topic Re: change of variable names in QlikView

change of variable names

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 05:41:07 GMT

Hi,

Can any 1 tell me how to edit variables names

in variables overview i cud only change variable value

Re: change of variable names

settu_periasamy — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 05:46:59 GMT

I think, There is no option to change the variable name.

usually i do create the new one, and remove the unwanted variables.

may be someone have the idea.

Re: change of variable names

MayilVahanan — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 05:48:17 GMT

As of my knowledge, we can't able to edit the variable name.

Re: change of variable names

vardhancse — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 05:57:10 GMT

Hi variable once created can not rename the variable name, more over what is the use of variable name rename as we are not going to show mostly in the front end dashboard.

Re: change of variable names

MK_QSL — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 05:59:39 GMT

There is no option to change variable name. Copy the Definition of variable and create new variable by pasting the definition.

Re: change of variable names

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:01:08 GMT

i want to document all variables used.

so if i can edit; i can copy name to document it.

Re: change of variable names

MK_QSL — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:02:37 GMT

1) Create an InputBox

2) Add all the variables that you want to copy

3) Copy the InputBox object

4) Paste it in destination document

5) Done. The variables are also copied.

Copying variables from an application to a second one

Re: change of variable names

Michiel_QV_Fan — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:11:09 GMT

Create your variables in the script to make them transportable to another QlikView document.

For your documentation and maintenance you can create an external file (excel, txt, ...) with all the variables.

Make columns with names, the variable content. Load this table, loop the table to create the variables.

This way you can add the same variables to any QlikView document and only have to maintain this in 1 place.

Re: change of variable names

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:18:58 GMT

Defining variables in the script itself gives us flexibility to change its name or copy it to different QV document at any point of time. This is one of the best practices for qlikview usage.

Re: change of variable names

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:20:21 GMT

Hi Prudhvi,

Best info.. we can't edit Variable name but we can do alternate source but i am not sure that, just do like:

settings-> Document Settings -> select Variable Tab -> settings for selected Variable -> you select vale in that you can write condition for name

I am not sure, i think we have choice, your perfect in coding you can write and think logical way.

Ramya.

Re: change of variable names

awhitfield — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:03:28 GMT

Why do you want to do this?

Andy

Re: change of variable names

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:17:29 GMT

tanks to all

Re: change of variable names

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:46:09 GMT

1) typo on the variable name....

2) if later want to rename several variables as name grouping ...

3) variables being case sensitive .... sometimes Cap every first letter of word ... sometime not ... if eventually want to bring it to consistent ....