Variable control types

Variable controls (or “controls” for short) are interactive filters you can set on a dashboard. Setting up a control is a two-part process. First, you’ll create the control, then you’ll connect it to one or more charts. Connecting them to charts lets you filter those charts simultaneously.

You can create the following control types:

Calendar

Lets you filter your charts on a single date or date range

Learn how to set up a “Calendar” control.

Date bucket

Lets you change the time bucket used for connected charts

You can group data by:

• Minute

• Hour

• Date

• Week

• Month

• Quarter

• Year

Learn how to set up a “Date bucket” control.

Date slider

Lets you focus on a specific date range for your data

Unlike “Calendar” controls, which only let you see dates, you can add numerical data to your date slider to gain quick insights on how your data is trending over time.

Learn how to set up a “Date slider” control.

Dropdown

Lets you display values of a query into a searchable list, which filters your charts based on selected values

Learn how to set up a “Dropdown” control.

Hidden variable

Lets you set filter values that are not directly accessible on your dashboard

Unlike the other control types, viewers can’t interact with hidden variables. These are especially helpful for customizing dashboard subscriptions for different end users, or if you want to share a dashboard but do not want viewers to be able to the change the value of the filter.

Learn how to set up a “Hidden variable” control.

Range input

Lets you filter your data based on a selected numeric range

Learn how to set up a “Range input” control.

Text input

Lets you type in search terms for filtering your charts

Learn how to set up a “Text input” control.