# Kibana Control With Static options

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-control-with-static-options/338824>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 19, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-control-with-static-options/338824 "2023-07-19T19:57:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![OscarFilho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/oscarfilho/32/109740_2.png) [@OscarFilho](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/OscarFilho)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-control-with-static-options/338824/1 "2023-07-19T19:57:33Z")

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Hello!

I have a dashboard and would like to add a dropdown field with static options (to make it easier for users to select only what they need).

It's possible? If yes, how can I do it?

Tks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Wolfram\_Haussig](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wolfram_haussig/32/70528_2.png) [@Wolfram\_Haussig](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wolfram_Haussig)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-control-with-static-options/338824/2 "2023-07-20T06:45:35Z")

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Hello Oscar,

I don't think it is possible, but you can easily workaround that:  
Just create a new index (like `dashboard-options`), add the dropdown values there and use this index when creating the control. As the index only has static index you should not need ILM&Co.

Best regards  
Wolfram

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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:** [August 17, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-control-with-static-options/338824/3 "2023-08-17T06:45:45Z")

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