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# Select a group-by value

# Select a group-by value in a data visualization as a viewer {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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A viewer of a data visualization can select the value for grouping the data in the visualization.

If a data visualization is configured with alternative group-by values, a viewer can pick which value to apply. No editing rights are required. On a visualization that shows Service Catalog data, the options can include Service Catalog variables, as described in [Service catalog variables in data visualizations](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/c9b1eYtqGObXQQ60GPcKAw#dv-rep-sc-variables "Group or filter data on visualizations by a variable on a selected service catalog item.").  
Note:  
Instructions for configuring alternative group by are included in the data options topics for the relevant data visualizations.  
Toggle the visibility of the selector for group-by values by selecting Change group by in the data visualization's More actions menu. An editor of the visualization can set whether the selector is visible or hidden by default.  
![The toggle for showing or hiding the group-by value selector in the data visualization More options menu.]()  
All data visualizations that support group by also let viewers select the group-by value, except for pivot tables. For all such data visualizations except bar visualizations, you have only a single group-by value to select.  

Bar visualizations also let you choose a stack-by value.