# How to pass dynamic datakey to report table (filter key)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dynamic-datakey-to-report-table-filter-key/73209>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 3, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dynamic-datakey-to-report-table-filter-key/73209 "2023-05-03T15:23:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![bala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@bala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bala)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dynamic-datakey-to-report-table-filter-key/73209/1 "2023-05-03T15:23:36Z")

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Hi,

How to pass dynamic datakey to report table (filter key) any sample format is there?

I tried static value its working but how to pass filter key in dynamic.

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Allen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan_allen/32/47013_2.png) [@Ryan\_Allen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Allen)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dynamic-datakey-to-report-table-filter-key/73209/2 "2023-05-03T16:00:36Z")

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Can you provide more details on what you're trying to do? Screenshots would be nice as well

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**Author:** ![bala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@bala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bala)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dynamic-datakey-to-report-table-filter-key/73209/3 "2023-05-03T16:32:37Z")

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![filterkey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/d/1d28be404dc56fd343964df8b44747fa69bb98ef.png)  
Hi i attached the screenshot of static filter and i ran the report viewer its working.see the below screenshot.  
 ![report viewer](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/3/4375d49ce299101d812f2b55239b9e38dbd9229f.png)

at the sametime i tried dynamic parameter its not filtering. i attached image below.  
 ![dynamic parameter](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/d/0d709652c4ddfd21529f4935092cbf730109e3ca.png)  
 ![filter data key](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/8/c8ff84db52e8e37c6c1dc9267273ce90547bb82a.png)  
 ![report viewer1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/5/b55a5dc61daeb2b7494d8025b60ca9ea9b1fb8db.png)

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dynamic-datakey-to-report-table-filter-key/73209/4 "2023-05-03T16:40:37Z")

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Unfortunately they don't work right now. I've added this forum thread to the ticket so it gets more attention. If you want to be notified when it's fixed, contact support and tell them you are interested in ticket `IGN-2784`

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**Author:** ![bala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@bala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bala)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dynamic-datakey-to-report-table-filter-key/73209/5 "2023-05-03T16:49:04Z")

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Hi kathy ,

Thanks for your input. If any another method is there to filter report table?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![MMaynard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mmaynard/32/3366_2.png) [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dynamic-datakey-to-report-table-filter-key/73209/6 "2023-05-03T17:28:49Z")

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Any reason you can't use the parameter to filter the actual data source?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-pass-dynamic-datakey-to-report-table-filter-key/73209/7 "2023-05-03T17:38:26Z")

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> [@MMaynard](#):
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> filter the actual data source

Perhaps with a script data source that reprocesses the unfiltered data key?