What is drill-through from a visual?

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Drill-through allows users to navigate from one visual to a detailed report page filtered by a selected value.
It passes the selected context, like a specific region or product, to another page.
This enables deeper analysis without cluttering the main dashboard.
In one project, users clicked on a region in a bar chart.
It opened a detailed page showing sales reps and transaction data for that region.
Drill-through supports focused investigation and root cause analysis.
It keeps summary dashboards clean while allowing detailed exploration.
It improves usability and structured data analysis flow.

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