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# Templating from chart's dataset

## Overview

As an App Builder, you could want to display information from datasets to contextualize your stories.

## Usage

In order to template the dataset's column value, you'll need to use the following syntax:

```
<$= data["CHART_ID"]["datasetColumn"] $>
```

In the " Information " section, you can retrieve the chart's ID inside its configuration form, inside the "Information" section.

<figure><img src="/files/aPOOtUwRnMHtLW34gouD" alt="" width="143"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

However, when referring to a column resulting from an aggregation made through the SmartEditor, the column ("my\_column") to which you must refer follows this format: \_\_aggregType\_myColumn\_\_.

So for example, when referring to a column "profit" aggregated with the sum operator, the syntax to use will be:

```
<$= data["4c7274d9-bae4-e77c-d1ef-21ddd98dee0c"]["__sum_profit__"] $>
```

Here is the list of the different aggregation prefixes: sum (for sum), avg (for average), min (for minimum), max (for maximum), first (for first), last (for last), count (for count), count distinct (for Count Distinct).

{% hint style="warning" %}
As of today, you can't refer to a column that isn't used in your chart's configuration.
{% endhint %}

## Example in a Narrative

**Templating**

*(also starring a Filter's value)*

<figure><img src="/files/ak9UZBlqxgvq8gERKROn" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Templated**

<figure><img src="/files/jmBkmr5d3Xim3vU4gmQ1" alt="narrative-templated"><figcaption><p>Narrative - templated</p></figcaption></figure>


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