# Controls - Option List - "Dynamic Options" not working/understood?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/controls-option-list-dynamic-options-not-working-understood/321138
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [December 13, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/controls-option-list-dynamic-options-not-working-understood/321138 "2022-12-13T14:26:45Z")
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### Author: ![tinrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d78d45/32.png) [@tinrik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tinrik)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/controls-option-list-dynamic-options-not-working-understood/321138/2 "2022-12-14T11:06:19Z")

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I found an answer to a similar question here: [Top 10 values in dynamic options - #2 by devon.thomson](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/top-10-values-in-dynamic-options/285430/2)

However I still don't get it. With "Dynamic Options" disabled, I can still type in the search field and the results are filtered out based on what I type. So, if this is working with "Dynamic Options" disabled, then what is the point of enabling it? I find to difference in behavior between the two modes.

I see that in order to achieve what I want I'd need to use the Parent option, so I guess there's not a good way as of today. In this case the options are orthogonal, instead of being a parent-child relationship.

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