how to represent ODAG binding variables for fields that have spaces in them for May 2025 version of Qlik Sense

edwin — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:24:04 GMT

the convention for ODAG binding variables is

odag[s|o][n][cnt]_FIELDNAME

from this link

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/May2025/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/LoadData/bind-expressions-OnDemand-template-app.htm

however, if your field name has spaces, you cant just plug it into the field name component. i had a similar question before and the answer was use brackets on fields and never got to try the solution on the Qlik Sense version we had, as we went through an upgrade cycle.

now we need it for the May 2025 release and tried the solution there and it does not work. so for example if the calling application has a filter for [Time scale] and you want to capture the selection, how would the binding variable be coded as? $(odag_Time scale)?

my current work around is to bind to an associated code and in my template app, look up the corresponding field i am interested in. however, this injects an extra step in my load script and takes up time before the whole turn around process is executed (pass the selections to the template app, reload the template app, render the dynamic view)

hope someone else has implemented a similar solution.

thanks

edwin

Re: how to represent ODAG binding variables for fields that have spaces in them for May 2025 version of Qlik Sense

edwin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:42:37 GMT

found the answer when i re-read the help doc:

use of single quotes.

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