# Can we have default filter?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-have-default-filter/266205>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 4, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-have-default-filter/266205 "2021-03-04T09:57:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Abhishek\_Vyas1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abhishek_vyas1/32/78953_2.png) [@Abhishek\_Vyas1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abhishek_Vyas1)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-have-default-filter/266205/1 "2021-03-04T09:57:39Z")

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Is it possible to have a default filter that is hidden from dash board.  
Mainly the need is as follows :-  
we have key name area which have 4 different values (as A,B,C,D). So whenever user choose a given area in front end , it should redirect to dashboard showing data related to that given area only.

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**Author:** ![bhavyarm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bhavyarm/32/22392_2.png) [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-have-default-filter/266205/2 "2021-03-04T21:53:42Z")

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Hello,

You cannot have a hidden filter but these are some ways of achieving this in Kibana right now.  
You can create a markdown visualization in which Key name area can have 4 lines - a b c d and they can all have linked dashboards. And when user clicks on them - they get redirected to that dashboard. Here is an example of a metricbeat dashboard - when user clicks on system overview or host overview or Container overview - user gets redirected to different dashboards

 ![Screen Shot 2021-03-04 at 4.51.43 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/1/21ab961fb8de35b2472cb3bdf431ce3fb25a707f.jpeg)

You can also create drilldowns on area names to redirect the user - [Create custom dashboard actions | Kibana Guide [7.11] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/drilldowns.html)

Thanks  
Bhavya

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**Author:** ![Abhishek\_Vyas1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abhishek_vyas1/32/78953_2.png) [@Abhishek\_Vyas1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abhishek_Vyas1)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-have-default-filter/266205/3 "2021-03-15T03:33:40Z")

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Thank you! it work for me.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-have-default-filter/266205/4 "2021-04-12T03:34:14Z")

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