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How to create a popup filters with multi N4V navigation elements in a Webi report

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Create a Webi report with a bloc to filter and 2 (or more) N4V navigation element. For instance, here, one list on State and one checkbox on Year :
Insert a standard blank cell on the report and customize it (as it will be the background of your popup) :
Set the Order of the blanck cell to the Back :
Create a Webi variable which contain a static value (for instance "v_Menu_button" = "Popup") :
Create a second Webi variable which contain a static value (for instance "v_Menu_button" = "Popup") :
Insert a Menu button N4V element, and assign the "v_Menu_button" variable as input data. Define the v_Closed_Popup variable as the control :
Insert a N4V Reset Button (used to close the popup) and affect "None" input control option and the "v_Closed_Popup" with a reset value "true" :
For all the N4V navigation elements and the blank Webi cell (background of the popup), tick the "Hide when following formula is true" and enter the formula =[v_Closed_Popup]="true" :
Position all N4V elements on the blanck Webi cell and send them to the Front :
Now when you click on "Close", the popup is hidden :
When you click on "Popup", the popup is displayed :