Hello I have an action filter that “filters” information on other visuals. I want to be able to passed the value of that action filter to a parameter so I can used it on a title of the visual to easily see what information is the visual displaying
Hi @melcamor ,
I use this all the time; it’s a handy feature!
You start by creating a parameter. Then, when you create the filter (or edit it) you choose ‘Custom Filter’ from the Filter Type dropdown. That selection enables a checkbox to select a parameter. When you check that box, it asks which parameter to select and you choose it.
Now, when you edit a title, you’ll have the list of parameters to select from.
That’s documented here - Using filters with parameters in Amazon QuickSight - Amazon QuickSight
Hope that helps!
ws
Hi, hello thank you very much for replying back to me.
However, this is not the feature I need.
I have an action filter, so every time I click on a value all the other visual get filter by that value, what I want, is to pass that value to a parameter in order to be able to use it in the title so in the title is displayed the value that I am filtering.
Example:
I filter “Finance” by clicking on the row and all other visual get filter only by Finance so I will like the title say “ employees” and that parameter must say “Finance” since it is the value I am filtering.
Hope I have been clear and thanks in advance for your help
Hi @melcamor ,
Ah, sorry! I missed the ‘action filter’ in your first post.
In this case, the solution is a bit of a work-around. Currently, the only action that you can set a parameter with is the Navigation Action. You can make this work by replacing the filter action with a navigation action to set the the parameter and then the navigation target is set to the same sheet (by selecting the sheet name). You still follow the steps above to create the parameter and dashboard level filter with that parameter, but it’s now set with the navigation action.
Here’s a before and after pic.
Before selecting the vendor:
After clicking on a single vendor:
I did find that I needed the control at the dashboard level to ‘select all’. Unlike Filter Actions, the Navigation Actions don’t have an ‘undo’.
Hope that helps.
ws
Thanks a lot for this workaround, which can be useful except from the “undo” part. Nerveless, I will create a feature request for the other part. Thanks again