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14 Logic and Selections
14.1 Single Field Value Selection
In order to select a value from a field, simply click the value. Once selected, the cell turns green to indicate
its new state, i.e. selected. The selection may affect the states of a large number of values in the other sheet
objects. White cells represent optional field values, whereas gray cells represent field values excluded by
selections. When a selection is made, natural inner joins are dynamically created between all the associated
tables.
Selections can be made not only in list boxes, but also in statistics boxes, multi boxes, table boxes and
charts. See below for more information about selections in objects.
To cancel a previously made selection, click it or choose Clear from the Object menu, or choose one of the
Clear commands in the Selections menu. When an excluded value is clicked, selections in conflict with this
value are canceled, and the value clicked becomes selected.
14.2 Color Scheme
The selection state of a field value is shown by the color in the cell.
The table below lists the colors of the default (Classic) color scheme. These colors can be modified if one of
the other color schemes is chosen in the Selection Appearance group on Document Properties: General
page.
The state of a field value is shown by the color of its cell. The following color scheme is used:
State Background
Select Green
Optional White
Alternative White/Yellow
Locked Blue
Excluded Gray
Forced excluded Red
When the Show Alternatives (page 462) option is enabled, QlikView displays non-selected cells in the corresponding
list box as alternative values (white), unless they are excluded by selections in other list boxes.
They are however logically excluded, and not included in calculations made on possible (optional and
selected) values. When the Show Alternatives option is disabled, QlikView displays non-selected cells as
excluded (gray).
The selection style Windows Checkboxes does not make use of this color scheme.
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