topic Re: Can someone explain this syntax in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Can-someone-explain-this-syntax/m-p/581572#M1096775 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi</P><P></P><P>These are for the state (look at the alternate states). This probably means that take the FiscalYear selection from default state and apply to the expression.</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P></P><P>Darius</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:16:51 GMT d_pranskus 2014-04-30T13:16:51Z Can someone explain this syntax https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Can-someone-explain-this-syntax/m-p/581570#M1096773 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>sum({&lt;FiscalYear=$::FiscalYear&gt;} SalesAmount)</P><P></P><P>What are the :: colons for? Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:14:09 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Can-someone-explain-this-syntax/m-p/581570#M1096773 2014-04-30T13:14:09Z Re: Can someone explain this syntax https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Can-someone-explain-this-syntax/m-p/581571#M1096774 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, yer the $::<SPAN style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">FiscalYear</SPAN> means the value of <SPAN style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">FiscalYear</SPAN> in the current set of selections you usually use this when comparing values between alternate states. ie StateA::<SPAN style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">FiscalYear</SPAN></P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>Steve</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:16:27 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Can-someone-explain-this-syntax/m-p/581571#M1096774 sbaldwin 2014-04-30T13:16:27Z Re: Can someone explain this syntax https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Can-someone-explain-this-syntax/m-p/581572#M1096775 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi</P><P></P><P>These are for the state (look at the alternate states). This probably means that take the FiscalYear selection from default state and apply to the expression.</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P></P><P>Darius</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:16:51 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Can-someone-explain-this-syntax/m-p/581572#M1096775 d_pranskus 2014-04-30T13:16:51Z