Trying to add a chart that looks back 7 days from a selected dashboard date

Your parameter becomes the chosen date, yes, because if you're using your date as a filter then you're removing data...attached is an example. Parameters are always (currently) single select, so you'll only be choosing one date from a list of dates based on your Business Date. There are two methods in the attached.

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