Using paramaters in dashboard titles

Question & Answer
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Hi,

I am trying to use paramaters to control my dashboard titles.
I can’t take screenshots, but for example, I search a person by a number parameter, let’s say person id. Next, I have 2 date parameters to control the time period they have been enrolled for.
Lastly, I have a parameter that controls their name.
I use all 4 parameters in the title. I insert the person id, date from, date to and name. But when I choose the name, it comes up with all, even though only one name can be selected. How do I return the name and not the all?
I chose control options, dropdown, multiselect, link to a dataset field, select dataset field, select field name and tick the box hide select all option from the control values if the parameter has a default configured.

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Hi @Dak_Doyle

Are you sure you have the same parameter linked up to the title?

Can you show me what your control is linked to and the parameter you are passing the title into?

3

Hi @Max sorry I can’t take screenshots but i can describe it.

But to be more specific, I have a report with an id parameter. This is set to 0 but a user would input the id eg 1234. The title of the report gets updated with 1234.
From there I have a name parameter (the problem parameter)
data type: string
Values: multiple values
set reserved values : recommended value
Filter name = custom filter, use parameters and selected parameter name
Control
Dropdown - Multiselect
values - linked to a dataset field
dataset (dataset name)
field ID
relevant values only
id ticked
field matched to - name

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Hi @Dak_Doyle

Parameters can not control other parameters if that’s what you’re asking.

I can mark it as a feature request.