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# Interaction Syntax in the Dashboard

You must specify the correct syntax when creating an interaction in a dashboard designer dashboard. The syntax is different for each dashboard designer.

To specify a selection or results interaction in the dashboard designer, use this syntax.

```javascript
{{<stepID>.<result|selection>}}
```

For example,

```javascript
{{mySourceStep.selection}}
```

**note:** When specifying the query, you specify the ID, not the label.

## Creating an Interaction
To create an interaction:
 - Determine the source step and parameters.
 - Start with the basics, `"{{}}"`. Interactions are case sensitive.
 - An interaction with a trigger is `"{{.selection}}"` and without a trigger is `"{{.result}}"`.
 - Define which step to make the interaction by using the API name, not the label. `"{{Step_1.selection}}"`
 - Identify where the information for the interaction comes from: a cell, column, or row. Cell and column are more common than row. `"{{column(Step_1.selection)}}"`
 - Define the data serialization function by the expected result of the data, one value or an array of values. In most cases, the `column` function works with `asObject()` data serialization and the `cell` function works with `asString()`. `"{{column(Step_1.selection).asObject()}}"`
 - To complete the data selection, define the information that the interaction must take then add the field. For `asObject()`, wrap the field in `[]` and quotes. With `asString()`, the brackets aren't needed: `"{{column(Step_1.selection, ["value"]).asObject()}}"`. For `cell`,  define which row to take the cell from: `"{{cell(Step_1.selection, 0, "value").asString()}}"`.