SelectPivotCells method

This method only applies to hypercubes that are not represented as straight tables. The parameter qMode in HyperCubeDef must be set either to P or K .

Pivot table

Makes selections in the top or left dimension cells of a pivot table or in the data matrix. Only expanded dimensions can be selected.

Stacked table

Makes selections in the left dimension cells of a stacked table or in the data matrix.

There is no top dimensions in a stacked table. A stacked table can only contain one measure.

Example of a pivot table


In the representation above:

Sum(OrderTotal)
Count(OrderTotal)		 Are pseudo dimensions.
CategoryName Is a left dimension.
Beverages , Condiments ... are left dimension values.
ProductName Is a top dimension.
Chef Anton's Cajun Seasoning is a top dimension value.
Numeric values Are calculated values in the data matrix.
626291,832 is a calculated value.

The member Change returns the handles of the objects that are updated following the selections. qSuccess is set to true if the selections are successful and is set to false in the following cases:

  • The object contains some invalid fields (fields that are not in the data model).
  • The selection applies to a locked field.
  • A range selection is performed and the parameter OneAndOnlyOne is set to true in the definition of the object.



Parameters

Name Description Mandatory Type
qPath

Path to the definition of the object. For example, /qHyperCubeDef .

 Yes String
qSelections

Information about the selections to perform.

 Yes Array of NxSelectionCell
qSoftLock

Set to true to ignore locks; in that case, locked fields can be selected.

 No Boolean
qDeselectOnlyOneSelected

Set this parameter to true to unselect the last single selected value. There must be only one selected value in the field. The default value is false.

 No Boolean

Returns

Name Description Type
qSuccess

true/false

 Boolean