# Calendar ## Overview * The Calendar widget introduces a calendar-based timeline view to visualize time-series settlement data for management accounting. This view organizes metrics by day within a month, making it easier to check the revenue and control the settlement status with daily performance patterns, compare periods, and drill down into anomalies.

* First, click on any "+ Add widget" button to add a widget.

* Click on the Calendar option. * Click on the Add widget button to proceed.

* Choose the available Collection or Connection of the data model that has been added. ## Setup your Calendar

* Choose a column for the Date.

* Chose a column to display on the Calendar. * You can add as many as Metrics that you want.

* Choose a month that contains the data you want to see.

* You can further visualize your data by adding up to 2 grouped columns.

* Click directly on the Metric in the Calendar to view more detailed data. ## Change to the Calendar type from another widget

* The Calendar option can be selected by opening the Settings slider and then clicking on the Properties option.

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