# How to use custom field as control filter with values

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-custom-field-as-control-filter-with-values/334077
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [May 23, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-custom-field-as-control-filter-with-values/334077 "2023-05-23T06:35:52Z")
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### Author: ![PappuSingh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea666f/32.png) [@PappuSingh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PappuSingh)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-custom-field-as-control-filter-with-values/334077/1 "2023-05-23T06:35:52Z")

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Hi,  
We have created a custom field and we want to use this field as a control filter but not fill the values under the Control filter, please see the attached snap for your reference.

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### Author: ![carly.richmond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/carly.richmond/32/104935_2.png) [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-custom-field-as-control-filter-with-values/334077/2 "2023-05-24T14:01:09Z")

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Hi @PappuSingh,

I'm not too clear what you are trying to do. I see you are trying to use a custom field in a dashboard control. But what do you mean by _not fill the values_? Do you not want the dropdown section with the options appearing on open for example?

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### Author: ![PappuSingh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea666f/32.png) [@PappuSingh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PappuSingh)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-custom-field-as-control-filter-with-values/334077/3 "2023-06-05T05:00:20Z")

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Values are available under the index for that field but it is not filled automatically when we use it as a filter control.

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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: [July 3, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-custom-field-as-control-filter-with-values/334077/4 "2023-07-03T05:00:34Z")

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