When developing QlikView and Qlik Sense scripts I prefer to use Sublime for scripting over the built in script editors. I have found separating script and layout to be a good idea partly because it enables me to run scripts in both QlikView and in Qlik Sense, partly because it is easier to handle when […]
Category: Back end
Best practices for keeping your Qlik framework under version control
I’ve worked with multiple Qlik environments where Qlik Deployment Framework (QDF) is combined with a version control system during the past years. This hands on experience from multiple environments combined with several interesting discussions with colleagues, clients and Qlik have given me an insight on dos and do nots. The following post is a part of my best […]
Upgrading from Qlik Sense 1.1 to Qlik Sense 2.0
Qlik Sense 2.0 is finally available. A lot of installs and upgrades will be done in the coming weeks. Here is a guide on how I do my single node upgrades. Backups Stop all Qlik services except the Qlik Sense Repository before starting your backup. Turn them back on again when the backup is done. […]
QlikView Server Super Agent
My latest Qlik re-discovery is the QlikView Server Super Agent, a power tool that monitor and log QlikView services. It do also alert me or the IT administration by email if one of the a services goes down. Power tools The QlikView Server Super Agent is one of the many small smart tools that are bundled into the QlikView […]
The 9 folders of QlikView Deployment Framework
The main building block of the QlikView deployment framework (qdf) is the resource container. Every environment using QDF will be build using only one to many instances of this homogeneous structured entity. When first introduced to the QDF the first thing you’ll notice is the container folder and it’s 9 folders structure. I’ll explain which they are and […]
Tool for extracting qvw variables into InQlik Tool syntax
I got great response for my blogpost about Powerful variable editing with Sublime and inQlik toolsfrom earlier this week. I tought I should complement it with a simple but useful tool for extracting qvw expressions into InQlik YAML-like syntax. It can be useful when you want to start working with external variables on applications that […]
Powerful variable editing with Sublime and inQlik tools
Swedish version:: Kraftfull variabel-hantering med InQlik Tools Centralized expression handling is a topic that rise in an organization when their QlikView environment matures. There are many reasons why one wants to move expressions and variables from individual QlikView documents into a centralized location. Often it’s about ensuring that a single kpi is calculated in the same […]
Kraftfull variabel-hantering med InQlik Tools
English version: Powerful variable editing with Sublime and InQli Tools. Sentraliserad uttryckshantering är ett tema som ofta dyker upp allt efter som en QlikView mognar. Det finns många skäl till varför man önskar att lyfta ut uttryck och variabler ut från enskilda QlikView-dokument och till en central plats. Ofta handlar det om att säkerställa att […]
Direct Discovery introduction
Direct discovery is a way of combining the associative part of QlikView and database data set that will not fit into the QlikView RAM memory. Instead of reading all data into memory Direct Discovery allow me to aggregated data on demand straight from the database or a small selection of transaction in a large data […]
QDF became Qlik Sense compatible
From the first time I heard about Qlik Sense (.next) the Qlik architecture team stated that QlikView users would benefit from using the QlikView Deployment Framework (qdf). This became obvious last Thursday when Qlik released version 1.4.1 of the framework with support for both Qlik Sense Desktop and Qlik Sense Server. With this latest release […]