Canvas
View how to build charts, diagrams and slide decks from your Drivetrain data by describing what you want.
How Canvas works in Drivetrain
Tell Drivetrain the chart you need in plain English. It pulls from the data you already have and builds it for you.
Build a chart from a prompt
- Describe the chart you want, and Canvas builds it from your data.
- For example, see a map with total compensation and headcount for each region.
- Filter the map by department, such as finance, and click a region to see who sits there.
Explore your data with new kinds of charts
- Go beyond bar and line charts: a variance tree, a money flow (Sankey) diagram or a vendor map you can search.
- Use a variance tree to drill into a number and see where it comes from.
- Use a money flow diagram to follow spend from its source to where it goes.
Compare plan and actuals side by side
- See a plan waterfall from revenue down to EBITDA next to the actual waterfall.
- Turn either chart on or off with a toggle.
- Plot how long each customer takes to pay in each region, with a barcode chart for days sales outstanding (DSO).
- Show three measures at once with a bubble chart, such as cash collected, number of paying customers and region, then drill into any bubble.
Find the assumption that moves a metric most
- Use a tornado chart to change each assumption by the same amount, for example 10% up or down.
- See how much each change moves a metric, such as ending ARR, ranked from largest to smallest impact.
- Spot the assumption worth the closest watch, such as expansion.
Turn a prompt into a slide deck, then restyle it
- Ask for a slide deck on a topic, such as your ARR bridge, with charts, tables and summary text.
- Ask Canvas to apply your company colors using hex codes, and the whole deck updates.
- Keep refining with follow-up prompts, such as "add a chart on slide two."
How Drivetrain simplifies building charts and decks
Describe the chart you want and get it built on your data, with no chart settings to work through
Build charts that are hard to make in a spreadsheet, such as tornado, Sankey and side-by-side waterfall charts
Go from a prompt to a branded slide deck, then change it with follow-up prompts
FAQs
What is Canvas in Drivetrain?
Canvas lets you build charts, diagrams and slide decks by describing what you want in plain English. Canvas builds them from the data already in Drivetrain.
What kinds of charts can Canvas build?
The demo shows maps, variance trees, money flow (Sankey) diagrams, side-by-side plan and actual waterfalls, barcode charts, bubble charts and tornado charts. You can ask for other charts in the same way.
Can Canvas build a slide deck?
Yes. Ask for a deck on a topic, such as your ARR bridge, with charts, tables and summary text. You can then change it with follow-up prompts, such as adding a chart to a specific slide.
Can Canvas match our company colors?
Yes. Give Canvas your hex codes, and it applies your color palette to the whole deck.
What does a tornado chart show?
A tornado chart changes each assumption by the same amount, for example 10% up or down, and shows how much each change moves a metric such as ending ARR. The assumption with the longest bar has the biggest impact.
Can I still build charts manually?
Yes. Every chart can still be built manually. Canvas adds the option to build it from a prompt.
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