Working with listboxes

Currently, our QlikView document contains the following listboxes in the Dashboard sheet:

• Carrier's Operating Region

• Carrier Group

• Flight Type

• Aircraft Group

• Year

• Quarter

• Month

Let's see how we can add listboxes and change their properties.

Adding listboxes

Lets add another listbox representing the Carrier Name field by right-clicking on the worksheet and selecting Properties… (or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + S, which is the shortcut for the Settings | Sheet Properties menu command). Next, open the Fields tab, locate the Carrier Name field under the Available Fields list, and click on Add > to add it as a new listbox.

Tip

Many routes lead to Rome

To add an object to a worksheet, there are three basic methods: using the menu, using the toolbar, or using the pop-up menu:

Menu: By selecting Layout | New Sheet Object

Toolbar: By using the design toolbar

Pop-up: By right-clicking on a blank space within the worksheet and choosing the desired object from the New Sheet...