topic Re: Updating existing variables with new data in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610508#M1103776 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Martin,</P><P></P><P>Yes I have tried opening the variable definition window, still no change.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:04:05 GMT 2014-04-07T15:04:05Z Updating existing variables with new data https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610503#M1103771 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I have to update a list of existing variables and I am unable to do that. I went to 'Variable Overview' under Settings tab and tried updating the variable but I am unable to do that. I have attached screen shots for better explanation. I believe something is reverting the updates to the variables.</P><P></P><P>Please advise, Thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:31:53 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610503#M1103771 2014-04-07T14:31:53Z Re: Updating existing variables with new data https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610504#M1103772 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Sagar,</P><P></P><P>Im not quite sure of your problem - when does it "rest the value? </P><P></P><P>1) After document reload?</P><P>2) After you have edited the variable in variable overview and press ok. And then open the variable overview again? </P><P></P><P>If its the first case - have you tried searching the load script for "vNormalHrs"?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:43:27 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610504#M1103772 martinpedersen 2014-04-07T14:43:27Z Re: Updating existing variables with new data https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610505#M1103773 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Martin,</P><P></P><P>Appreciate the quick response. </P><P>So when i made the changes in variable overview and opened it again, it reverts back to the old number and does not store my expression.</P><P>Please let me know if you have additional questions.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:50:26 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610505#M1103773 2014-04-07T14:50:26Z Re: Updating existing variables with new data https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610506#M1103774 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d; background-color: #f6f6f6;">Hi Martin,</P><P></P><P style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d; background-color: #f6f6f6;">Appreciate the quick response.</P><P style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d; background-color: #f6f6f6;">So when i made the changes in variable overview and opened it again, it reverts back to the old number and does not store my expression.</P><P style="font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; color: #3d3d3d; background-color: #f6f6f6;">Please let me know if you have additional questions.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:50:54 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610506#M1103774 2014-04-07T14:50:54Z Re: Updating existing variables with new data https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610507#M1103775 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Sagar,</P><P></P><P>Sometimes when I just change the value in the variable overview window, it does not save my changes. Have you tried to "open" the variable-definition to make you changes? </P><P></P><P><IMG alt="Udklip.PNG.png" class="jive-image" src="https://community.qlik.com/legacyfs/online/56735_Udklip.PNG.png" /></P><P>Or do you perhaps have a trigger that changes the variable?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:01:12 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610507#M1103775 martinpedersen 2014-04-07T15:01:12Z Re: Updating existing variables with new data https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610508#M1103776 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Martin,</P><P></P><P>Yes I have tried opening the variable definition window, still no change.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:04:05 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610508#M1103776 2014-04-07T15:04:05Z Re: Updating existing variables with new data https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610509#M1103777 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sounds very strange - you do not have any triggers / macros / variable restrictions that causes the change?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Apr 2014 07:54:49 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Updating-existing-variables-with-new-data/m-p/610509#M1103777 martinpedersen 2014-04-09T07:54:49Z