topic Structured text in QV model in QlikView

Structured text in QV model

ladislav — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:07:16 GMT

Hey Guys

I am designing model where I need to put a lot of documentation.

I need to have this explanations on the click of a button inside the model.
This has to be structured text with pictures in it.

But:

1, My stakeholders are using IE plugin in access point (no AJAX) therefore I have no option to use plugins.

2, Also I don’t want to use snapshots/pictures in the text boxes, because when they zoom to full screen it looks awful.
It is almost unreadable after some zoom even when I use PNG format.

Do you please have any other suggestions how to get it done?

Thanks

Re: Structured text in QV model

marcus_sommer — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:28:06 GMT

I think there isn't really a good way to reach this with the IE plugin. One way could be to use a lot of nested/overlapping textboxes each with a special format and content with a visibilty-control through many variables. Another possibilty is to load all your documentation in a structured table which you then showed in a table-chart. But both methods are far away from looking nice and they will cause a lot of efforts.

Maybe it's better to create these documentation as pdf- or html-files which will be opened by the button.

- Marcus

Re: Structured text in QV model

ladislav — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 07:10:01 GMT

Thanks Marcus.
I run out of options here. It is frustrating that QlikTech was not able to provide any solution for such an obvious drawback as this one is.

Re: Structured text in QV model

ladislav — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:04:39 GMT

Marc, one more question please.

Is there a way to open PDF or Htm document on specific location in text? This way I can create links inside the model about specific topics. When user clicks on one, it will take him to a relevnat topic which explains exactly what he was interested about.

Can it be done? Maybe some boomarks or macro would help.

Thank you.

Re: Structured text in QV model

marcus_sommer — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:34:22 GMT

Yes, the url to the pdf/html could be dynamically depending on the user-selection maybe like:

= '\\YourServer\d$\YourFolder\' &

only({< UserSelection = {"$(=getfieldselections(UserSelection))"}>} FileName) & '.pdf'

and open then a certain part from your documentation.

- Marcus