topic Setting Initial Values in Definition.xml? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-Initial-Values-in-Definition-xml/m-p/715219#M1241178 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />I want my extension object to be prepopulated with the correct properties, but I can't seem to get it to work. For the "Text" ones setting the Expression attribute did the trick, but for Dimensions I just can't get it to work.</P><P></P><P>Attached is my definition.xml.</P><P></P><P>When I add my extension object I get the following results (the dimensions are set wrong), but the Text (last three properties) are set correctly.</P><P></P><P></P><P><IMG alt="Capture1.JPG.jpg" class="jive-image" src="https://community.qlik.com/legacyfs/online/65926_Capture1.JPG.jpg" /></P><P>After I add the object I can manually change the properties and they stick and work perfectly fine, so I know the settings are good.</P><P><IMG alt="Capture2.JPG.jpg" class="jive-image" src="https://community.qlik.com/legacyfs/online/65963_Capture2.JPG.jpg" /></P><P></P><P>So what am I doing wrong that those same values aren't sticking from my Definition.xml file?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT 2026-01-26T16:26:21Z Setting Initial Values in Definition.xml? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-Initial-Values-in-Definition-xml/m-p/715219#M1241178 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />I want my extension object to be prepopulated with the correct properties, but I can't seem to get it to work. For the "Text" ones setting the Expression attribute did the trick, but for Dimensions I just can't get it to work.</P><P></P><P>Attached is my definition.xml.</P><P></P><P>When I add my extension object I get the following results (the dimensions are set wrong), but the Text (last three properties) are set correctly.</P><P></P><P></P><P><IMG alt="Capture1.JPG.jpg" class="jive-image" src="https://community.qlik.com/legacyfs/online/65926_Capture1.JPG.jpg" /></P><P>After I add the object I can manually change the properties and they stick and work perfectly fine, so I know the settings are good.</P><P><IMG alt="Capture2.JPG.jpg" class="jive-image" src="https://community.qlik.com/legacyfs/online/65963_Capture2.JPG.jpg" /></P><P></P><P>So what am I doing wrong that those same values aren't sticking from my Definition.xml file?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-Initial-Values-in-Definition-xml/m-p/715219#M1241178 2026-01-26T16:26:21Z Re: Setting Initial Values in Definition.xml? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-Initial-Values-in-Definition-xml/m-p/715220#M1241181 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Found the answer myself. It was to use the Initiate tag as mentioned in this post:</P><P></P><P><A _jive_internal="true" href="https://community.qlik.com/thread/83415">http://community.qlik.com/thread/83415</A></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:51:22 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-Initial-Values-in-Definition-xml/m-p/715220#M1241181 2014-09-05T19:51:22Z