I’ve seen several feature requests for default values, or saved values for query filters.
the need for that is especially dire when using the filter mechanism as a nested query parameter.
e.g. using the filter as a second level filter that gets its value set based on the first.
is there a way around it, it makes filters in dashboards useless without it
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vish
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k4s1m
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No workaround I’m aware of. Filters are not saved in Redash so there’s not place to save a default. They’re rebuilt by the front-end every time the page reloads. If this is mandatory for your needs then Redash won’t work for you.
vish
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But the filters do populate with the first selection, right?
can sorting solve this?
(I havn’t been able to get consistent results
)
k4s1m
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I don’t think sorting will solve it because Redash sorts the values alphabetically, regardless how you sort them in the query.
agnoldo
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I know it sounds hacky but I remember having inserted HTML null code (like ) in the beginning of a filter in order to solve this issue. I searched for it on 600+ queries on my Redash but unfortunately didn’t find it… 
