Current Selection box, Text box, and a Chart

[#1]

I am trying to display a message in my Chart when there are no items selected in the Current Selection Box.  Can I create a text box that sits on top of my chart that states "Please select items" or another phrase only when the Current Selection box is empty or is there a better way?

David

[sujeetsingh]

David can you please explain in little detail

[vikasmahajan]

- Give the condition in GetSelectedCount( your field name )>0  in in calculation condition and set "error message"  as Select <Field> to Generate the chart.

Hope this helps you pfa jpg attached.

vikas

[#4]

Hi,

In this you can give Condition and error message

HTH

-Shruti

[vikasmahajan]

Thanks

[#6]

Sorry about that.  Not enough coffee on this Friday morning.  Below you will see a screen shot of a prototype I am working on.  You will see messages on the three charts.  I want to change those messages to display something else only when they are no options showing in the current selection box.  Does this make sense.

David

[sebastiandperei · Accepted solution]

David, you could do:

1- Create a Text box, with your message, like "Please, make selections"

2- Give transparent background

3- Put it over the Current Selections Box, and give it a higher layer value. (Right button, order, bring to front)

4- Finally, in Properties of the text box, Layout, mark "Show Conditional", and put the following expression:

=IsNull(GetCurrentSelections())

This will show the text with your message only if you haven't made any selections.

[#8]

Hi.  This works perfectly for the Current Selection box.  I need to do the same thing with the charts i create.  If there are not selections I want a message.