https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-dashboards-questions/distinct-category-selector-in-dashboard-grouped/m-p/1080600#M4814 <P>I'm using Dashboards in ArcGIS online and have 2 datasets that I am trying to use to filter each other in a dashboard.</P><P>One is a set of polygons that are locations surveyed periodically for specific species, the other is a point layer of species observations. There is no relationship class between them but they have a shared field for the name of the location.</P><P>I want to use a category selector to choose a species and for that to filter the map to show only the locations where that species has been observed.</P><P>If I use the category selector with the observation data and choose the grouped values option and group based on species, I get the list I want for the selector, distinct species, but under actions I am only able to filter other layers by the species, when I want to filter them by location.</P><P>If I use the category selector with the observation data and choose the features option, I can filter other layers using the location field, but the list of species displayed in the category selector is not distinct since it is one per observation record.</P><P>I tried using a data expression to create a featureset of distinct species and locations but that still leads to duplicate values in the selector since one species can be observed in multiple areas.</P><P>What i am looking for is something in between the options offered by the grouped values and features options in the category selector, where I can select a species from a distinct list and that will filter the map to show all locations where that species has been observed. Is this possible in dashboards?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 19 Jul 2021 23:02:15 GMT BenjaminBlackshear 2021-07-19T23:02:15Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-dashboards-questions/distinct-category-selector-in-dashboard-grouped/m-p/1080600#M4814 <P>I'm using Dashboards in ArcGIS online and have 2 datasets that I am trying to use to filter each other in a dashboard.</P><P>One is a set of polygons that are locations surveyed periodically for specific species, the other is a point layer of species observations. There is no relationship class between them but they have a shared field for the name of the location.</P><P>I want to use a category selector to choose a species and for that to filter the map to show only the locations where that species has been observed.</P><P>If I use the category selector with the observation data and choose the grouped values option and group based on species, I get the list I want for the selector, distinct species, but under actions I am only able to filter other layers by the species, when I want to filter them by location.</P><P>If I use the category selector with the observation data and choose the features option, I can filter other layers using the location field, but the list of species displayed in the category selector is not distinct since it is one per observation record.</P><P>I tried using a data expression to create a featureset of distinct species and locations but that still leads to duplicate values in the selector since one species can be observed in multiple areas.</P><P>What i am looking for is something in between the options offered by the grouped values and features options in the category selector, where I can select a species from a distinct list and that will filter the map to show all locations where that species has been observed. Is this possible in dashboards?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 19 Jul 2021 23:02:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-dashboards-questions/distinct-category-selector-in-dashboard-grouped/m-p/1080600#M4814 BenjaminBlackshear 2021-07-19T23:02:15Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-dashboards-questions/distinct-category-selector-in-dashboard-grouped/m-p/1499268#M9890 <P>Hey Benjamin- Did you ever find a solution to this question? I have exactly the same issue and I am unable to find the answer. Would you please share your solution? Thanks.</P> Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:33:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-dashboards-questions/distinct-category-selector-in-dashboard-grouped/m-p/1499268#M9890 KimberlyK 2024-06-28T18:33:49Z