Documentation Controls and Variables

Dashboard Control Types

If you joined after January 6, 2020, you might be using our new Visual SQL interface, and this content may not look familiar to you. Please bear with us while we update our documentation.

Dashboard Controls are filters you can set on a dashboard-wide basis. They allow you to apply filters to multiple charts simultaneously.

Dashboard Controls

Calendar	Date Bucket	Date Slider
Dropdown	Hidden Variable	Range Input
Text Input

Using a Dashboard Control is a two-part process. First, you’ll create the Control, then you’ll connect it to one or more charts.

Below is an example of setting up a Calendar Control and connecting it to a chart. This video also highlights how to see which charts are connected to your Controls.