Data Entry with a Select in Layout

Efraim · 2025-02-24T12:02:18+00:00

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Hello,

Is there a workaround on the issue of enabling Data Entry when Select is used in layout (see picture)?

I wanted to select only specific members of an Entity for users to enter data. I don't want to show all the members of the Entity as they are many and we are only expecting input against a specific number of Entity members.

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ANKITA SAHA

Hi,

There are two ways of doing this -

Screen selection instead of layout selection
Use a cube where you put against the items you want to enter data and lock the cells

Helmut Heimann

Hi @Efraim ,

@ANKITA SAHA means that you need to set up a filter in the dataview you want to enable data entry on.
That can be a cube or an algorithm (or both).

Best,
Helmut

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ANKITA SAHA

Hi,

There are two ways of doing this -

Screen selection instead of layout selection
Use a cube where you put against the items you want to enter data and lock the cells

Efraim

Hello Ankita,

Thanks for the answer!

I can't use option 1 as I have multiple Dataviews in the screen. Each of them have a specific Selection.

For option 2, can you please explain it in more details? I'm not sure if I understand it correctly.

Helmut Heimann

Hi @Efraim ,

@ANKITA SAHA means that you need to set up a filter in the dataview you want to enable data entry on.
That can be a cube or an algorithm (or both).

Best,
Helmut

Efraim

Thanks both for the help!

ANKITA SAHA

Hi @Efraim ,

You can write a column algorithm to flow 1 against the line items you want data entry.

Step 1: Create algorithm such that it flows 1 for specific row.

Step 2 : put this column algorithm in data entry lock for block a in layout.

Hope this helps