topic Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet in QlikView

How to activate object in a container on active sheet

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:24:29 GMT

Hello,

I have 2 different objects(graphs) in a container. I want to be able to activate a specific object when go to the sheet it is on.

I have tried with action Activate Object, but i cannot make it work.

Any ideas?

Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet

marcus_sommer — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:14:00 GMT

This could only be done with macros - see here: How to identify which Object ID is active inside a container

- Marcus

Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:15:21 GMT

I dont want to use marcos - It should be possible without.-

Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet

marcus_sommer — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:33:55 GMT

I'm not sure but I believe this won't be possible. To activate objects per actions is already difficult if this are single-objects and there are none actions-logic to access an object within a container. I think you will need a compromise between layout and usability.

- Marcus

Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:35:35 GMT

I think so too . What a shame - They just have to see a random one then! :

Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet

c_gilbert — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:40:44 GMT

The only other workaround is if you create something that looks like a container, but is actually just text objects with actions attached to change a variable, then the charts visible depending on the variable.

You could then also set the desired variable when the sheet is activated.

Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:42:31 GMT

Yes But that is very ugly Ill just keep it to what i have now. However it could have been a nice feature to have.

Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet

c_gilbert — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:45:55 GMT

Not sure what you mean by ugly? as you can design it to look the same as a container, but I guess it does create more objects and variables...

Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:50:17 GMT

By ugly i mean - I will not be the same and yes you have to put extra logic into your report and keep track of variables og more objects. Its not a nice way to do things. I can live with the other.

Re: How to activate object in a container on active sheet

c_gilbert — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:14:14 GMT

Yeah I agree - not too bad if you only have one or two, but any more is not worth it.

I hope this will be possible in a future version though.