report generation time.
1

Navigate to Dashboard and Initiate Metric Creation

  • Select the dashboard where you intend to add the metric.
  • For the first metric, click the + Metric button.
Initiate metric creation from dashboard by clicking the + Metric button
2

Search for a Question in Chat Mode

Provide an appropriate question based on the metric you want to create, and click on the → icon.
Entering a natural language question in Chat Mode to generate a metric
3

Change Charts and Appearance

  • Choose your preferred visualization from the “Charts” icon.
  • Customize your graph using the options available in the “Appearances” icon.
  • (Optional) Use Summarize to view the AI-generated interpretation, and SQL to view the SQL query behind the visualization.
  • Click on Save.
Chart and appearance customization options in Chat Mode metric creation
4

Save Metric to Dashboard

Fill in the necessary details for your metric and click on the Save button.
Saving the generated metric to the dashboard from Chat Mode
You’ve successfully created a metric using Chat Mode in Databrain!
Your visualization, summary, and configuration are now saved — enabling faster, more intuitive analysis powered by natural language.