Bind an Existing Parameter to a Filter

Choose a system parameter or an existing workbook parameter to bind to a filter and pass a selected filter value to the parameter.

For more information about how to use parameter binding in a workbook's filters, see About Binding Parameters to Filters.

You can also create a parameter from and bind it to a filter. See Create and Bind a Parameter to a Workbook Filter.

When you click Bind to Parameter, Oracle Analytics lists the workbook's parameters that are compatible and available for you to bind to the filter.

Hover over a parameter's exclamation icon for information about the parameter's compatibility with the filter. This information is just a warning and doesn't prevent you from binding the parameter to the filter.

The warning "The filter supports multiple values but the parameter doesn't," means that you can select multiple values in the filter but the parameter definition accepts only the first value specified in the filter value selection list. If you want to fix this issue, go to the filter's properties and change its Multi Select filter control to match the parameter's Allow Multi Select setting.

1. On the Home page, select the workbook with the filter that you want to bind a parameter to, click Actions, and then select Open.
2. Create or locate and click the filter that you want to bind the parameter to.
3. Click Bind to Parameter (x) and then click the parameter that you want to bind to the filter.
4. Click OK.