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title: "Initialize Datasource Object"
slug: "initialize-datasource-object"
updated: 2026-10-08T11:44:49Z
published: 2026-10-08T11:44:49Z
canonical: "help.mail-and-deploy.com/initialize-datasource-object"
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# Initialize Datasource Object

### General

This type of action can be used to initialize a [Datasource](/release36/docs/introduction-2) object which might be required if other datasource objects require the initialized datasource object to be loaded first.

**Example:** If you have a trueChart and a trueChart Menu on the same sheet, the trueChart sometimes requires the trueChart Menu to be loaded before it can display any content. In such a scenario, you have to initialize the trueChart Menu before you can export the trueChart.

The following types of datasource objects support initialization:

- trueChart Menu

NOTE

Initializing a datasource object may change the filter state of the data model of the datasource, because some datasource objects - when being initialized - apply filters or set variables.

### Properties

This type of action has the following properties:

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Datasource Object | The [Datasource](/release36/docs/introduction-2) object to initialize. |