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title: "Raw Data View in the Dashboard"
published_at: "2017-11-15T12:24:00+00:00"
modified_at: "2021-09-15T06:07:15+00:00"
url: "https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/raw-data-view-in-the-dashboard"
excerpt: "Raw data view is the view of records as they exist in a connected data source. Generally, records in this view remain flat, unstructured, and unprocessed. So we usually prefer not to showcase this data through a decision-making visualization widget..."
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# Raw Data View in the Dashboard

[Dashboard Team](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/author/dashboard-team)

![Image](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/reaview_dashboard.png)


Raw data view is the view of records as they exist in a connected data source. Generally, records in this view remain flat, unstructured, and unprocessed. So we usually prefer not to showcase this data through a decision-making visualization widget as it is. However, sometimes it’s necessary to do so, since this data forms a historical view for the aggregated results for prediction and in-depth analysis purposes.

In Syncfusion Dashboard, raw data from databases can now be showcased as it is through the grid widget.

Figure 1: Aggregated View

To enable the raw data view in a grid widget, navigate to the Properties tab of it, and uncheck the Enable Data Grouping option under the Data Settings group.

Figure 2: Enable Data Grouping—unchecked state

Figure 3: Grid with raw data

If you take a close look at the grid above, you won’t see data either [grouped](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/queries/select-group-by-transact-sql)
 or [aggregated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregate_function)
—measure fields will show data without aggregation, and dimension fields will show data without grouping. Also, in terms of query execution time, it is better than that of the grouped/aggregated view computation.

For more details on enabling this setting, please refer [here](https://help.syncfusion.com/dashboard-platform/dashboard-designer/compose-dashboard/configuring-widgets/grid)
.