topic Re: Different actions + different alternate states in App Development

Different actions + different alternate states

digichap28 — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 22:32:43 GMT

Hey there!

I'm considering proposing the company I work for to upgrade from Qlikview to Sense, but I have noticed there are several functionalities the clients like using in QV, and I'm afraid they wont have them as they want it if we switch to Sense.

One of them is the following:

I have 2 calendars using the same field but on different alternate states. The dates on these 2 can be changed individually or different preset ranges can be selected clicking on a button (text box). This button has two "Select in Field" actions setup to change each calendars selections.

What I noticed is that the button object on Sense cant have multiple actions set for different alternate states. Am I wrong ? Is there another way to do that ? would I have to create 2 buttons to change each calendar selection ?

Thanks!!

Re: Different actions + different alternate states

garvitgupta96 — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:09:48 GMT

Hi,

Could you please give a little more insight about your question. It feels like this is a little incomplete.

Re: Different actions + different alternate states

digichap28 — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 18:33:45 GMT

In QV we are triggering 2 "Select in field" actions when clicking on a text object, and each of them is configured to affect different alternate states. This is something I havent found in Sense.

Qlik Sense Button object doesnt show a way to select an alternate state for each action.

Re: Different actions + different alternate states

digichap28 — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:29:40 GMT

No one knows ? Will I have to create 2 buttons and make the user click two objects in order to accomplish this ?

Would be glad to know if there is a way!

Re: Different actions + different alternate states

AzerAskerov — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:14:29 GMT

Hi. I also faced Same problem.

Re: Different actions + different alternate states

vinieme12 — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 07:08:05 GMT

you can use two island Calendar tables instead of alternate states

Re: Different actions + different alternate states

RafaelBarrios — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:45:42 GMT

Hi @digichap28
i think you are right on this, a button can only apply action in one alternate state
and in the same topic of the triggers, you will have many distant things that will limit you.

and on the other hand, YES, there are many ways in which you can get around these differences/limitations, such as island tables or solve it with setAnalysis

For example, using a single calendar you could look up the date range and apply it to two different measures.

vMinDate

= min(date_field) //be sure of using the = sign when deffining the variable

vMaxDate

= max(date_field) //be sure of using the = sign when deffining the variable

and your measures

sum({< date={">=$(vMinDate)<=$(vMaxDate)"} >}sales)

sum({AltState1< date={">=$(vMinDate)<=$(vMaxDate)"} >}sales)

this may have a syntax error because I have not been able to test it

Keep in mind that you will find many differences that will limit what you are used to doing in Qlikview, but in general you gain much more in terms of self-service and new features

hope this helps.

best,

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