Use user_attributes as Canvas Dashboard Filter Defaults

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Use user_attributes as Canvas Dashboard Filter Defaults

Summary

Enable dashboard filters to accept user_attributes as their default values. This would allow dashboards to open with personalized, user-aware defaults (e.g., “my team”), eliminating the need for duplicated dashboards or manual resets each time.

Example

@template(
  title = "My Coordinator Pair Filter",
  description = "Reusable coordinator filter block",
)
Func coordinator_team_filter() {
  FilterBlock {
    label: "Coordinator Pair"
    type: "field"
    source: FieldFilterSource {
      dataset: stack_examiner_timing
      field: ref("team_data", "coordinator")
    }
    default { operator: "is", value: H.current_user.coordinator_team }
  }
}

Benefits

  • Makes dashboards automagical: users see the data they care about right out of the gate.
  • Enhances scalability: one dashboard can serve many roles or teams without duplication.
  • Reduces maintenance overhead: eliminates the need to manage multiple dashboards or hardcoded defaults.

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