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Drilling to Chart Details

Within Superset, you can delve deeper into chart data and obtain further insights regarding specific metrics or a group of metrics by utilizing the Drill to Detail feature in a dashboard view.

The Drill to Detail functionality is supported across all charts in Superset, provided that the chart organizes data based on dimension values.

Drill to Detail from Drop Down

To showcase all the data comprising a chart, you can utilize the Drill to Detail feature from the chart's drop-down menu.

  1. Right-click on the vertical ellipsis (⋮) menu of a chart within the dashboard.
  2. Select Drill to detail to access the complete table view.
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Drill to Detail on a Chart

You can also directly interact with the chart to display all relevant data.

  1. Right-click on any part of a chart.
  2. Choose Drill to detail to access the full table view.
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Drill to Detail By on a Chart

To delve into the underlying data corresponding to specific values or a set of values on the chart — essentially, all columns in the dataset for rows filtered to the selected values — you can employ the Drill to Detail By feature.

Drill to Detail By offers an interactive approach to transition from a high-level dimension, such as countries, to a more detailed one, such as the United States.

  1. Right-click on the dimension values displayed on the chart.
  2. Choose Drill to detail by.
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Tips

  • As you filter the dashboard, Drill to Detail will reflect the applied filters while displaying the underlying data in a tabular format.
  • You can scroll down to 50 rows per page on a Drill to Detail table.
  • When applicable, the Drill to Detail table shows the formatted data by default. You can change the column formatting to the original value by clicking the gear icon.
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