How to set default values in an interactive filter reference list

[pauls_]

Hi Everyone,

I am using Jakarta and am trying to create an interactive filter on a dashboard with specific users available in the list.  I created the filter as a reference style and was able to add the five users I want listed, but that simply adds them as pre-selected, with the whole list of users available.  I couldn't find a way in the documentation or interactive filter setup to simply limit the options available to the five users I want as the only options.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Harish Ragz]

Once try the below link. It may help you.

Add an interactive filter widget to a dashboard

Please Hit ✅Correct(If it is a correct solution) or Hit ✅Helpful(If it is useful).

[Adam Stout]

You may want to include a screenshot to people can see what you are talking about.  I believe you want to not have a default value but you need to change the filters on the interactive filter which has conditions to only show the 5 people you are looking for.  For instance, I often use the conditions on sys_user  where manager is dynamic me.  On a dashboard, this would restrict the choices to the logged in users' direct reports.

[pauls_]

Hi Adam,

Thank you for your suggestion.  Here are some screenshots to help illustrate.

When I create my filter and add in the conditions to return the list of users underneath a specific Executive Director there are 604 records returned.

I go through the list and select the five names I want to be listed.

Before those names were being pre-selected by default.  Now I am not experiencing that.  The filter simply starts by default with no names selected, however it returns the whole list.

What I am trying to do is have those five users be the only values listed as the default value.  So instead of having a list of 604 names to choose from, the dashboard users will only be able to select one of five names.  I hope this helped?

[Adam Stout]

What is special about those 5 people?  Do they have a common attribute?

The conditions set what options show, the defaults set what shows up only the first time someone loads the filter (once they change it, their preferences are maintained).