topic Re: Locking a field selection using API in Integration, Extension & APIs

Locking a field selection using API

edwin — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:55:46 GMT

I wasnt sure if this should be in integration but it does concern the API. we cretaed a link to our dashboard we share view web. we call/open the dashboard and select specific field using the APP API from this help info:

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/June2017/Subsystems/Mashups/Content/AppIntegrationAPI/app-integration-api-examples.htm

so we could call our dashboard and set a specific field using the following format:

{APP/SHEET URL}/clearselections/select/{field}/{value}

all is working well until the user selects a filter that breaks our selection.

the question is: how do we instruct Qlik to LOCK the field at select when the URL is clicked. it would make sense that if the functionality to SELECT a field value is opened up via API call, then all fucntionalities of the SELECT function should be supported - or does it?

thanks,

edwin

Re: Locking a field selection using API

Øystein_Kolsrud — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:39:47 GMT

Hi! You should probably have a look at this endpoint:

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/February2023/Subsystems/EngineJSONAPI/Content/service-genericobject-lock.htm

Re: Locking a field selection using API

herringbur — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:51:00 GMT

Hi! You should probably investigate this endpoint. https://community.qlik.com/t5/Integration-Extension-APIs/Locking-a-field-selection-using-API/td-p/2039475 idle breakout

Re: Locking a field selection using API

edwin — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:26:06 GMT

@moderator - how do you report responses like these? shouldnt anyone be looking out for traps like these?

this is very infuriating!

Re: Locking a field selection using API

edwin — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:35:11 GMT

@Øystein_Kolsrud the doc does not say how to use it.

if for example, the dashboard link is:

HTTPS://someServer.com/app12345/sheet12345/sheet/analysis/language/en/clearselections/select/country_desc/Canada

i tried using

HTTPS://someServer.com/app12345/sheet12345/sheet/analysis/language/en/clearselections/select/country_desc/Canada/lock/country_desc

didnt work. didnt realize you can incorporate the Qlik engine JSON API calls into the dashboard URL, pls give an example.

Re: Locking a field selection using API

Øystein_Kolsrud — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:10:45 GMT

Oh, sorry! I guess I was too quick to answer. I thought you were asking for the functionality in the API in general, and I didn't realize at first that you were looking for a way to do this in the URL. I'm pretty sure there is no lock functionality available there, but I'm not very familiar with that API so I'll leave it to others with more knowledge in this domain to answer your question.

Re: Locking a field selection using API

edwin — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:19:37 GMT

thanks for confirming. this goes back to what i was saying - a functionality is available but in my opinion, it is incomplete.

the confirmation does allow us to move on and rethink our approach.

thanks,

edwin