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Button Group

Creates a group of single-select buttons for quick filtering

To see how to filter a query using a Button Group, see Filters.

Button Group 
	

		
		

<ButtonGroup
    data={query_name} 
    name=name_of_button_group
    value=column_name
/>

Examples

Button Group using Options from a Query

Button Group 
	

		
		

<ButtonGroup
    data={query_name} 
    name=name_of_button_group
    value=column_name
/>

With a Title

Button Group With Title 
	

		
		

<ButtonGroup
    data={query_name} 
    name=name_of_button_group
    value=column_name
    title="Select a Category"
/>

With a Default Value

Button Group With Default Value 
	

		
		

<ButtonGroup
    data={query_name} 
    name=name_of_button_group
    value=column_name
    title="Select a Category"
>
    <ButtonGroupItem valueLabel="All Categories" value="%" default />
</ButtonGroup>

Note that "%" is a wildcard character in SQL that can be used with where column_name like '${inputs.name_of_button_group}' to return all values.

With Hardcoded Options

Button Group Hardcoded 
	

		
		

<ButtonGroup name=name_of_button_group>
    <ButtonGroupItem valueLabel="Option One" value="1" />
    <ButtonGroupItem valueLabel="Option Two" value="2" />
    <ButtonGroupItem valueLabel="Option Three" value="3" />
</ButtonGroup>

Alternative Labels

Button Group Alternative Labels 
	

		
		

<ButtonGroup
    data={query_name} 
    name=name_of_button_group
    value=column_name
    label=column_name_containg_label
/>

Filtering a Query

	

		
		

<ButtonGroup
    data={query_name} 
    name=name_of_button_group
    value=column_name
/>

```sql filtered_query
select *
from source_name.table
where column_name like '${inputs.name_of_button_group}'
```

ButtonGroup

Options

name
REQUIRED
Name of the button group, used to reference the selected value elsewhere as {inputs.name}
preset
Preset values to use
Options:
dates
data
Query name, wrapped in curly braces
Options:
query name
value
Column name from the query containing values to pick from
Options:
column name
label
Column name from the query containing labels to display instead of the values (e.g., you may want to have the drop-down use `customer_id` as the value, but show `customer_name` to your users)
Options:
column name
Default:
Uses the column in value
title
Title to display above the button group
Options:
string
order
Column to sort options by
Options:
column name
Default:
Uses the same order as the query in `data`
where
SQL where fragment to filter options by (e.g., where sales > 40000)
Options:
SQL where clause

ButtonGroupItem

The ButtonGroupItem component can be used to manually add options to a button group. This is useful if you want to add a default option, or if you want to add options that are not in a query.

Options

value
REQUIRED
Value to use when the option is selected
valueLabel
Label to display for the option in the dropdown
Options:
string
Default:
Uses value
hideDuringPrint
Hide the component when the report is printed
Options:
Default:
true