diff --git a/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h b/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h
index 984e738..66aab49 100644
--- a/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h
+++ b/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ public slots:
     /// Update the temporal parameters of every selected variable to dateTime
     void onDateTimeOnSelection(const SqpRange &dateTime);
 
+    /// Update the temporal parameters of the specified variable
+    void onUpdateDateTime(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable, const SqpRange &dateTime);
+
 
     void onDataProvided(QUuid vIdentifier, const SqpRange &rangeRequested,
                         const SqpRange &cacheRangeRequested,
diff --git a/core/include/Variable/VariableModel.h b/core/include/Variable/VariableModel.h
index f3928f8..ea0bdca 100644
--- a/core/include/Variable/VariableModel.h
+++ b/core/include/Variable/VariableModel.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
 signals:
     void abortProgessRequested(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable);
     void requestVariable(const QVariantHash &productData);
+    void requestVariableRangeUpdate(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable, const SqpRange &range);
 
 private:
     class VariableModelPrivate;
diff --git a/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp b/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp
index 0a6fbb1..848d1f2 100644
--- a/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp
+++ b/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ VariableController::VariableController(QObject *parent)
     connect(&impl->m_VariableAcquisitionWorkerThread, &QThread::finished,
             impl->m_VariableAcquisitionWorker.get(), &VariableAcquisitionWorker::finalize);
 
+    connect(impl->m_VariableModel, &VariableModel::requestVariableRangeUpdate, this,
+            &VariableController::onUpdateDateTime);
 
     impl->m_VariableAcquisitionWorkerThread.start();
 }
@@ -385,21 +387,7 @@ void VariableController::onDateTimeOnSelection(const SqpRange &dateTime)
         if (auto selectedVariable
             = impl->m_VariableModel->variable(qAsConst(selectedRows).first().row())) {
 
-            auto itVar = impl->m_VariableToIdentifierMap.find(selectedVariable);
-            if (itVar == impl->m_VariableToIdentifierMap.cend()) {
-                qCCritical(LOG_VariableController())
-                    << tr("Impossible to onDateTimeOnSelection request for unknown variable");
-                return;
-            }
-
-            // notify that rescale operation has to be done
-            emit rangeChanged(selectedVariable, dateTime);
-
-            auto synchro = impl->m_VariableIdGroupIdMap.find(itVar->second)
-                           != impl->m_VariableIdGroupIdMap.cend();
-
-            this->onRequestDataLoading(QVector<std::shared_ptr<Variable> >{selectedVariable},
-                                       dateTime, synchro);
+            onUpdateDateTime(selectedVariable, dateTime);
         }
     }
     else if (selectedRows.size() > 1) {
@@ -412,6 +400,25 @@ void VariableController::onDateTimeOnSelection(const SqpRange &dateTime)
     }
 }
 
+void VariableController::onUpdateDateTime(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable,
+                                          const SqpRange &dateTime)
+{
+    auto itVar = impl->m_VariableToIdentifierMap.find(variable);
+    if (itVar == impl->m_VariableToIdentifierMap.cend()) {
+        qCCritical(LOG_VariableController())
+            << tr("Impossible to onDateTimeOnSelection request for unknown variable");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // notify that rescale operation has to be done
+    emit rangeChanged(variable, dateTime);
+
+    auto synchro
+        = impl->m_VariableIdGroupIdMap.find(itVar->second) != impl->m_VariableIdGroupIdMap.cend();
+
+    this->onRequestDataLoading(QVector<std::shared_ptr<Variable> >{variable}, dateTime, synchro);
+}
+
 void VariableController::onDataProvided(QUuid vIdentifier, const SqpRange &rangeRequested,
                                         const SqpRange &cacheRangeRequested,
                                         QVector<AcquisitionDataPacket> dataAcquired)
diff --git a/core/src/Variable/VariableModel.cpp b/core/src/Variable/VariableModel.cpp
index f85f179..9c91f18 100644
--- a/core/src/Variable/VariableModel.cpp
+++ b/core/src/Variable/VariableModel.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QSize>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_VariableModel, "VariableModel")
@@ -322,7 +323,9 @@ bool VariableModel::canDropMimeData(const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action
                                     int column, const QModelIndex &parent) const
 {
     // drop of a product
-    return data->hasFormat(MIME_TYPE_PRODUCT_LIST);
+    return data->hasFormat(MIME_TYPE_PRODUCT_LIST)
+           || (data->hasFormat(MIME_TYPE_TIME_RANGE) && parent.isValid()
+               && !data->hasFormat(MIME_TYPE_VARIABLE_LIST));
 }
 
 bool VariableModel::dropMimeData(const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action, int row, int column,
@@ -341,6 +344,14 @@ bool VariableModel::dropMimeData(const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action, i
 
         dropDone = true;
     }
+    else if (data->hasFormat(MIME_TYPE_TIME_RANGE) && parent.isValid()) {
+        auto variable = this->variable(parent.row());
+        auto range = TimeController::timeRangeForMimeData(data->data(MIME_TYPE_TIME_RANGE));
+
+        emit requestVariableRangeUpdate(variable, range);
+
+        dropDone = true;
+    }
 
     return dropDone;
 }