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CasperQlik
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Color bar chart without losing legend

Hi Qlik Community

How do I specify colors on a bar chart with multiple expressions without losing the legend? See my chart below.

If I use color by expression the legend disappears and that is not acceptable. 

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Any help is appreciated

Casper

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CasperQlik
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I found a solution that satisfies my needs.

I created master measures for each expression in my chart. The master measure allows you to pick a color. Then I simple substituted my chart expressions with the master measures, and I have the same values with the desired colors while the legend remains.

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henrikalmen
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It's really frustrating, but that's unfortunately the way things are, and here's the official explanation: https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Legend-will-be-disabled-when-The-expression-...

See for example this thread for some ideas: https://community.qlik.com/t5/Visualization-and-Usability/Color-Expression-and-Chart-Legend/td-p/139... 

CasperQlik
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I found a solution that satisfies my needs.

I created master measures for each expression in my chart. The master measure allows you to pick a color. Then I simple substituted my chart expressions with the master measures, and I have the same values with the desired colors while the legend remains.