# Drilling Down in a Widget

> how you can drill down into your data in most widgets to get an in-depth view of a selected value.

*Source: https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/drilling-down-in-a-widget.htm*

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Last updated: June 11, 2026

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For information about enabling or disabling the drilling feature, see [Adding Drill Hierarchies to Widgets](https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/adding-drill-hierarchies-to-widgets.md). For information about configuring drill hierarchies, see [Managing Drill Hierarchies](https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/manage-drill-hiearchy.md).

In the following example, the pie chart on the left shows a breakdown by gender. This is the original chart as
created by the dashboard's Designer. On the right side, the chart shows a breakdown or drill down showing age groups
of the 'female' segment from the original pie chart.

This topic describes how you can drill down into your data in most widgets to get an in-depth view of a selected
value.

![Drilling Down](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Drilling Down.png)

With Sisense you can drill down from any field to any field, unless disabled by the dashboard's Designer.

For a short video overview of drill hierarchies, see below:

## Using Drill Hierarchies

**To drill down into a chart:**

1. Right-click on the item in the widget into which you want to drill down.
2. To manually select the drill hierarchy path, select **Drill Into**, and then in the In the Data
   Browser, select the field into which to drill down. If you have already drilled into this chart, then you
   will have shortcuts to previously selected fields, or select **Choose Another Field** to select
   a different field for the first time.

   OR

   Select a predefined drill hierarchy (if available). Predefined drill hierarchies are defined by the
   dashboard's owner.

   ![Drilling Down](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Drilling Down 2.png)

   To drill up to a higher level, click on a breadcrumb. To drill all the way up, click on the X icon.

   ![Drilling Down](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Drilling Down 3.png)

## Drilling Down by Date

Dashboard Viewers have the option to drill down the widget according to the Date level:

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Viewers can drill down into the lowest date or time resolution available in the data.

![Live Drilldown](https://docs.sisense.com/main/Resources/Images/Live_Drilldown.png)

For more information about filters, see [Creating Dashboard Legacy Filters](https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/creating-dashboard-filters.md).

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