Hey,
I'm desiging a VA 8.5 report that uses a text input as a parameter to filter data for a list table that a user can click on to populate more detailed data in several list tables in a stacked container. I also would like to return the clicked value in the list table to a text item that will serve as a title bar.
An example would be a user types a company name in the text input (with a character parameter) which then uses the parameter in a filter to display all matching items in a list table. My filter text is "IF IsSet('Search Parameter'p) AND (UpCase(company) Contains UpCase('Search Parameter'p)) RETURN (1 = 1) ELSE (1 = 0)". A user then selects from the list table that has links to list boxes in the stacked container that has items such as company address, contact details, etc. That all works fine so far. To populate a text item as a title with the selected company name, I've had to use a button bar that has a paramter that is then linked to the list box (can't think of any other way to do it), and I'd like to hide the button bar from view by either hiding the button bar object or a container that holds the button bar. I don't want the button bar to be visible to users as they may see this as something to click on.
Is there a better way to achieve populating the first purple text item, and is there a way to hide an object in a report, or a container with an object? The button bar is the item with a red box below.
I should note, that this is fake data created by the python faker module.
Thanks
I found that putting the button bar and the text objects in a precision container and moving the text objects over the top of the button bar seems to work, however this is not optimal as savey users may still be able to reveal the button bar if they know how to manipulate the view.
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