topic calculated dimension help in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/calculated-dimension-help/m-p/205555#M61982 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello.</P><P>No, you can't get values from text object. but you can use a variable. For example:</P><P>1) create a variable vUser with value: =if(osuser()='me',2,1)</P><P>2) use this variable in calculated dimension: if($(vUser) = 2,[Drill],[Cyclic])</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:19:15 GMT sparur 2010-06-29T06:19:15Z calculated dimension help https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/calculated-dimension-help/m-p/205554#M61981 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Would it be possible for me to use a value from a text object to a calculated dimension?</P><P>like if in my text object i have <STRONG>=if(osuser()='me',2,1)</STRONG></P><P>and in my calculated dimension i will just like call the object like <STRONG>if(textobject = 2,[Drill],[Cyclic])</STRONG></P><P>is this kinda possible?</P><P></P><P>help would be much apreciated.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:04:45 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/calculated-dimension-help/m-p/205554#M61981 2010-06-29T05:04:45Z calculated dimension help https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/calculated-dimension-help/m-p/205555#M61982 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello.</P><P>No, you can't get values from text object. but you can use a variable. For example:</P><P>1) create a variable vUser with value: =if(osuser()='me',2,1)</P><P>2) use this variable in calculated dimension: if($(vUser) = 2,[Drill],[Cyclic])</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:19:15 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/calculated-dimension-help/m-p/205555#M61982 sparur 2010-06-29T06:19:15Z calculated dimension help https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/calculated-dimension-help/m-p/205556#M61983 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>oh ok tnx!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:53:33 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/calculated-dimension-help/m-p/205556#M61983 2010-06-29T08:53:33Z