diff --git a/ArgusWeb/app/views/argus_custom_directives/argus-controls.js b/ArgusWeb/app/views/argus_custom_directives/argus-controls.js
index 67aa6dc3a..0844b6cce 100644
--- a/ArgusWeb/app/views/argus_custom_directives/argus-controls.js
+++ b/ArgusWeb/app/views/argus_custom_directives/argus-controls.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ controlsModule.directive('agDashboardResource', ['DashboardService','$sce','$com
     }
 }]);
 
-controlsModule.directive('agDashboard', ['$rootScope',function($rootScope){
+controlsModule.directive('agDashboard', ['$routeParams', function($routeParams) {
 
     return{
         restrict:'E',
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ controlsModule.directive('agDashboard', ['$rootScope',function($rootScope){
             $scope.controls = [];
             this.updateControl = function(controlName, controlValue, controlType){
             	var controlExists = false;
+
+                // check $routeParams to override controlValue
+                for (var prop in $routeParams) {
+                    if (prop == controlName) {
+                        controlValue = $routeParams[prop];
+                    }
+                };
+
             	for(var i in $scope.controls) {
             		if($scope.controls[i].name === controlName) {
             			$scope.controls[i].value = controlValue;
@@ -100,8 +108,7 @@ controlsModule.directive('agDashboard', ['$rootScope',function($rootScope){
 }]);
 
 
-controlsModule.directive('agText', ['CONFIG',function(CONFIG){
-
+controlsModule.directive('agText', ['$routeParams', 'CONFIG', function($routeParams, CONFIG) {
     return{
         restrict:'EA',
         scope:{
@@ -109,10 +116,19 @@ controlsModule.directive('agText', ['CONFIG',function(CONFIG){
             labelName:'@label',
             controlValue:'@default'
         },
+        controller: function($scope) {
+            $scope.ctrlVal = $scope.controlValue;
+
+            // check $routeParams to override controlValue
+            for (var prop in $routeParams) {
+                if (prop == $scope.controlName) {
+                    $scope.ctrlVal = $routeParams[prop];
+                }
+            };
+        },
         require:'^agDashboard',
-        //templateUrl:  CONFIG.templatePath + 'argus-text-control.html',
-        template:'<B>{{labelName}} : </B> <input type="text" ng-model="controlValue">',
-        link: function(scope,element,attributes,dashboardCtrl){
+        template:'<B>{{labelName}} : </B> <input type="text" ng-model="ctrlVal">',
+        link: function(scope, element, attributes, dashboardCtrl) {
             dashboardCtrl.updateControl(scope.controlName, scope.controlValue, "agText");
             scope.$watch('controlValue', function(newValue, oldValue){
                 dashboardCtrl.updateControl(scope.controlName, newValue, "agText");
@@ -184,7 +200,7 @@ controlsModule.directive('agDropdown', ['CONFIG', 'Tags', function(CONFIG, Tags)
 }]);
 
 
-controlsModule.directive('agDate', ['CONFIG',function(CONFIG){
+controlsModule.directive('agDate', ['$routeParams', 'CONFIG', function($routeParams, CONFIG) {
 
     return{
         restrict:'E',
@@ -194,6 +210,15 @@ controlsModule.directive('agDate', ['CONFIG',function(CONFIG){
             controlValue:'@default'
         },
         controller: function($scope, $filter) {
+            $scope.ctrlVal = $scope.controlValue;
+
+            // check $routeParams to override controlValue
+            for (var prop in $routeParams) {
+                if (prop == $scope.controlName) {
+                    $scope.ctrlVal = $routeParams[prop];
+                }
+            };
+
         	$scope.datetimepickerConfig = {
         			dropdownSelector: '.my-toggle-select',
         			minuteStep: 1
@@ -201,10 +226,10 @@ controlsModule.directive('agDate', ['CONFIG',function(CONFIG){
         	
         	$scope.onSetTime = function(newDate, oldDate) {
         		$scope.controlValue = $filter('date')(newDate, "short");
-        	}
+        	};
         },
         require:'^agDashboard',
-        template:'<B>{{labelName}} : </B><div class="dropdown" style="display: inline;"><a class="dropdown-toggle my-toggle-select" id="dLabel" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" data-target="#" href=""><input type="text" class="input-medium" style="color:black;" ng-model="controlValue"></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dLabel"> <datetimepicker ng-model="data.date" on-set-time="onSetTime(newDate, oldDate)" data-datetimepicker-config="datetimepickerConfig"></datetimepicker> </ul> </div>',
+        template:'<B>{{labelName}} : </B><div class="dropdown" style="display: inline;"><a class="dropdown-toggle my-toggle-select" id="dLabel" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" data-target="#" href=""><input type="text" class="input-medium" style="color:black;" ng-model="ctrlVal"></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dLabel"> <datetimepicker ng-model="data.date" on-set-time="onSetTime(newDate, oldDate)" data-datetimepicker-config="datetimepickerConfig"></datetimepicker> </ul> </div>',
         link: function(scope, element, attributes, dashboardCtrl){
             dashboardCtrl.updateControl(scope.controlName, scope.controlValue, "agDate");
             scope.$watch('controlValue', function(newValue, oldValue){