A quick intro to datasets in Preset

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Datasets: The Foundation for Preset Visualizations

A quick introduction to Preset datasets.

Once you’ve connected your database, you’re almost ready to create stunning visualizations in Preset. But first you’ll need to learn about datasets – the foundation for Preset visualizations.

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The Case for Datasets

Different BI tools use different approaches to building dashboards. On one extreme, you have tools that require one query per chart. Although flexible, they lead to duplicated work, complexity, and lots of overhead. On the other side, you have tools with a complex semantic layer. They aim to replace complex queries with a business user friendly UI, but require significant maintenance and setup costs.

Preset represents a middle path – dataset-centric visualization. Datasets are like enriched data tables with extra semantics on top. They provide a high degree of flexibility and customizability to your data, and allow you to progressively enhance your data stack over time, without the need for a massive up-front investment.

Want to learn more?

If datasets are a new concept, here are the best ways to learn more:

- Creating Datasets: The Preset Semantic Layer (https://cJtXM04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LX+113/cJtXM04/VWy-2w5KkRQQW75Pr-51D2Fy4W1HN78y5W6BQ1N3S9PJ03pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3nKW2z_bSK1ypZhpW60f4Cx7tB6hgW489-y8444FJkW2_6lWh2mSWv5W2rK2M39757sjW4z7DGr2cpxlQW7QyzGV4SGjPDN7bZ-yRqPSxyVrrKBF4mFwT4W3Fc-Jg7CFrzzW1jzD9L5YXvFjW16rHJ_1Dwd0kW83zC8c4DnCktW5xlnJJ78lxB5W7sNygp6wY04RW7q_xyn97dV0PMyvz2yPzbd8W5BC1FM4Lm4n8W5FhSZN2zBPscW61Zh6V25jN7pW55pZY_53YWJyW1zmCQR5FTnD6W8xZCvj3Ljf2CW8sKmQH8QCTf3N8CW0ML5vPT5W4xLmGP8MYDxVW5cJK_y3RlfM8W85jH5v4w_SD2W1NTpGp4gxb7WW1Ft9-v7mKdxLf8DmLPj04 )
- The Case for Dataset-Centric Visualization (https://cJtXM04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LX+113/cJtXM04/VWy-2w5KkRQQW75Pr-51D2Fy4W1HN78y5W6BQ1N3S9PFY5n4LbW50kH_H6lZ3pcVWfQqh5wMY4cW6vpX9912sYJmW7rRdLk2RpyjBW4p4T8g8TKpGgN58wRjRPKB6YW2-_r1f1sq0JBW3gtQCV41zC_mW1rpf-87cnHgcW42NdVY19XM_RW7Y18ym44X_Y7N71BMWzsY_hRW5W9N_S5RFM48W59pzV44j-dDcW7qWLTq5QgYTrW4SbFnh7L5PY2N1F8ctgVDnc7W5CXLF41lD41pW2qqPTp6F_mStW90VHcP6g6rtWVK06kh2dHbvJN3L3j5wKn2_MW4_-vzW314l2tW53bLc76rVkXYW3HS4mt89lVt9W6x35MY7HHn8JW3KX_NG7Xr2sYW5tsBpn8BwkF3W6LTgnR3yPRMKW4B2hwK3rBNyHW77HW3s83f5BCW7K2pZ64Fdmv7Vh_CjH5nQ60ff2F9htK04 )

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