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Qlik Sense Cookbook

You're reading from   Qlik Sense Cookbook Over 80 recipes on data analytics to solve business intelligence challenges

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788997058
Length 334 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Philip Hand Philip Hand
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Neeraj Kharpate Neeraj Kharpate
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Pablo Labbe Pablo Labbe
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Preface 1. Getting Started with the Data FREE CHAPTER 2. Visualizations 3. Scripting 4. Managing Apps and the User Interface 5. Useful Functions 6. Set Analysis 7. Using Extensions in Qlik Sense 8. Advanced Aggregation with AGGR 9. Tips and Tricks 10. Other Books You May Enjoy

Highlighting the performance measure in a bar chart


One of the essential components of a Qlik Sense dashboard is the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The KPIs indicate the health of the company based on specific measures. The information displayed in the KPI should stand out distinctly and demand attention. For example, one of the key KPIs that a CEO of the company may like to have on his dashboard is Actuals vs Budget. A CEO is mostly interested in knowing whether the company is below or above the budgeted figures. So, it makes sense to highlight the required information inside the visualization object. The following recipe explains and shows you how to do this in a bar chart.

Getting ready

A "Dial Gauge" is quite commonly used to display the key KPIs in Qlik Sense. However, the best design practices say that the "bar chart" is the most effective way of conveying the information to the user. The following example makes use of a bar chart to strengthen this thought.

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