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title: Chart Search Results
description: In the Aggregates tab, in addition to the standard table view, you can view search results as a chart, such as a bar or column chart.
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In the **Aggregates** tab, in addition to the standard table view, you can view search results as a chart, such as a bar or column chart.

Only search results that have been aggregated using a group or aggregate operator can be charted. See [Group or Aggregate Operators](/docs/search/search-query-language/group-aggregate-operators) for a list. 

When charting aggregate results from a query, the grouping function defines the plotted values on the one axis, and the grouping operator determines the values on the other axis. For example, **group by `_sourceHost`** produces a bar or point for each host. If you're using
multiple group-by functions, a separate bar or point represents each set of grouped results.

### Chart aggregate results

Follow the below instructions to chart aggregate the results:

1. From a search, run an aggregate query.
1. From the **Aggregates** tab, click a graph button on the **Aggregates** tab.

<img src={useBaseUrl('img/search/get-started-search/search-basics/aggregates.png')} alt="aggregates" style={{border:'1px solid gray'}} width="800" />

For this example, you can see a bar chart, but you can pick from any of the available charting options, see [Chart Panel Types](/docs/dashboards/panels) for details.

### New Visualization

The **New Visualization** feature enables the new chart visualizations for your log search, allowing you customize each chart by modifying the available settings and providing a unified experience across the Sumo Logic platforms.

* **Data**. This section represents the data that has been used to plot the chart. Toggle the **Round data point** ON/OFF the round off to the value in tooltip.
* **Visual Settings**. Allows you to further customize your chart. The other customizing properties include: [**Color Palette**](/docs/dashboards/panels/modify-chart/#modifydisplay-settings), [**Fill Opacity**](/docs/dashboards/panels/modify-chart/#modifydisplay-settings), [**Marker Type**](/docs/dashboards/panels/modify-chart/#modifydisplay-settings), and [**Dimensions**](/docs/dashboards/panels/modify-chart/#modifychart-axes) (x, y, and z).

<img src={useBaseUrl('img/search/get-started-search/search-basics/log-query-charts-properties-new.png')} alt="Log query charts properties new" style={{border:'1px solid black'}} width="800" />

Charts will appear in **New Visualization** style by default. If you prefer to use the **Classic Visualization** UI, click the **Classic Visualizations** button, then in the popup window, click **Switch to Classic Visualizations** to proceed.  

<img src={useBaseUrl('img/search/get-started-search/search-basics/switch-to-classic-visualizations.png')} alt="Switch to classic visualizations" style={{border:'1px solid gray'}} width="400" />

## FAQ

### Why are the chart options not available?

Your data may be a string data type instead of a number. Most aggregate operators will cast your data to a number, operators like `first` and `last` do not. You can cast your data to a number if needed using the `num` operator.

Example:

```sumo
_sourceCategory=concierge completed execution
| parse "Execution duration: * s" as duration
| timeslice 5m
| first(duration) as duration by _timeslice
| num(duration)
| sort by duration
```

For details on casting your data to a string or numeric data type see [Casting Data to a Number or String](/docs/search/search-query-language/search-operators/manually-cast-data-string-number) for details.