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Adding Input Controlsedit
To start a Controls visualization, open the Visualization application and click the + button. Scroll to the Others section and select Controls.
In the visualization builder, choose the type of control to add to your visualization.
Dropdown menuedit
A dropdown menu allows users to filter content by selecting one or more options from a list. The dropdown menu is dynamically populated with the results of a terms aggregation.
- Control Label
- The label for the dropdown menu. By default, the label is the field name.
- Index Pattern
- The index pattern that contains the data set to visualize.
- Field
- The field used to populate the list of options and filter on when users interact with the input. The list of available fields is derived from the specified index pattern.
- Parent control
- The control for chaining dropdown menus so that the selection in the first menu filters the terms in the second menu. Only available when creating multiple dropdown menus.
- Multiselect
- When enabled, the dropdown menu allows users to select multiple options.
- Size
- The number of options to include in the list.
Range slideredit
A range sliders allow users to filter content within a range of numbers. The range slider minimum and maximum values are dynamically populated with the results of a min and max aggregation.
- Control Label
- The label for the range slider. By default, the label is the field name.
- Index Pattern
- The index pattern that contains the data set to visualize.
- Field
- The field used to populate the range slider and filter on when users interact with the input. The list of available fields is derived from the specified index pattern.
- Step Size
- The increment/decrement size of the slider.
- Decimal Places
- The number of decimal places.