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That was just QlikView, we don't cascade states in Qlik Sense.
Here is a sample that is working against the app you attached previously, Sales Discovery_ab.qvf
I haven't edited the app at all, just loaded it up using the script attached and refreshed the app after it ran.
Hey Alex,
Here is a sample using qsocks that will add a alternate state, then patch a list object to use that new state.
var qsocks = require('qsocks')
qsocks.Connect({appname: 'Sales Discovery.qvf'}).
then(function(global) {
return global.openDoc('Sales Discovery.qvf')
})
.then(function(app) {
app.addAlternateState('MyNewState').then(function() {
return app.getObject('QEECN').then(function(object) {
return object.applyPatches([{
"qPath": '/qListObjectDef/qStateName',
"qOp": 'add',
"qValue": '"MyNewState"'
}])
})
})
.then(function() {
app.doSave();
})
})
Or as a Gist if the syntax highlighting is a bit annoying here 
https://gist.github.com/mindspank/cbd243cdf4ec15f365eb
This is the end result, top Listbox is now in its own state
Thank you for the quick reply.
I was walking through the logic in the Engine API Explorer and it didn't like the format of the parameters. Received a "Path value not on valid JSON format."
My Alternate State exists;
Checking the documentation the qValue should have a \" infront of the string values.
I tried a bunch of different ways to pass the alternate state name and received errors every time. I don't know how you did the above 
Maybe you have a demo you could attach?
Also tried using qsocks.bundle.js and it doesn't work.
var config = {
host: 'localhost', // Server name
isSecure: false //true on server
};
function connect() {
qsocks.Connect().then(function(global) {
// from the global handle we can invoke methods from the global class
return global.openDoc('Demo.qvf')
})
.then(function(app) {
// returns a app handle which we can invoke app methods on
app.addAlternateState("MyNewState").then(function() {
return app.getObject("GxUjhtd").then(function(object) {
return object.applyPatches([{
"qPath": '/qListObjectDef/qStateName',
"qOp": 'add',
"qValue": '"MyNewState"'
}])
})
});
})
.then(function() {
console.log('All Done')
})
};
connect();
Do you know why this wouldn't work? I've tried every way I could think of to pass the qValue and I still get errors.
Is it possible for you to attach a working demo with the full scripts/html you used? I can only get qsocks.bundle.js to run as I've had issues with using just straight require like you have.
Here is again the same script but running in a html file instead.
You should be able to run it straight from file:// just replace the appname with a app in your desktop and a Object ID for a listbox that exists in your app.
Alexander,
Thank you so much for your continued replies and help. I'm about to give up trying to get this to work on qs desktop and try it on the server. It may also be a procedural issue:
1. I downloaded your test.html
2. I added a new screen to 'Sales Discovery' and added two new objects that were the same field "Channel Name" just like you have it.
3. I then found out one of the objects ID's and put that into the test.html script.
4. I then opened the test.html file in a browser and let the script run.
5. I then refreshed my Sales Discovery app using f5.
6. My filters are still on the same state. 
prior to this, I reinstalled QS to make sure it wasn't a bug on my end. How in the world are you getting this to work! Thanks again.
