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# Drill Through

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Check-out the given walk-through on how to Drill through a dimension value.
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![Drilling through a dimension value](/files/yppUjAglWGbiHW9sLSO7)

The Drill Through option allows the users to drill down in the data values of a saved view on the storyboard for the selected story. 

* Navigate to the Storyboard of a Story.
* Select a ***View*** from the Storyboard which has at least one Dimension.
* Select the ***Analyse*** option for the selected View.      

![Accessing the Analyse option for a saved View](/files/jYGBDaXVN6yMds2gRDIN)

* The View opens in the **Analyse** window.      

![Analyse mode of the selected View](/files/5bx8su3BHi1M54A9JVCb)

* Use the left-click on the specific depiction of the data (E.g., Use a click on the Column Stack display of the BU 5 team).
* A context menu opens displaying the ***Drill Into*** and ***Drill Through*** options.
* Select the ***Drill Through*** option.  

![Opening the Data Drill options for the BU 5 team.](/files/BEXrCxUTwm4EpYErD4bW)

* The related options to drill through appear.
* Select one option to drill through (E.g., The ***gender-Wise*** option is selected for the below-given image).      

![Various options to Drill Through the depicted view](/files/iGEclbOnBt011IODfX4Z)

* The ***View*** gets modified based on the selected drill through option (E.g., the gender wise sum of the monthly salary is displayed via the Data Grid).  

![Data Grid display of the Drill Through ](/files/sY6LO5ikpLlRiw8tr8zU)

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> Click the ***Close*** icon given next to the selected ***Drill Through*** option to get back to the original View display.

![](/files/WnanXM0kcbLKprMH0jD2)
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* You can select any other option from the ***Drill Through*** menu (It is applicable only once you close the drilled through data display).  &#x20;

![Selecting another Drill-through option](/files/ih4df1faCUwNyJ348IIh)

* The customised data as per the selected drill-through option gets displayed. E.g., the following image displays the Designation wise sum of the Monthly salary for the BU 5 team.

![Depicting the Designation wise sum of the monthly salary for the BU 5 team](/files/MdZj7lSxMiSJFKRxKuXd)

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