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title: options
description: This page details two main functionalities of OpenBB-finance's model
  and chart components - obtaining columns-dataset combinations from datasets for
  use in commands and plotting custom data. Code snippets, links to source code, parameters
  involved, and return types are provided.
keywords:
- OpenBB finance
- data visualization
- data modelling
- datasets
- econometrics
- tabs
- chart
- options
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Obtain columns-dataset combinations from loaded in datasets that can be used in other commands

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/econometrics/econometrics_model.py#L23)]

```python
openbb.econometrics.options(datasets: Dict[str, pd.DataFrame], dataset_name: str = "")
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| datasets | dict | The available datasets. | None | False |
| dataset_name | str | The dataset you wish to show the options for. |  | True |


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## Returns

| Type | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| Dict[Union[str, Any], pd.DataFrame] | A dictionary with a DataFrame for each option. With dataset_name set, only shows one<br/>options table. |
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Plot custom data

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/econometrics/econometrics_view.py#L27)]

```python
openbb.econometrics.options_chart(datasets: Dict[str, pd.DataFrame], dataset_name: str = None, export: str = "")
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| datasets | dict | The loaded in datasets | None | False |
| dataset_name | str | The name of the dataset you wish to show options for | None | True |
| export | str | Format to export image |  | True |


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## Returns

This function does not return anything

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