# DataPlotly as Processing provider

From version 1.4 DataPlotly has been added as Processing provider thank to the work of Michaël Douchin of 3Liz.

This opens the doors to infinite possibilities:

- using all the Processing methods with DataPlotly
- creating batch plots with one click
- adding DataPlotly in the Processing Graphical Modeler

## Activating DataPlotly for Processing

First thing to do is activating Processing and add DataPlotly as provider. If not added by default you can go in `Settings -> Options` and click on the last tab named Processing.

Expand the Provider menu and activate the DataPlotly provider:

And then you will see the DataPltoly provider in the Processing Toolbox:

## Simple DataPlotly usage

The `Build a generic plot` algorithm is a simplified version of DataPlotly plugin: this means you don’t have all the customizations available, but still you can create awesome plots.

The interface is very simple and the plot creation process is very straightforward:

- choose the layer
- choose the plot type
- adjust the additional options (plot title, X axis, Y axis and color)

DataPlotly will create 2 results:

- `html` file with the final plot
- `json` file with all the plot specifications

The plot can be opened in the `Processing -> Result Viewer`:

And by simple double clicking on the menu entry, the plot will be opened in your default browser:

If you want to save also the `json` file, you have to specify the path in the DataPlotly Processing Window.