Details on Define Value

This dialog is used to specify a value for a BEx query variable. The appearance of the dialog depends on the type of variable you have selected, but a few examples are shown below:

Option	Description
Select a value for variable [variable name]
From list of values	Select this option to choose variable values from a list of available values in the data source. Depending on the variable type, it can be a regular or a hierarchical list. This will filter the retrieved data so that only data relevant to your selection will be seen in Spotfire.
Load variable values from data source	This link is shown to prevent automatic loading of a large number of values from the data source, which may take a long time. Click on the link to show all available values from the source.
Value presentation	Select how you want to present the different values in the resulting column in Spotfire.
Manually (separate using comma, semicolon, or new line)	Select this option to manually type or paste values of interest. Also, select this option if you want to load values from a previously saved list.
Load from File...	[Only available when variable allows multiple value selection.] Click to select a file with text values to filter on. For example: California Florida Arizona Supported file formats are CSV or TXT. Supported delimiters are line break, comma, tab and semicolon.

Option	Description
Select a value for variable [variable name]	Type a numeric value of interest for the specified variable. This will filter the retrieved data so that only data relevant to your selection will be seen in Spotfire.

Option	Description
Select a range for variable [variable name]
From list of values	Select this option to choose variable values from a list of available values in the data source. Select the 'From' and 'To' values of interest in the drop-down lists. This will filter the retrieved data so that only data relevant to your selection will be seen in Spotfire.
Load variable values	This link is shown to prevent automatic loading of a large number of values from the data source, which may take a long time. Click on the link to show all available values from the source in the drop-down lists.
Value presentation	Select how you want to present the different values in the resulting column in Spotfire.
Manually	Select this option to manually type or paste values of interest.