topic Re: why we use $1? when i am using this in variable overview window inside definition tab it is showing error. in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-we-use-1-when-i-am-using-this-in-variable-overview-window/m-p/1175786#M911893 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Context is all. Where is it?</P><P></P><P>You can use an identifier like that to mean:</P><UL><LI>the first parameter in a User-defined-function using variables</LI><LI>selection 1 from the backstack (e.e. the previous selection) in set analysis</LI><LI>a variable or field name that has been explicitly defined before</LI></UL><P></P><P>You seem to be using a fourth possibility that QlikView doesn't understand.</P><P></P><P>Best,</P><P></P><P>Peter</P><P></P><P>[Edit] Translated some stubby-finger gibberish into English. Hope I succeeded...</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 31 May 2016 11:54:29 GMT Peter_Cammaert 2016-05-31T11:54:29Z why we use $1? when i am using this in variable overview window inside definition tab it is showing error. https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-we-use-1-when-i-am-using-this-in-variable-overview-window/m-p/1175785#M911892 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>when i am performing Sum([# Departures Performed]) /$1 this it showing error in $1 why it is showing m not getting ?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:16:04 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-we-use-1-when-i-am-using-this-in-variable-overview-window/m-p/1175785#M911892 2020-11-25T16:16:04Z Re: why we use $1? when i am using this in variable overview window inside definition tab it is showing error. https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-we-use-1-when-i-am-using-this-in-variable-overview-window/m-p/1175786#M911893 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Context is all. Where is it?</P><P></P><P>You can use an identifier like that to mean:</P><UL><LI>the first parameter in a User-defined-function using variables</LI><LI>selection 1 from the backstack (e.e. the previous selection) in set analysis</LI><LI>a variable or field name that has been explicitly defined before</LI></UL><P></P><P>You seem to be using a fourth possibility that QlikView doesn't understand.</P><P></P><P>Best,</P><P></P><P>Peter</P><P></P><P>[Edit] Translated some stubby-finger gibberish into English. Hope I succeeded...</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 31 May 2016 11:54:29 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-we-use-1-when-i-am-using-this-in-variable-overview-window/m-p/1175786#M911893 Peter_Cammaert 2016-05-31T11:54:29Z Re: why we use $1? when i am using this in variable overview window inside definition tab it is showing error. https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-we-use-1-when-i-am-using-this-in-variable-overview-window/m-p/1175787#M911894 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Anshita,</P><P>when you write $1 on vars, you are writting parameters.</P><P>Example:</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Var1-&gt; Sum(Amount)/$1</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $1 depends of the value that you pass when calling Var1</P><P></P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Calling Var1-&gt; $(Var1(3))</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $1 take 3 value.</P><P></P><P>Regards!!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 31 May 2016 13:28:15 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/why-we-use-1-when-i-am-using-this-in-variable-overview-window/m-p/1175787#M911894 Anonymous 2016-05-31T13:28:15Z