Dynamically refresh Flash chart in 4.2

In my Apex 4.2 app I have a chart region that I want to refresh whenever a radio button group has changed.
My radio button group P2_RG_DEPTNO returns static values 10 and 20.
I created a dynamic action on the group to refresh the chart region when the value has changed.
The chart series uses the value or the radio group in the query:
select null, ename, sal from emp
where deptno = :P2_RG_DEPTNO
order by sal descHowever, the chart never refreshes.
How can I refresh just the chart and have the series query re-execute, using the new value of P2_RG_DEPTNO?
Workspace: cmr
Username: [email protected]
Pwd: cmrtest
App ID: 16120
Page: 2
Thanks,
Christoph

Hi I checked your application.
You had DA defined on P2_RG_DEPTNO but in your chart series query you referenced P2_X2 item. This is why the chart was not being refreshed.
Change that to P2_RG_DEPTNO and check.
I changed your chart query.
Please check now.
Thanks.
Mehabub

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