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createSessionVariable method

Information noteSTABLE.

This API is reliable and breaking changes are unlikely.

qlik.app.variable.createSessionVariable(qProp)

Creates a session variable, that is a temporary variable which is not persisted and needs to be recreated for each new session.

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Version state Details
Introduced 2.1

Parameters

qProp

Type: Object

Variable properties:

qProp object properties
Name Type Description
qInfo.qId String

Optional.

Variable id.

qName String Variable name.
qComment String

Optional.

Comment.

qDefinition String

Optional.

Variable definition.

qNumberPresentation Object Optional.
qIncludeInBookmark Boolean

Optional.

Include in bookmark flag.

Returns

A promise of a variable model.

Tip noteFor more information regarding a promise, see The Promise API.

Example

var app = qlik.openApp('c31e2aba-3b46-4b13-8b87-c5c2514dea1d', config);
	app.variable.createSessionVariable({qName : 'myvar', qDefinition: 'Month'});

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