Filter a dashboard with a text field

[Cesar Bastos]

Hello, i need some help with dashboard configuration. We need to filter a dashboard with a text field, is that possible?
Actually i can filter with Select List Field, Assignee, but i really need to generate a dash with a Short text field 

[Ste Wright · Accepted solution]

Hi @Cesar Bastos 

Do you mean use a Text Field in a Gadget, like as a Statistic in the Issue Statistics Gadget?

If yes - you can't do this usually. Gadgets need fields with absolute values which it can reference - like a Select List, or a User Picker.

Text Fields are not absolute - they could be any combination of letters, numbers, etc - so cannot be used in this manner.

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However, if you can tell us specifically what you are trying to achieve, we might be able to suggest an alternative approach :)

Ste

[Marlene Kegel - codefortynine]

Hi @Cesar Bastos,

I am Marlene from codefortynine.

If you're open to work with a Marketplace app, you can check out Quick Filters for Jira Dashboards.

With our app you can add a controller to your Jira dashboard and filter it using a text input field.

You can test this feature on our demo dashboards.