Re: Can Search Box double up as Button? - Qlik Community

Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2014-01-25

Hi, I was looking at putting in a new feature in my dashboards. The idea is to collate all chart ids in my dashboard (all custom names) into a table and use the Search box to help quickly find the table I need. Currently I need to use a Button to show/hide the table searched for. I was wondering if it will be possible to have the table restored/maximized/shown immediately after pressing Enter key after search.

Let's say I have two tables:

comics: (objectId - Comics)

[Comics

Calvin And Hobbes

Peanuts

Garfield];

fruits: (objectId - Fruits)

[Fruits

Apple

Mango];

Search_Table: (used in Search box)

[search

Comics

Fruits];

I need the search box to also open the table when I search the ObjectId. I don't want to use a Button/TextBox action. Is it possible?

whiteline · ‎2014-01-25

Hi.

After you pressed enter the selection was made in the 'search' field.

So you can use a simple Conditional Show (Properties->Layout) expression for your charts.

Something like =search='Comics' and =search='Fruits'

Colin-Albert · ‎2014-01-25

Actions are not available from the Search object. Actions are available on buttons, text objects, gauges and lines.

whiteline · ‎2014-01-28

Sample

Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2014-01-30

Hi. This was really helpful. Didn't know about the search syntax. Is there a way I can force it to minimize/maximize the table. I can make use show/hide if maximize doesn't work though.

Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2014-01-30

Hi

PFA, Something like this..

Thank you

Vardhan

Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2014-01-30

Hi Vardhan, I have tried macros and felt it was not scalable. I currently have to edit the macro everytime I add a new table or remove an existing one. Hence wanted to know if there was an alternative.

Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2014-01-30

check this, without using macro.

Thank you

Vardhan

whiteline · ‎2014-01-30

Hi.

No, it's just conditional show feature.

Though, you can have more than one object that appears/disappears when the user select something in the search field.

Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2014-02-01

Thanks Vardhan. This uses the same method as suggested by Whiteline. Looks like minimization is not possible. Not sure if conditional show/hide uses lesser resources compared to minimization.