topic How do I set a variable when I select a chart in a container ? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824086#M1039246 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Hi All,</P><P></P><P>I have a container with two pivot tables. I want to set a variable (vShowText) when the user selects the first pivot table in the container.</P><P></P><P>What do I need to do to create this ?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>MV</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:43:56 GMT 2014-12-12T13:43:56Z How do I set a variable when I select a chart in a container ? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824086#M1039246 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Hi All,</P><P></P><P>I have a container with two pivot tables. I want to set a variable (vShowText) when the user selects the first pivot table in the container.</P><P></P><P>What do I need to do to create this ?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>MV</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:43:56 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824086#M1039246 2014-12-12T13:43:56Z Re: How do I set a variable when I select a chart in a container ? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824087#M1039247 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>unfortunately It is not possible because it doesn't exist any trigger on container or pivot object</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:46:19 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824087#M1039247 alexandros17 2014-12-12T13:46:19Z Re: How do I set a variable when I select a chart in a container ? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824088#M1039248 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Wow that's incredible. So QlikView can't tell you if an object is active or not ? Even though it understands what colour to render the caption ?</P><P></P><P>Can this be checked in any other way ?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:03:11 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824088#M1039248 2014-12-12T14:03:11Z Re: How do I set a variable when I select a chart in a container ? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824089#M1039249 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>By that, I mean the status of an object !</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:08:41 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824089#M1039249 2014-12-12T14:08:41Z Re: How do I set a variable when I select a chart in a container ? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824090#M1039250 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Objects has triggers, the only thing that can let you know, after your action, what has been done. without triggers you have no way ...</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:08:56 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824090#M1039250 alexandros17 2014-12-12T14:08:56Z Re: How do I set a variable when I select a chart in a container ? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824091#M1039251 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Alessandro,</P><P>I'm a bit confused by what you are saying.</P><P>Do you mean, Objects DON'T HAVE triggers ? </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:24:40 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824091#M1039251 2014-12-15T09:24:40Z Re: How do I set a variable when I select a chart in a container ? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824092#M1039252 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Maureen,</P><P></P><P>You have triggers only for:</P><P>Document</P><P>Sheets</P><P>Fields Events</P><P>Variable Events</P><P>Buttons</P><P>Textboxes</P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P></P><P>Julian</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:12:35 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-do-I-set-a-variable-when-I-select-a-chart-in-a-container/m-p/824092#M1039252 julian_rodriguez 2015-01-16T22:12:35Z