{"id":44049,"date":"2018-12-04T13:16:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T07:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/?p=44049"},"modified":"2018-12-05T15:46:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T10:16:21","slug":"qlik-sense-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/qlik-sense-selections\/","title":{"rendered":"Qlik Sense Selections &#8211; Explore Selection Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1709,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/help.qlik.com\\\/en-US\\\/sense\\\/November2018\\\/Subsystems\\\/Hub\\\/Content\\\/Sense_Hub\\\/Selections\\\/SelectionsToolbar\\\/work-with-selections.htm&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Objective<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the previous tutorial, we have discussed the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/selections-in-qlik-sense\/\">selection states and types of selections<\/a><\/strong>. In this Qlik Sense Selections tutorial, we are going to learn about how to interact and work with selections in the sheets of the applications you are working with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, let&#8217;s start Qlik Sense Selections tutorial.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44067\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Qlik-Sense-Selections-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44067\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44067\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Qlik-Sense-Selections-01.jpg\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections - Explore Selection Tools\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Qlik-Sense-Selections-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Qlik-Sense-Selections-01-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Qlik-Sense-Selections-01-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Qlik-Sense-Selections-01-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Qlik-Sense-Selections-01-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Qlik-Sense-Selections-01-520x272.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qlik Sense Selections &#8211; Explore Selection Tools<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Selections in Qlik Sense<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As in <a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/qlikview-tutorial\/\"><strong>QlikView<\/strong><\/a>, you can make selections on the fields and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/qlik-sense-field-functions\/\">field values in Qlik Sense<\/a><\/strong> as well. You can make selections through the search field or in the visualizations like charts and filter panes. Whenever a selection is made in a sheet, then a selection box starts to show on the selection bar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the selection boxes, the state of selections is indicated by green (selected), light gray (alternative) and dark gray (excluded). The values which are locked have a lock indicated in front of them. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44053\" style=\"width: 1326px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44053\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44053\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"1316\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct.png 1316w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct-150x19.png 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct-768x97.png 768w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct-1024x130.png 1024w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct-520x66.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1316px) 100vw, 1316px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selections in Qlik Sense<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon clicking on these selection boxes in the selection bar, you get a detailed list of all the values present and in which states they are present in. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44054\" style=\"width: 305px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44054\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44054\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct1.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"295\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct1.png 295w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct1-105x150.png 105w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct1-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">list of values in Qlik Sense Selections<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As shown in the screenshot, a Selections Menu is given which can be opened from the three dots. Upon opening, this menu gives a number of options for the operations which could be performed on the selected values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading &#8211;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/qlik-sense-bookmarking-selections\/\"><strong>Bookmarking Selections<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44055\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44055\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44055\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct2.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections \" width=\"298\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct2.png 298w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct2-94x150.png 94w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct2-188x300.png 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qlik Sense Selections Operations<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The basic options provided serves the purpose like,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clear all the selections made.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select all the given values together.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then select only those values which are in the possible state.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select only those values which are in the alternative state. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select only those values which are in the excluded state.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Searching Within Qlik Sense Selections or Visualizations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can carry out a search within the selection boxes from the values it contained. The search option is available in the selection box, in some visualizations and in the filter pane. Such searches check and return the results only from existing values in the selection box.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/qlik-sense-histogram\/\">You must read Qlik Sense Histogram Visualizations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44056\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44056\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44056\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct3.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"298\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct3.png 298w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct3-105x150.png 105w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct3-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Searching Within Selections<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_44057\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44057\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44057\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct4.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"307\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct4.png 307w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct4-96x150.png 96w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct4-191x300.png 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Searched within Qlik Sense Selections<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Searching in a selection bar. We searched \u2018M\u2019 and selected <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Melbourne<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the list of results. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44058\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44058\" class=\"wp-image-44058 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct5.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"512\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct5.png 512w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct5-150x114.png 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct5-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Searching in the Selection bar<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/box-plot-in-qlik-sense\/\">Box Plot Qlik Sense Visualizations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Searching in a filter pane. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are different kinds of text searches which you can conduct, such as, <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Text search<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where you can search for values by entering text, including wildcard characters, -+ sings. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Fuzzy search<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which is searching for values when you are not sure about the spelling. You have to use \u201c~\u201d sign, known as the titled character which instructs the system to carry out an inexact search. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Numeric search <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which carries out a search using the relational symbols like &#8220;&gt;&#8221;, &#8220;&gt;=&#8221;, &#8220;&lt;&#8221; or &#8220;&lt;=&#8221;, which are applied on other values. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Expression search<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> carries out the search for values which satisfy an expression. You must initiate this serach\u00a0by (=) sign. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Editing the Qlik Sense Selections<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By editing the selections, this means that adding or removing a selection that you made. You can see all the selections in the selections bar from where you can open the field name within which you wish to edit the selections. To edit the selection, you just have to click on the name of the selected value to select or unselect it from the selected state. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. Locking and Unlocking Qlik Sense Selections<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can make the selections lock in a particular state using the lock\/unlock feature. You can lock a set of values in a certain selection state using the lock icon given on the top of the selections list.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44059\" style=\"width: 311px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44059\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44059\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"301\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7.png 301w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7-94x150.png 94w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Locking and Unlocking Qlik Sense Selections<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click on the lock button and you will lock the selections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/qlik-sense-text-and-image\/\">You must read Qlik Sense Text and Image Visualization<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44060\" style=\"width: 311px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44060\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44060\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7-1.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"301\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7-1.png 301w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7-1-94x150.png 94w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct7-1-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lock button in Qlik Sense<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Selections are locked so that no changes can be made in them and no selection made in any of the associated sheets affects this selection. You cannot clear or change the state of selections once locked. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can unlock a locked selection by clicking on the lock icon again. This will make all the selected values, resume their normal position. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6. Navigating in Qlik Sense Selections<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the selections bar, there can be a number of currently selected values hence quite a bit of selection boxes. On the bar, itself are present some navigation buttons which lets you navigate or move between all the selections made. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you can see in the screenshot of the selections bar, some navigation options are at the left of the bar. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">The icon<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Step Back<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> icon using which you can go back to the previous selections and all the way back to the first selection. If you lock a selection then going back to previous steps will undo the locking and resume the original state.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_44061\" style=\"width: 796px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44061\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44061\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct8.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"786\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct8.png 786w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct8-150x20.png 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct8-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct8-768x103.png 768w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct8-520x69.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Step back icon in Qlik Sense<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_44062\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44062\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44062\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct9.png\" alt=\"Selections in Qlik Sense\" width=\"608\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct9.png 608w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct9-150x13.png 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct9-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct9-520x44.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qlik Sense Selections Step back icon<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">The icon<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is for step forward option which you use for seeing the late newer selections.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/qlik-sense-capabilities\/\">Have a look at Qlik Sense Capabilities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This icon clears all the existing selections. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7. How To Use Qlik Sense Selections Tool?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Qlik Sense applications, there is an option to view the fields and selection states of the fields all at a single place known as a Qlik Sense Selection Tool. It is present on the top right of the sheet having the icon <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon opening the selection tool, you get to see the screen space divided into two sections, namely, SELECTIONS and APP DIMENSIONS. In the SELECTIONS section all the fields having active selection display (alphabetically), whereas, in the APP DIMENSIONS section, all such fields which do not have any current selections in them can show. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44063\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44063\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44063\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct10.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"915\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct10.png 915w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct10-150x136.png 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct10-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct10-768x696.png 768w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct10-520x471.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SELECTIONS and APP DIMENSIONS<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This tool serves as a platform where you can have an overview of the states in which all the fields are and analyze the associations between them. Also, you can make fresh selections in the fields from the APP DIMENSIONS section just by clicking on the field values. It will show a tick mark on the field value selected and will move that field in the SELECTIONS section. Similarly, we can deselect the selected fields in the SELECTIONS section using the cross icon given on top of them. Unselecting a field will clear all its existing selections and move that field to the APP DIMENSIONS section.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44065\" style=\"width: 1927px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44065\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44065\" src=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct11.png\" alt=\"Qlik Sense Selections\" width=\"1917\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct11.png 1917w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct11-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct11-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct11-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct11-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/slct11-520x276.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1917px) 100vw, 1917px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unselecting the field<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/qlik-sense-data-model\/\">Let&#8217;s revise Qlik Sense Data Model<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, this was all in Qlik Sense Selections. Hope you like our explanation.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8. Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, this completes our lesson on \u2018Exploring with selections\u2019 in Qlik Sense. <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We learned how to make selections, how to edit selections, search in selections, navigate between multiple selections in the selections bar, locking\/unlocking selections and working with selections tools. 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