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How to make this deck control

Started by tequila, 01 Mar 2013 02:36:40 PM

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tequila

Hi,

I have this problem.  I have for example one 

1st "data drop down list"- contries-  it filter the
2nd. "data drop down list" - cities.

the "1st data dropdown list" control simultaneous one cross-table nest in a datadeck (?) with a lot of key performance idicators for contries.
And the "2nd data dropdownlist" control one another cross-table with key performance indicators for cities.

Also when I select "country" -America- the cross-table show the cummulated KPI of this country. And when I select New-York it change to the cross-table with KPI of this city.

how can i make the control to the cross-table?

thanks
 

tschuman13

You will need 2 queries.

Query 1 - Country and City
Query 2 - Country, City, and KPIs you want to see in Cross-tab

Create 2 Active Report Data Drop Down Controls
#1 Drag Country into the drop down area
#2 Drag City into the drop down area, drag County into the Extra Items area
#1 Create a connection and variable that will filter #2.  Set County = Country

You should now have the cascading prompt.

Now add your cross-tab and associate to Query #2.  Nest Country and then City in your rows.  Add your KPIs as your columns.

Go back to your radio buttons:
Country Radio button - create a new connection, reuse the variable that cascades but apply filter to cross-tab. Country = Country.
City Radio button - create a new connection and new variable.  Filter cross-tab on City = City.

Should get you want you want I believe.  Let me know if that works.