Input controls aka Elements in Webi 4.0

Does anyone know the trick using elements links as shown on this you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsnZlWJTCa8
The SAP Guy had a report and when he click the element link the chart suddenly shown, I've had a hard time on how to hide the chart first and then when user click its shown. Anyone can help?

Hi
I do not know the actual formula he used. I am using often combinations of Hide when + count to do such trick, but it usually depends on the interactive workflow you expect... Some others are using a function called hasfilter, which allows to test if a block has a filter applied or not (which is typically what you do when you select a value from a block). But I am not sure this function is still there in 4.0.
Regarding thin client and applet behavior, you are right we have noticed several issues affecting element links on charts, which may not working the same on thin client & applet, depending on the chart type (issues we have is usually when you create an element link with the WRC or applet, it sometimes does not work well when used with thin client). Issues are related to the way element link information & scope is stored with the document, and we are working hard on fixing these issues. Most of them should be addressed with 4.0 SP1.
Feel free to notify our technical support of any issue you may find under 4.0 so we can address it quickly and provide a fix in a SP or patch.
Best regards,
David.

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