Text as Variable

[ift_isabelle]

Hi,

I want to make a dashboard where I can load the conclusions into the dashboard, like:

Header

Conclusion

Graph

For example:

Top 10 Measurment in the last month

The measurement was really high, but its was lower then last month.

Header 1	Header 2
Instead of a table I show a graph

The headers and conclusion are currently in an Excel file and I want to update the excel file every month, and I need my text to by flexible. So if I rerun my script with the new excel, the headers will adjust.

I tried putting it in a Text & Image box, but I can only add text by hand or put in a measure. Not a dimension.

Does anyone know a way to put text from an excelfile in Qlik Sense?

Kind regards,

Isabelle

[karthiksrqv]

Hi,

On reading the excel file, cycle through the list, and assign each row a set of variables. Use these variables in the headers. This should ensure that as the values of each variable get refreshed, the final values stay up to date.

[ift_isabelle]

Maybe I don't understand what you mean, but:

I already loaded my text in the dashboard.

The problem is the visualisation. The Text & Image box only accepts measures or hard coded text.

I can show it in a table, but then I get a title, a total etc. I just want the text...

Please help!

[karthiksrqv · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Try these steps:

1. Create a new variable called v_text

2. In your load script, peek one value (say from the first row of your excel) and set that value to v_text

3. In your 'Text & Image' object, put v_text as a measure

4. Turn off titles and details in the Appearance tab of the 'Text & Image' object.

This should finally yield a text box who's contents will change if you change the value in excel.

This is for one such value. If it works, you can then create a family of variables, like v_help_text1, v_help_text2 etc. with v_help_text1 being set to the value from the first row of Excel, v_help_text2 set to the 2nd etc.

Hoping this helps!

[ishanbhatt]

Hi Isabelle,

For dynamically changing text use Narrative Extension provided by Qlik. It'll automatically update your text based on the graph.

Thanks,

Ishan

[beck_bakytbek]

Hi Isabellen

look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFT-PNf_z9g

i hope that helps

beck

[ift_isabelle]

Thanks! Just what I was looking for!