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Use variable controls for interactive filtering

Variable controls (or “controls” for short) allow you to simultaneously filter multiple charts on the dashboard. They are interactive dashboard elements that let you select different filter criteria.

Setting up a control is a two-part process. First, you’ll create the control. Each control has a corresponding dashboard variable. Next, you’ll connect the control to one or more charts by using its dashboard variable in either a query or another Visual SQL step.

When you change the selected values in a control, the connected charts will simultaneously filter their data using those selected values.

Variable control types
View the types of variable controls you can use to filter charts on your dashboard.
Set up a “Calendar” control
Use a “Calendar” control to filter connected charts on a specific date or date range.
Set up a “Date bucket” control
Use a “Date bucket” control to change the time grouping for connected charts.
Set up a “Date slider” control
Use a “Date slider” control to focus on a specific date range for a particular metric.
Set up a “Dropdown” control
Use a “Dropdown” control to display query results as a list used to filter multiple charts on a dashboard.
Set up a “Hidden variable” control
Use a “Hidden variable” control to set filter values without a visible control on the dashboard.
Set up a “Range input” control
Use a “Range input” control to filter data based on a selected numeric range.
Set up a “Text input” control
Use a “Text input” control to filter charts for exact or partial string matches.
Manage variable controls
Edit, reset, or delete variable controls on a dashboard.
Connect a variable control outside of a query in Visual SQL
Improve chart performance by referencing a variable control outside of a query in Visual SQL.
Use charts as variable controls
Drill down into the data of a chart and filter the current dashboard or a different dashboard accordingly.
Use wildcards in a “Text input” control
Use SQL mode to use partial string matching for “Text input” controls.

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