# Selecting Multiple Entries in Controls Visualization

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/selecting-multiple-entries-in-controls-visualization/262221>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 26, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/selecting-multiple-entries-in-controls-visualization/262221 "2021-01-26T10:56:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Prithwi\_Lahiri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@Prithwi\_Lahiri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prithwi_Lahiri)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/selecting-multiple-entries-in-controls-visualization/262221/1 "2021-01-26T10:56:51Z")

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Hello Everyone,  
I am creating a control visualization by which I can select more than 300 entries. Is there a "Select All" option in Controls? When I want to select them one by one after 6 to 7 entries the dashboard page get refreshed automatically. Is there any way to select all?  
The Kibana Version which I am using is : 7.9.1  
Elastic version : 7.9.1

Please let me know.  
Prithwi

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**Author:** ![ppisljar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ppisljar/32/11588_2.png) [@ppisljar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppisljar)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/selecting-multiple-entries-in-controls-visualization/262221/2 "2021-02-01T07:27:14Z")

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you can't select all at once, but you could set your control visualization to not autoupdate, so you could select all the items you want then click apply.

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**Author:** ![Prithwi\_Lahiri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@Prithwi\_Lahiri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prithwi_Lahiri)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/selecting-multiple-entries-in-controls-visualization/262221/3 "2021-02-03T16:48:01Z")

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That is disappointing.. Hope Elastic develops that feature in future.. But I tried to switch off the auto refresh and selected 300 devices, but after hitting the apply button it should me this error.

_ **## The URL for this object is too long, and we can't display it** _

_ **Things to try:** _  
\*\*\*\* Enable the `state:storeInSessionStorage` option in [Advanced Settings](https://vgoes1vr.dc-ratingen.de/kibana/app/management/kibana/settings).\*\*\*  
\*\*\*\* Simplify the object you are editing by removing content or filters.\*\*\*

Is there any way to avoid this?

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**Author:** ![ppisljar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ppisljar/32/11588_2.png) [@ppisljar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppisljar)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/selecting-multiple-entries-in-controls-visualization/262221/4 "2021-02-15T05:22:10Z")

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You can go to advanced setting (management-\>kibana advanced settings) and enable storeinSessionStorage flag. This should make it work.

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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:** [March 15, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/selecting-multiple-entries-in-controls-visualization/262221/5 "2021-03-15T05:22:53Z")

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