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# AWS::QuickSight::Dashboard DataQAEnabledOption
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Adds Q&A capabilities to a dashboard. If no topic is linked, Dashboard Q&A uses the data values that are rendered on the dashboard. End users can use Dashboard Q&A to ask for different slices of the data that they see on the dashboard. If a topic is linked, Topic Q&A is enabled.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[AvailabilityStatus](#cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dataqaenabledoption-availabilitystatus)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [AvailabilityStatus](#cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dataqaenabledoption-availabilitystatus): String
```

## Properties
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`AvailabilityStatus`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dataqaenabledoption-availabilitystatus"></a>
The status of the Data Q&A option on the dashboard.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `ENABLED | DISABLED`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)