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Mastering Qlik Sense

Mastering Qlik Sense: Expert techniques on self-service data analytics to create enterprise ready Business Intelligence solutions

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Mastering Qlik Sense

Transitioning from QlikView to Qlik Sense

If you are reading this book, it is very likely that you have heard of or worked with QlikView before. You will likely be an expert in manipulating data in the load script and juggling with set analysis to perfect expressions to give you the result you wish to see in a visualization or dashboard. But since Qlik Sense has come along, how different is it to the skill set you have in QlikView and how much of that can you transition to the new technology? From a technology point of view, Qlik Sense, being web-based and predominantly run under HTML 5 and JavaScript as opposed to the .NET framework, is still the same sauce you are cooking with. The great Qlik engine has remained almost identical, to the extent that you can blindly take over loading scripts or expressions as they are from QlikView applications.

This chapter will take you through...

Journey from QlikView to Qlik Sense

What has changed from a developer’s point of view?

The following chart summarizes the developer's Qlik Sense journey over the duration of one year, coming from a pure QlikView environment with limited knowledge of JavaScript or web development:

  1. Lasso experience: Coming from a QlikView background, the very first time you saw Qlik Sense in action was probably when you were exposed to a lot of new features on how data can be visualized in Qlik, using web technologies, JavaScript, and HTML. It looks sexy, sure, but the thing that impressed you the most would have probably been the lasso functionality on the Scatter Chart, which allows you to select your values on the canvas cowboy style by dragging a lasso with your mouse, as depicted in the following image:
Scatter graph consisting of the lasso functionality

This, among other features...

QlikView and Qlik Sense comparison

It is not an easy endeavor to compare QlikView and Qlik Sense, as they are serving different use cases and are built upon two completely different technologies. However, asking for a direct comparison is the most-asked question among existing QlikView users or developers, or even among businesses that are evaluating which technology to use for their data analytics project.

This section will try to provide a like-for-like comparison both from a user perspective as well as from a technical standpoint.

The different approach to projects

Qlik Sense's primary focus is to deliver a governed environment where business users can freely create apps and analytics without needing dedicated IT developers or consultants to do it for them. Of course, some more complex apps and dashboards will continue to require a classic software development approach; however, when compared to QlikView, this shifts, and the Qlik consultant will need to change their mindset slightly.

Requirements gathering

The goal of every new Qlik Sense project is to ensure to have the business user in mind. Approach the business user themselves, not the project manager or the stakeholder, and try to understand how he or she is conducting analytics at the current...

Differences in the loading script

There are plenty of commonalities between QlikView and Qlik Sense in the loading script, but this section will cover a few of the differences:

  • Data sources: Qlik Sense does not work on absolute file paths, as it uses the concept of data connections. This allows administrators to manage permissions for each user as well as which folder and database connections the users are allowed to use and have access to. QlikView did not support the aspect of online self-service application development in production. Hence, file paths could be specified in absolute terms. The change of loading data is minimal- instead of using the file path, you will need to create a data connection based on the same and then reference the data connection using lib://.

While it is all is straightforward to set up and implement, caution needs to be paid to the implications...

Differences in the frontend

There are significantly visible changes on the frontend in Qlik Sense compared to QlikView, but this section will cover most of the technical aspects of it:

  • Alternate states: Alternate states are supported in Qlik Sense, as it's sitting on the same engine as QlikView. However, there is no supported way in the user interface to create alternate states or assign them to an object. There have been some extensions in Qlik branch, which are trying to support the direction. However, they have not been implemented robustly. Comparative analysis is one big beneficiary of alternative states, and it apparently suffers in Qlik Sense because of that. Alternate states can be used for sophisticated mashups and QAP projects, but in Qlik Sense alternate states are not available to be implemented via the user interface.
  • Variables: Variables can be used in Qlik...

Where to upskill to transition to Qlik Sense

During the presentation, A year with Qlik Sense, Martin Mahler briefly outlined the change of the role of a Qlik consultant or developer in a direct comparison between the two technologies, which is nicely summarized in the following comparative bar chart. It displays the split of the time spent as a Qlik developer in five core skill sets (Dashboarding, JavaScript DEV (development), Training, Data Modelling, and Server Maintenance) related to both technologies:


While there is a lot of overlap, the most significant difference between the two technologies is the introduction of a newly required skillset, JavaScript in Qlik Sense, which starts to occupy most of the time of the developer compared to when he or she was developing in QlikView. The second biggest change is the reduction of Dashboarding required in Qlik Sense. While counter...

Qlik Sense on mobile

One of the important selling points of Qlik Sense is its mobile compatibility-the same Qlik Sense app works seamlessly across multiple devices with an almost identical user experience. There are some limitations around interactivity (for example, there is no right-click on the iPad). However, the look and feel is very similar.

While QlikView did have an AJAX browser and an iOS app, which allowed the user to access their apps on devices other than a desktop PC, it was very limited and, quite simply, ugly. At the same time, the performance of the Qlik engine suffered when accessed via AJAX, which in summary left, a very sour user experience on mobile devices with QlikView.

Qlik Sense is all about working on mobile. While, in theory, it sounds easy to expect everything to work seamlessly across multiple devices, it is quite a big challenge. A Qlik Sense consultant...

Summary

If you are coming from a QlikView background, moving on to Qlik Sense at some point is very likely for you. While the technology is new and slightly different, there are many transferable skills, including the Qlik expression language with set analysis. But just because QlikView and Qlik Sense share the same name in parts, and the same data engine backend, it does not mean they are 100% identical. With Qlik Sense, a new way of providing data analytics using self-service is introduced. Qlik Sense is entirely web-based, and, as such, new programming languages, such as JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5 play a significant role. The key differentiator, however, is the extensibility of Qlik Sense, using the aforementioned programming languages. Building extensions, mashups, as well as integrating Qlik into other platforms becomes a stronger use case, and with it new and different skill...

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  • Create compelling dashboards and visualizations with your data by leveraging Qlik Sense's self-service model
  • Perform data loading and model efficient solutions with faster performance and better governance
  • Master Qlik Sense’s APIs and develop powerful mashups and fantastic extensions for visualizations and other components that run across all platforms

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Qlik Sense is a powerful, self-servicing Business Intelligence tool for data discovery, analytics and visualization. It allows you to create personalized Business Intelligence solutions from raw data and get actionable insights from it. This book is your one-stop guide to mastering Qlik Sense, catering to all your organizational BI needs. You'll see how you can seamlessly navigate through tons of data from multiple sources and take advantage of the various APIs available in Qlik and its components for guided analytics. You'll also learn how to embed visualizations into your existing BI solutions and extend the capabilities of Qlik Sense to create new visualizations and dashboards that work across all platforms. We also cover other advanced concepts such as porting your Qlik View applications to Qlik Sense,and working with Qlik Cloud. Finally, you'll implement enterprise-wide security and access control for resources and data sources through practical examples. With the knowledge gained from this book, you'll have become the go-to expert in your organization when it comes to designing BI solutions using Qlik Sense.

Who is this book for?

This book is for Business Intelligence professionals and Data Analysts who want to become experts in using Qlik Sense. If you have extensively used QlikView in the past and are looking to transition to Qlik Sense, this book will also help you. A fundamental understanding of how Qlik Sense works and its features is all you need to get started with this book.

What you will learn

  • • Understand the importance of self-service analytics and the IKEA-effect
  • • Explore all the available data modeling techniques and create efficient and optimized data models
  • • Master security rules and translate permission requirements into security rule logic
  • • Familiarize yourself with different types of Master Key Item(MKI) and know how and when to use MKI.
  • • Script and write sophisticated ETL code within Qlik Sense to facilitate all data modeling and data loading techniques
  • • Get an extensive overview of which APIs are available in Qlik Sense and how to take advantage of a technology with an API
  • • Develop basic mashup HTML pages and deploy successful mashup projects
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Qlik Sense Self-Service Model Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Transitioning from QlikView to Qlik Sense Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Security Rules: Attribute Based Access Control Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Master Items in Qlik Sense Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Highly recommend this book. Being a Qlik Developer for around 10 years this book has still taught me lots, and this book it suitable for anyone transitioning over from QlikView to Qlik Sense or Qlik Sense developers or even web developers.
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