Optimizing your data loads

So far, we have shown you two ways of loading data: through Data Manager and using the Data Load Editor. 

Qlik Sense has made it easy to load data by giving the user different options and making it clear and easy to understand where to go. 

A good application must have a well-thought-out model. But a well-thought-out model is nothing if loading your data takes longer than expected. 

In this section, you will learn how to load data faster using QVD files, and we will also explain data loading techniques that will make your script load data in a blink of an eye.

QVD files

QVD stands for QlikView data file. This type of file contains data stored using Qlik Sense or QlikView. QVD files can be created and read with Qlik Sense. But what's so special about these files?

QVD files have a format that makes it very fast to load when using the Sense script. When properly optimized, loading data from these files can be 10 to 100 times faster than any other source. QVD files are the...