Turn an idea into a clear chart request

1. Make a vague idea specific

“Show the biggest countries” leaves both the measure and date undefined. Ask instead: “How did internet use, as a percentage of population, change in Mexico, China and Indonesia between 2000 and 2023?” This is a question to investigate, not a claim about the answer.

• Question: changing rank, a trajectory, or a comparison at one date?
• Entities: name the countries, companies or categories; say whether this is a selected group or a complete ranking.
• Period: start and end dates for a trend; one reference date for a snapshot. Decide the intervals you need, then check what is returned.
• Unit: people, %, USD billions, or another defined measure. State the denominator, currency and definition when relevant.
• Available data: identify the original source or your reviewed CSV. State gaps and comparability limits; never turn an unknown into zero.

There is no separate question or source field in Generate Dataset. Use them to refine Metric to track or Ranking topic, keeping the request concise. If you have exact data, use the native file import instead.

2. Adapt a request to the native fields

Illustrative requests only: these are not generated datasets, verified findings or promises of source coverage. Use Copy beside each field, or select and copy its text, then adapt it. Paste each value into its matching field, rather than the whole brief into one input.

3. Use the existing ChartGlow flow

1. Open New chart, sign in if asked, then choose Generate with AI. For an existing chart, open Data → AI Assistant → Generate Dataset (Data is the Edit data icon on mobile).
2. Choose Metric over time or Ranking snapshot. A time-series request requires Metric to track and Period to cover; name Entities to compare if you want a specific group. If blank, AI chooses the entities. A snapshot requires Ranking topic; enter As of for a specific date. Topic and entity fields allow up to 500 characters each; the date/period field allows 200.
3. Generate dataset requests a proposal and may use your existing AI credits. It does not automatically apply the data. Source retrieval, completeness, accuracy and intervals are not guaranteed by the request.
4. Read the returned preview and available source references. Choose Create Chart only when you intend to create from that proposal, or Replace current data when intentionally replacing an existing chart’s table. Edit request or Close lets you leave the review without applying.

If the request status is unconfirmed, use Check AI Tasks to check that same request. Do not submit a second request to resolve an unknown status. Close does not cancel work; same-tab recovery has limits, so keep the original tab open.

4. Check the data, then choose the presentation

The generation preview shows only a few rows. Check the original sources and the full table in Data before publishing: entities, periods, units, missing values, duplicates and any conversions. An AI result or a Verified label is not independent confirmation. If you cannot verify a figure, leave it out or use a reviewed source table.

Choose the chart type in the native Chart controls: Line for trajectories or Bar for rank comparisons. A prompt does not set your theme, images, layout or export settings. Customize those in the editor and check Preview.

Before sharing, check the interpretation and review the actual social video, including Universal safe zones, country flags or sourced assets, and the exported MP4. Brief crossings during a rank change are normal when readability recovers and movement stays coherent.