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 […]
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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. […]
Sense it from your browser
A couple of months ago I discovered a neat Chrome Plugin for Qlik Sense. It allow me to drag and drop table data from my browser into a Qlik Sense application. I haven’t used it a lot, but it is quite handy when you run upon a small dataset on internet that you want to […]
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 […]
QlikView 11.2 SR10ß
Technical Bulletin – QlikView 11.20 Service Release 10 Beta is now available Qlik announced yesterday that they are opening the beta program for QlikView 11.20 SR 10. The main feature in this release is a change in the color handling of pie charts. Follow the link if you want to know more or join the […]
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 […]
Blogroll week 46
Medium – Responsive design: it’s an ethos, not simply a technique A post by Qlik’s design strategist about responsive design and why pixel perfect design is not the way to for a business tool that is to be consumed on multiple kind of units. Qlik Community – Tree visualization It’s not a blog, but could have […]
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 […]
Blogroll week 45
A couple of my favourite reads the last two weeks. Business Discovery Blog – We have some big news to share! DataMarket has been acquired by Qlik. The big Qlik news from last week. Qlik aquires icelandic DataMarket that have some unique technique for handling less structured data. Infinity Insight – Logging out of QlikView An blog […]