# Quickstart for analysts

> A 10-minute path from signing in to a saved chart on a dashboard — connect a warehouse, explore the model, and visualize the result.

*[View this page in the Flax docs](https://flax-analytics.com/docs/getting-started/quickstart-analysts)*

This quickstart takes an analyst from a blank account to a saved chart on a dashboard in about ten minutes. It assumes someone has already invited you to an organization, or that you are starting your own.

## 1. Sign in

Open your organization's Flax URL and sign in with your email or single sign-on. You land on the home workspace, which lists the connections, models, and dashboards you can access.

## 2. Connect a warehouse

Flax queries the data warehouse you already have — Postgres, Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery.

1. Go to **Connections** and choose **New connection**.
2. Pick your warehouse type and enter the host, database, and credentials.
3. Test and save. Credentials are encrypted at rest.

See [Connections overview](/docs/connections/overview) for per-warehouse details.

## 3. Understand the semantic model

Your metrics live in a dbt-compatible YAML **semantic model** — dimensions (things you group by) and measures (things you aggregate), defined once and reused everywhere.

Open **Modeling** to browse the model, or read [Modeling overview](/docs/modeling/overview) to learn how dimensions, measures, and joins fit together.

## 4. Build a query in Explore

1. Open **Explore** and pick a model.
2. Add dimensions and measures from the field list.
3. Apply filters and a sort.

Flax compiles your selections to dialect-correct SQL and runs it in your warehouse. See [Exploring overview](/docs/exploring/overview).

## 5. Save a chart and add it to a dashboard

1. Switch the result to a chart and choose a chart type.
2. Save the chart with a name.
3. Open or create a dashboard and add the saved chart as a tile.

Your dashboard is now shareable with viewers. See [Dashboards](/docs/visualizations/dashboards).

## Next steps

- [Building queries](/docs/exploring/overview)
- [Dashboards](/docs/visualizations/dashboards)
- [Viewer quickstart](/docs/getting-started/quickstart-viewers)
- [Core concepts](/docs/getting-started/core-concepts)