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Terms and Definitions

Get to know the VividCharts vocabulary

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Written by Stephen Schwab
Updated over a week ago

Collection
A grouping or folder of Slide Decks, Dashboards, Scaled Reports, or links that can be edited or viewed. Collections can be starred, shared, and created by VividCharts builders.

Reports
Reports are stored in Collections. A report includes one or more slides made in the Editor. A report can exist in just 1 or multiple Collections. All reports that a user creates are automatically stored in the default Collection 'Your Views'. Views can be starred for easy access within a Collection.

Editor
The space where a user creates and makes changes to a report.

Chart
The primary element that can be placed on a slide.



Slide(s)
Elements such as charts are placed on slides. There can be multiple slides in a report; they can be copied and deleted individually.


Filter(s)
Used to apply certain conditions to reports.

Viewer
Reports can be previewed in the Viewer. The filter panel is used to add filters and other functions. The Viewer can be reached inside a report, in a Collection, or in a URL sent to an end-user.

View Access
Ability for users to look at a report.

Edit Access

Ability for users to interact with and change a report.

Chart Template

Pre-made charts that can be reused without having to reconfigure the data or styles.

Template

Reusable assets that include charts, data, styles, and slides.

Scaled Reports

A set of reports that have been generated using the Scaled Reports workflow. Many reports are generated based on a single blueprint and set of user-defined conditions.

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