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# Make a data visualization act as a filter

# Make a data visualization act as a filter {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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You can set a data visualization to act as a filter on a dashboard that contains it. Only table or indicator data can be so filtered.

## Before you begin

To use a data visualization as a filter, you have to meet these requirements:

* The visualization can only be of pie/donut or horizontal/vertical bar type.
* The visualization can show only table or indicator data.
* The visualization must be on a dashboard that was created in the inline editor. You cannot use a visualization as a filter on a technical dashboard or other UI Builder page.
* The visualization cannot have a group by value based on a time duration.
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Role required: Any internal role and the right to edit the dashboard with the visualization

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllPlatform AnalyticsLibraryDashboards.
2. Find and open the dashboard that contains the data visualization.
3. Select Edit to put the dashboard in edit mode.  
   If you do not see an Edit button
4. Find the pie/donut or bar visualization that you want to use as a filter on the dashboard.
5. Open the visualization's configuration panel.
6. Locate the Chart Interactions section.
7. Select Apply as filter.
8. Save and exit editing mode.
**Related concepts**   

* [Chart interactions in a data visualization](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/RZR72ZqC_K2UGry1TCPanA "You can set what occurs when a user interacts with a visualization, such as by selecting a bar column. Possibilities include navigating to a URL, opening another data visualization, and filtering all visualizations on the dashboard by the selected value.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Create a pie or donut data visualization](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/7ShRFlc3f0VjutHl19lfrw "Use pie, donut, and semi-donut visualizations to compare the size of parts of a data set to the whole. The segments of these visualizations should total to 100%.")
* [Create a horizontal or vertical bar data visualization](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/2m84CCPSQ0myxisUb2KyPA "Use bar visualizations to show information in segments that are proportional to the values they represent. Vertical bar and horizontal bar visualizations compare numeric values that represent either nominal or ordinal data.")

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