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description: In this example a parameter is added to enable a dashboard filter to update a component chart by Industry selections.
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# Use a Parameter with a Dynamic Value Type

In this example a parameter is added to enable a dashboard filter to update a component chart by Industry selections.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d47213e70 ">To create a parameter:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d47213e70 ">Create and Edit Analytics Dashboards</td>

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![Dashboard with a filter and component with a bar chart.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_dashboard_components_parameters_dynamic_3.png)

1. Create a parameter in the component widget and copy its parameter ID.
2. Add the parameter to the filter. Click the Query tab and paste the copied parameter ID to the filters value.
    
    ![Adding a parameter to the component's filter query.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_dashboard_components_parameters_10.png)
3. Save the component.
4. Edit the dashboard where the component is embedded.
5. Click the updated component widget and click the **Parameters** tab.
    
    ![Parameters link](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_dashboard_components_parameters_7.png)
6. Click the parameter you created.
    
    ![List of parameters](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_dashboard_components_parameters_list.png)
7. Select **Dynamic** from the Value Type dropdown menu.
    
    ![Selecting the parameter to Dynamic and choosing a data source.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_dashboard_components_parameters_11.png)
8. Click **Choose Query** and select the filter query for the component to interact with.
    
    ![Dashboard filter updating a component chart](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_dashboard_components_parameters_12.png)
9. Select a field value from the New Value menu that the component filters by.
10. Select an interaction type then click **Update**.
11. Dashboard filter selections now update the component.
    
    ![Dashboard filter updating the component.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_dashboard_components_parameters_dynamic_4.png)

#### See Also

- [Interactions in Dashboards](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/analytics/bi-dev-guide-bindings/guide/bi-dashboard-bindings-in-wave-designer.html)