topic Can a button change the variable in an input box in QlikView

Can a button change the variable in an input box

helen_pip — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:49:31 GMT

Dear Qlikview User

I have an input box which has 3 variables. The Pre defined values in a drop down are selected and the user can select either Department, Location or City

v1 = Department

v2= Location

v3 = City

The Input box controls what is seen through the drill down group in a straight table

At the top of the page I have a heading I.e. Department, Location and City. What I ideally need is each heading to be a button and when the user clicks on the button, the drop down list in the input box also changes

Is this a possibility?

Kind Regards

Helen

Re: Can a button change the variable in an input box

stabben23 — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:55:54 GMT

So you need 3 buttons, one for each heading, right? Create 3 buttons on add Action-->External-->Set Variable.

Re: Can a button change the variable in an input box

helen_pip — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:06:21 GMT

Hello Staffan

Thank you for your response

My input box has 3 variables and are available through the drop down list. I have tried placing a button on my heading as suggested, and setting a variable through an action

I.e. v1 = Department

However, the input box does not interact with the variable

Kind Regards

Helen

Re: Can a button change the variable in an input box

krishnacbe — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:24:37 GMT

Hi Helen,

Hope the attached sample will help you. just add a dummy trigger to the Button. automatically the input box value is assigned to variable.

Re: Can a button change the variable in an input box

krishnacbe — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:25:28 GMT

+ Attachement

Re: Can a button change the variable in an input box

stabben23 — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:44:07 GMT

If you use GetFieldSelection(Variable/Fieldname) in Your heading, is that an option?