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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does Tracker only track data in daily notes (file names contain dates)?

    No. The file name of your notes could be any string. But we do need a date from each file. If it is not from the file name, we should add one more searchTarget and use that target as the source of X values by setting parameter xDataset to its index. The searchType fileMeta with searchTarget cDate (creation date) and mDate (modification date) are always accessible as date sources if you don't have any. Examples of these use cases could be found here.

  • Why my line chart looks broken (not connected) at some points?

    Tracker only connects adjacent points (neighbor points by date) by default. To force it connecting points over missing data, set the parameter fillGap under line or bar to true.

  • Why the plugin shows error 'No valid date as X value found in notes'?

    First we have to confirm where is the source of your X values. Tracker always needs X values in dates. The default source of X values are the file names of your notes. As long as a proper dateFormat was assigned, and combine with dateFormatPrefix and dateFormatSuffix, the dates in file names could be extracted from your file names successfully.

    If the date values are from front matter, dataview inline field, or other places, choose the right searchType and searchTarget and mark them as xDataset, Tracker will collect X values for you.

    If you don't have any date values, and you just want to count the number of occurrences of a target. As a trick, you can use the creation date (cDate) or modification date (mDate) of the file as X data source.

    Examples of these use cases could be found here.

  • Wny the plugin shows error 'No valid Y value found in notes'?

    That means no matched data found in your notes. Please check the document for the detail of target evaluation.

  • Why the plugin shows 'Error parsing YAML'?

    There are syntax errors in your code block. Please check this document for common issues.

Still have problems?? You might encounter a bug. Welcome to leave an issue here.