topic Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider in SAS Visual Analytics

Probleme date parameter in a slider

Betty_sam — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:02:52 GMT

Hello,

I need to create a date parameter on the slider object which will update when the dataset update .

The probleme is that the parameter keeps creation date and doesn't updates.

How can I deal with this please ?

Thanks a lot.

Best regards

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

Madelyn_SAS — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:14:18 GMT

Is the Set value to dynamic maximum not working for the slider? If not, which version are you using.

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

Sam_SAS — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:17:27 GMT

In addition to what Madelyn suggested, be sure that the Maximum Value setting for your parameter is something in the future.

Sam

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

Betty_sam — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:19:42 GMT

When I add the date parameter.

The set value to dynamic maximum is disabled

I am using 8.5.2 version

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

Madelyn_SAS — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:41:40 GMT

You cannot use both the fixed and the dynamic options.

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

Sam_SAS — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:44:47 GMT

Do you want to use the slider to select a range of dates?

I don't think you can set a date parameter with a slider if the slider selects a range. When I assign a parameter, the slider changes to select a single date value.

Depending on how you want to use the parameter, you might work around the issue by using separate controls to select the start and end dates for the selection.

It might be the case that you don't need to capture the date selection in a parameter. If you are just filtering on the selection, then you don't need to assign a parameter.

Does that make sense?

Thanks,
Sam

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

Betty_sam — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:05:32 GMT

Thank you for your reply.

In my report, I have a filter page that applies to the different pages of the report.

I want to use 2 sliders like this ( start date / end date )

And I need to capture the date selection in a parameter for filtering objects in different pages of the report

We have date since 2017 and the easiest way is to use the slider.

Thanks,

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

acordes — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:15:31 GMT

I ran into this several times before, I did like you placing 2 sliders assigning them a parameter for start and end-date. I think I could even manage to subject the second slider's entry to the first in order to avoid empty ranges.

The Visual Analytics development team should prepare the slider for this min max usage...

I could imagine that you can force auto-refresh by doing a dummy calculation with the date and use this new date.

Like x+y and treat as number and treat as date afterwords. Or add and substract today() from the date...

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

Sam_SAS — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:41:19 GMT

I will communicate this issue to the development team.

I know that you are using a dedicated page to set your filters, but if you created a date slider as a report control, I believe that it would give you what you want. It would just be at the top of the report instead of on a page. The "dynamic maximum" option would be available.

Sam

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

OpenSourceFTW — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 18:00:23 GMT

Any update on this? I have the same problem - can't create parameters based on the sliders with ranges and thus cannot create a filter using the minimum and maximum value of the slider.

Re: Probleme date parameter in a slider

Sam_SAS — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:06:48 GMT

I communicated the issue to product management. I can't make any promises as to timing, but this limitation is being tracked as an issue.

Sam