Setting variable for a dimension

[kcm]

New to Qlik Sense.  I would like to set 3 buttons (Month, Qtr, Year) and depending on which button is pressed, use that date dimension as the x-axis in a graph.  I thought variables would work.  Eg using the button/set variable action , setting a vYQM to 'recopendt.date.yearmonth' when MTD button is pressed, or vYQM to 'recopendt.date.yearquarter' in the action button for QTR button.  Then using the value of vYQM as the field for my x-axis in my bar graph.  But this doesn't seem to work.

[Shubham_Deshmukh]

You can do one thing, you can create one list object containing Month, Year, Qtr option and according to selection you can replace your dimension.

[Shubham_Deshmukh]

Just go through REPORTS dashboard from QVW, you can add or remove dimension according to your choice but need to do some changes in data model.

It is qlikview file but will help you in Sense as well. Hope it helps.

Regards

[pradosh_thakur]

Hi 

Is this Qliksense? If yes   1: you can use the variable extension to do that.

                                              or

                                                   1:  Create a data island table with month, quarter, year in it 

                                                    2: Use if getfieldselections with if else in the dimension

-Pradosh

[kcm]

Thanks, but can you give me a simple example?  I thought with the variables I was changing the dimension, but somehow I am not doing it right.

[kcm · Accepted solution]

Thx. I realized I had syntax errors when assigning the variables.

[employe4_2]

Hi i currently trying to do almoste the same , but ain't doing it.

Do you still have your app with good syntaxe ? maybe i assigne also badly my variables...

Thx anyway

[odassier]

Hi Kcm,

Can you share a .qvf file example where this work if possible?  I'm having the same issue.

Thanks,

Olivier

[employe4_2]

Hi,

Can you explicit how you do it, with the variable extension.

I try to do the same but with my measure : selecting my field and the measure of my chart adapte, while my dimension stay as Time.

thx