topic Creating a list from Variables in Set Analysis in App Development

Creating a list from Variables in Set Analysis

mikelutomski — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:04:50 GMT

I am trying to use multiple variables to limit a single dimension in Set Analysis for a master measure.

I am using the below script in a Chart with "Business Unit" & "Quarter-Year" as a dimension, and it's not working.

Quarter-Year = {$(Variable_1),$(Variable_2),$(Variable_3)}

Since "Quarter-Year" is a text field, I can't use a range such as {">=$(=$(Variable_1))<=$(=$(Variable_3))"}, either.

Would this work better as an OR, or is there another way to write this?

Should I create new fields in the Data Model to replace the Variables?

I initially tried using the following, but it breaks my Color By Expression for the Business Units:

[Summary Date]={'>=$(=date(QuarterStart(AddMonths(Max([Summary Date]),-11))))<=$(=Max([Summary Date]))'}

Here is my Color By Expression script:

RGB(Subfield([Summary_BUColor],',',1), Subfield([Summary_BUColor],',',2), Subfield([Summary_BUColor],',',3))

Suggestions to make any of the above work would be appreciated.

Thanks.

-Mike

Re: Creating a list from Variables in Set Analysis

sunny_talwar — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:15:58 GMT

1) I am not completely sure I follow, are you using this

{$(Variable_1),$(Variable_2),$(Variable_3)}

as your second dimension Quarter-Year? or is this a set analysis used in your expression?

2) What is the relation of color and this expression? I am not sure I understand that, can you may be share a sample and demonstrate the issue to us?

Re: Creating a list from Variables in Set Analysis

mikelutomski — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:55:30 GMT

Sunny,

I've attached my report.

My main concern is getting the chart to maintain the colors by expression for the [Summary Business Unit] in the charts.

Whenever I make a selection, it loses the colors, with the exception of when selecting the max month within a quarter.

Each chart in the attached report has a different way of keeping the range of 4 quarters, with the exception of the third one, which uses the value of the fields based on the month selected ([1 Qtr Back],[2 Qtrs Back],[3 Qtrs Back]).

The table represents the quarters that should be used based on the month selected.

Thank you for taking some time to look at this.

-Mike

Re: Creating a list from Variables in Set Analysis

sunny_talwar — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:37:47 GMT

Try this out:

RGB(Subfield(Only({1} [Summary_BUColor]),',',1), Subfield(Only({1} [Summary_BUColor]),',',2), Subfield(Only({1} [Summary_BUColor]),',',3))

Re: Creating a list from Variables in Set Analysis

mikelutomski — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:54:16 GMT

Ugh...something so simple.

Thank you so much Sunny!! This is perfect!

-Mike