# Canvas - Use control in a reusable element

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-use-control-in-a-reusable-element/304800>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** canvas\
**Created:** [May 16, 2022, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-use-control-in-a-reusable-element/304800 "2022-05-16T10:01:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Rick\_V](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rick_v/32/131683_2.png) [@Rick\_V](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rick_V)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-use-control-in-a-reusable-element/304800/1 "2022-05-16T10:01:25Z")

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My Canvas consists of a single block of metrics which is placed multiple times on the canvas. I want to be able to add a blocks so I made an element (which is shown in the picture) out of it to be able to add them easily to a canvas. Now i just select the element from the 'my elements' section and it is added to the board. The element has a dropdown control in it. How can i make this control so that it only affects the element that it was added tot the canvas with? Now when i add an element, i have to change the group which the control and visualizations belong to, to make it not effect the already present elements on the canvas. I want it to just adjust the metrics of the element with which it was added tot the canvas.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/8/58213233efb1ad8614cf2a2794a4c6dc63f11cbc.png)

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**Author:** ![corey.robertson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/corey.robertson/32/54611_2.png) [@corey.robertson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/corey.robertson)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-use-control-in-a-reusable-element/304800/2 "2022-05-19T14:16:20Z")

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Hi @Rick_V

Yes unfortunately just because the items are "grouped" into a single element, the underlying elements still can impact the workpad as a whole. So, for now you will have to still edit the filter group and then make sure the query is only using that filter group.

Sorry that I don't have a better solution for you.

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**Author:** ![Rick\_V](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rick_v/32/131683_2.png) [@Rick\_V](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rick_V)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-use-control-in-a-reusable-element/304800/3 "2022-05-20T07:26:06Z")

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Hi Corey,

Thanks for your reply!

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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:** [June 17, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-use-control-in-a-reusable-element/304800/4 "2022-06-17T07:26:22Z")

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