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melissapluke
Partner - Creator
Partner - Creator

Variables within another Variable

Hi all,

I have a drop down variable selector in which a user can select from a list and assign a value to vPCType1. I have 10 of these variable selection options.

Next, I have a variable called vPCTypeMatch which is put into a table and looks through those 10 options to determine which, if any, a row in the table matches.

Pick(Match([Procedure Type],vPCType1,vPCType2,vPCType3,vPCType5,vPCType5,vPCType6,vPCType7,vPCType8,vPCType9,vPCType10)+1,

'N/A',1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)

This is working just fine.

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Next, I want to create another variable  called vPCSubtype using that vPCTypeMatch. So if vPCTypeMatch=1, then my variable I am using should be vPCSubtype1. If vPCTypeMatch=2, then my variable I want to use is vPCSubtype2. I can get that to work, but I cannot get it to calculate.

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If I use =$(='vPCSubtype'&$(vPCTypeMatch)), it will work when a single row is selected, but not if there are multiple rows.

One Row:

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Multiple Rows:

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Any ideas on what I am doing wrong or a better approach to this?

Thanks,

Melissa

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