One Selection. Every Visualization Responds.

Imagine selecting a value once - and watching your dashboard instantly come to life.

With Selection Router, introduced in Cognos Analytics 12.1.3, a single user interaction can update one visualization, an entire dashboard tab, or selected multiple visualizations across dashboard simultaneously by defining the parameters. Instead of manually wiring filters across your dashboard, Selection Router does the heavy lifting behind the scenes.

🚀 Why You'll Love It

🎯 Turn Any Widget into a Controller

Charts, drop-downs, buttons, text widgets, and other dashboard elements can now drive parameters and control the rest of your dashboard.

🔄 Switch Measures on the Fly

Let users choose what they want to analyze - Revenue, Profit, Quantity, Cost, or any other measure - without editing the dashboard.

🌍 Filter Across the Entire Dashboard

One selection can instantly synchronize visualizations across multiple tabs, keeping every insight aligned.

🏷️ Friendly Labels, Smart Filtering

Display meaningful business names to users while applying filters using technical IDs or codes behind the scenes.

⚡ Control Multiple Visualizations at Once

Update several charts, KPIs, tables, and maps with a single interaction, creating a truly connected dashboard experience.

🧩 Built-In Synchronization

Selection Router automatically manages parameter updates and supports Undo/Redo, so everything stays synchronized as you build.

🎥 See It in Action

In this demonstration, a simple drop-down drives a dashboard parameter. As the selection changes, every connected visualization updates instantly - showing how easy it is to build interactive, responsive dashboards without complex wiring.

One selection. Multiple visualizations. A completely connected dashboard.