# Understanding if a filter is active

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-if-a-filter-is-active/375090>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 26, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-if-a-filter-is-active/375090 "2025-02-26T12:57:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Luca\_Adezati](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/luca_adezati/32/141647_2.png) [@Luca\_Adezati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Luca_Adezati)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-if-a-filter-is-active/375090/1 "2025-02-26T12:57:08Z")

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HI!  
I have two panels.  
One it's a bar graphic aggregation.  
The other one it's a table with details.  
I need a filter that fullfill the table with detail ONLY if the first one is filtered.  
If not filtered the second panel must be empty (or filtered with a default).  
Is it possible?

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**Author:** ![jessgarson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jessgarson/32/129841_2.png) [@jessgarson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jessgarson)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-if-a-filter-is-active/375090/2 "2025-02-26T15:29:46Z")

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Thanks, @Luca_Adezati. Have you looked into [filter controls](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/add-controls.html)? Also, this resource may be helpful here, too:

> **[Use and filter dashboards | Kibana Guide \[8.17\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/_use_and_filter_dashboards.html)**