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Dynamic Zone Visibility – Part 4 – Parameter Actions

This post was originally published on The Data School blog between 2018 and July 2025, before our program was renamed to MIP’s Analytics Career Accelerator. References throughout this article to “The Data School” or “DS” all refer to what is now MIP’s Analytics Career Accelerator. The program, its people, and its commitment to launching outstanding analytics careers remain the same – just under a new name.

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This post is going to build on the foundations from part 3 of the series. If you have not read part 3, I recommend you do so, by clicking here .

Let’s get into it.

First you will need to have the dashboard with 4 charts that was built in part 3 of the series.

The Logic

The Logic behind this next part is that I will use parameter actions to update the parameter from another chart. First, I need to build a chart using the Region dimension, any chart will do (I will use concentric, aka onion, chart).

Add New Chart to Dashboard

Next I will add the new chart to the dashboard.

The Parameter Action and Formatting

Once I have added the new chart, I will:

  1. First, remove the Parameter from the dashboard.
  2. Next, format the dashboard with the legend and sizing.
  3. Then, set the parameter action.

The Final Product

Finally, I need to test the dashboard to make sure it is behaving as I want.

CONGRATULATIONS!! You now have a fully functional 4 quadrant sheet swapping/zooming dashboard controllable from another chart.

I hope you have found the post useful, and I will see you next time.

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