# How to link current filter user used in controls with markdown?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-link-current-filter-user-used-in-controls-with-markdown/290385>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 29, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-link-current-filter-user-used-in-controls-with-markdown/290385 "2021-11-29T02:45:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![sidharth\_vijayakumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sidharth_vijayakumar/32/97257_2.png) [@sidharth\_vijayakumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sidharth_vijayakumar)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-link-current-filter-user-used-in-controls-with-markdown/290385/1 "2021-11-29T02:45:49Z")

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Hi folks,  
I am using controls in kibana so that user could get a drop-down and select filter he/she wants. What I am trying to achieve is to create the main dashboard and have markdowns to sub dashboards. But the issue I am facing right now is that the filter is not being carried forward from my main dashboard.

I tried referring to this but did not work. Can someone help me I want to ensure that these filters carry on to other dashboards which the user navigates

```
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/markdown-link-with-current-filter/226245

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Kibana version 7.15.1

How I am trying to access the sub dashboard :

```
##### Use Below dashboard for detailed visualisation 
[Details](/app/dashboards#/view/a49f9130-378f-11bc-8294-607apcc3862q)
```

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**Author:** ![Nathan\_Reese](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nathan_reese/32/84829_2.png) [@Nathan\_Reese](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nathan_Reese)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-link-current-filter-user-used-in-controls-with-markdown/290385/2 "2021-11-29T16:20:27Z")

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Have you seen [dashboard drilldowns](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/drilldowns.html#create-drilldowns)? Markdown visualization is not supported but maybe you could solve your use case with drilldowns from other panels in your dashboard.

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**Author:** ![sidharth\_vijayakumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sidharth_vijayakumar/32/97257_2.png) [@sidharth\_vijayakumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sidharth_vijayakumar)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-link-current-filter-user-used-in-controls-with-markdown/290385/3 "2021-11-30T01:46:37Z")

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Yes, I have used drill-downs right now but I wanted a similar feature for markdown as well. Drill down is specific to a single panel I believe I wanted different sub dashboards so used could move and filters would be carried forward.

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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:** [December 28, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-link-current-filter-user-used-in-controls-with-markdown/290385/4 "2021-12-28T01:47:20Z")

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