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_UPDATE_STATS_LIST_ Method

Outputs the updatestatslist JavaScript function on the Dimensions page

The updatestatslist function modifies the list of available and selected statistics as the user makes statistic selections for the Report display.

Syntax

 CALL SEND(OBJID,'_UPDATE_STATS_LIST_');

Example

The following output is produced:

function updatestatslist(select) {
pos = 0;
num = 0;
newlength = 0;
var arrayname = "";
var analysistype = "";
var arrayofstats = "";
for (i=0; i < select.options.length; i++) {
    if (select.options[i].selected) {
       num=num+1;
       arrayname = select.options[i].value+"STATS";
       analysisarray=eval(arrayname);
       if (analysistype.indexOf(analysisarray[0])==-1 ) {
          analysistype=analysisarray[0] +"," +analysistype;
       }
    }
}
if (analysistype.substr(eval(analysistype.lastIndexOf(",")+1), 1)=="") {
   analysistype=analysistype.slice(0,analysistype.lastIndexOf(","));
}
arrayoftypes = analysistype.split(",");
arrayoftypes.sort(); 
document.mf.as.options.length=0;
document.mf.s.options.length=0;
if (num > 1) {
    for (i=0; i < arrayoftypes.length; i++) {
        if ( i==0 ) {
           arrayname = eval(arrayoftypes[0]+"desclist");
           pos = arrayname.length;
           for ( j=0; j < arrayname.length; j++) {
           document.mf.as.options[j] = new Option(statslabellist[arrayname[j]], arrayname[j]);
           }
        }
        else if (arrayoftypes[i]=="nunique") {
           arrayname = eval( arrayoftypes[i] +"desclist");
           document.mf.as.options[pos] = new Option(statslabellist[arrayname[0]], arrayname[0]);
        }
    }
    document.mf.s.options[0] = new Option("*MIXED SELECTIONS", "MIXED");
}
else if ( num==1 ) {
        k=0;
        arrayofstats=eval( arrayoftypes[0] +"desclist");
        for (i=0; i <select.options.length; i++) {
            if (select.options[i].selected) {
               arrayname = eval(select.options[i].value+"STATS");
               for ( j=1; j < arrayname.length; j++ ) {
                   document.mf.s.options[j-1] = new Option(statslabellist[arrayname[j]], arrayname[j]);
               }
           }
       }
       for (i=0; i < arrayofstats.length; i++ ) {
           var repeat="false";
           for (j=1; j < arrayname.length; j++) {
               if (arrayofstats[i]==arrayname[j]) {
                  repeat="true";
                  break;
               }
           }
           if (repeat=="false" && arrayofstats[i]!="") {
              document.mf.as.options[k] = new Option(statslabellist[arrayofstats[i]],arrayofstats[i]);
              k++;
           }
        }
}
}

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