How to Use QlikView Advanced Search with NPrinting Filters

Stefano_Dalla_Guarda — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:10:08 GMT

This tutorial illustrates how to create an NPrinting filter, which leverages QlikView advanced search functionality, for use within an NPrinting report.

To create an NPrinting advanced search filter you need to insert the search expression in the filter's field value.

For instance, the formula to find all SalesOffice that start with 'S' appears as follows "=SalesOffice like 'S*' ". According with the QlikView advanced search syntax, the formula to find all SalesOffice that contain an 'S' instead is "=SalesOffice like '*S*' ".

QlikView also allows you to specify a condition to retrieve the values of a field that satisfy a condition based on different fields. For instance, you can select all SalesOffices that sell more than $250,000.00

For the exact Qlikview formula syntax details, refer to your QlikView documentation.

Create a New Filter

Click on Filters in the lower left pane
Click on Filter in the New group in the ribbon

Configure Filter

Enter Products Contain 'Shirt'
Enter optionally a Description
Click on Add

Open Select Field Window

Click on the browse button at the extreme right of the Name field.

Add ProductName Field

Start typing ProductName
Select ProductName from the list
Click on OK

Add an Advanced Formula

Click on the green '+' button to add a new row
Enter =ProductName like '*Shirt*' as Value
Leave Evaluate check box unchecked. Click on OK

If you wish to use advanced search criteria, you must insert an equal character ("=") at the beginning and the "Evaluate" flag must be deselected. Multiple rows of values or advanced search expressions for the same field will be applied in "OR" mode. Refer to "How to Create Static and Dynamic Filters Based on Fields"

Save and Close the Filter

Click on Save and Close

Open a Report

Click on Reports
Select Excel reports
Select a report and double click on it (e.g. Excel - Simple Report with an Image and a Table)

Apply the Filter to the Report

Click on Filters
Click on Add
Start typing Shirt
Select Product Contain 'Shirt' from the list
Click on OK to apply the filter to the report
Click on Preview

Result

The report contains only the products that contain the string 'shirt'.

Review also "How to Create QlikView Bookmark Filters Using Dynamic Search Expressions"

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