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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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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
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 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Index

A

  • ABC analysis
    • creating / Creating an ABC analysis, How to do it…, How it works…
  • Aggr()
    • using, with Rank() / Using Rank() with Aggr, There's more…
    • used, for combining set analysis / Combining set analysis with Aggr, There's more…
  • alternate states
    • using / Using alternate states, How to do it…, There's more...
  • approved sheets
    • creating / Creating private, approved, and community sheets, There's more...

B

  • bar chart
    • performance measure, highlighting / Highlighting the performance measure in a bar chart, How it works…
  • Basket Analysis
    • intersection, using between sets / Using the intersection between sets for Basket Analysis, How it works…
  • box plot charts
    • used, for measuring statistical data / Measuring statistical data with box plot charts, How it works…
  • Business Intelligence (BI) / Introduction

C

  • Calendar fields
    • generating, with Declare functions / Using the Declare and Derive functions to generate Calendar fields, There's more…
  • charts
    • limitations, applying / Applying limitations to charts, There's more…
    • alternative dimensions, using / Using alternative dimensions and measures, How it works…
    • alternative measures, using / Using alternative dimensions and measures, How it works…
  • code
    • packaging, in script files / Packaging the code in script files, How it works…
  • colormix1 function
    • using / Using the colormix1 function, How it works…
  • command line programs
    • executing, within script / Executing command-line programs within the script, There's more…
  • community sheets
    • creating / Creating private, approved, and community sheets, There's more...
  • comparison sets
    • using, in Set Analysis / Using comparison sets in Set Analysis, How it works…
  • composition / Composition, There's more…
  • Concat() function
    • using, to store multiple field values in single cell / Using the Concat() function to store multiple field values in a single cell, There's more…
    • used, for displaying string of field values as dimension / Using the Concat() function to display a string of field values as a dimension, How it works…
    • used, for capturing list of field values in Set Analysis / Capturing a list of field values using a Cconcat() function in Set Analysis, How to do it…
  • content
    • creating, to story / Creating and adding content to a story, How to do it…, There's more…
    • adding, to story / Creating and adding content to a story, How to do it…, There's more…
  • cumulative effect
    • analyzing, with waterfall chart / Using a waterfall chart to analyze the cumulative effect, How it works…
  • currency exchange rate calendar
    • creating, with Peek() function / Using the Peek() function to create a currency exchange rate calendar, How it works…

D

  • Dashboard Analysis Reporting (DAR) / Introduction
  • data
    • extracting, from databases / Extracting data from databases and data files, Getting ready, How to do it…, There's more…
    • extracting, form data files / Extracting data from databases and data files, Getting ready, How to do it…, There's more…
    • extracting, from web files / Extracting data from web files, How it works…
    • extracting, from FTP server / Extracting data from the FTP server, Getting ready, There's more…
    • extracting, from web services with REST Connector / Extracting data from web services with REST Connector, How it works…
    • previewing, in Data model viewer / Previewing data in the Data model viewer, There's more…
  • data-manager model viewer
    • visual-data preparation, using / Using visual data preparation on the data manager model viewer, How to do it…
  • databases
    • data, extracting / Extracting data from databases and data files, Getting ready, How to do it…, There's more…
  • data files
    • data, extracting / Extracting data from databases and data files, Getting ready, How to do it…, There's more…
  • Data model
    • viewing / Viewing the data model
    • associations, viewing / Viewing the associations
    • table metadata / Table metadata
  • Data model viewer
    • data, previewing / Previewing data in the Data model viewer, There's more…
    • Master Library, creating / Creating a master library from the Data model viewer, How to do it…, There's more...
  • data relationships / Relationships, How it works…
  • Declare functions
    • used, for generating Calendar fields / Using the Declare and Derive functions to generate Calendar fields, There's more…
  • dimensional value
    • latest record read, identifying with Previous() function / Using the Previous() function to identify the latest record read for a dimensional value, There's more…
  • dimensionless bar charts
    • creating, in Qlik Sense® / Creating dimensionless bar charts in Qlik Sense®, There's more…
  • disable
    • visual-data preparation, using / There's more…
  • distinct clause
    • working with / Working with the distinct clause, Getting ready, There's more…
  • distribution analysis / Distribution, How it works…
  • dual() function
    • used, for setting sort order of dimensions / Using the dual() function to set the sort order of dimensions, How it works…
  • dynamic charts
    • creating / Creating dynamic charts, There's more…

E

  • Edit mode
    • Master Library, using / Using a master library in Edit mode
  • element functions E()
    • using, in Set analysis / Using the element functions P() and E() in Set Analysis, There's more…
  • element functions P()
    • using, in Set Analysis / Using the element functions P() and E() in Set Analysis, There's more…
  • embedded functions
    • using, in Set Analysis / Using embedded functions in Set Analysis, How it works…
  • embedded sheets
    • adding, to story / Adding embedded sheets to the story, There's more…
  • extended interval match
    • used, for handling slowly changing dimensions / Using an extended interval match to handle slowly changing dimensions, How to do it…, There's more…
  • extensions
    • searching, on Qlik Branch / Finding extensions on Qlik Branch, There's more…
    • importing, into Qlik Branch / How to import extensions (Desktop and Server), There's more…

F

  • field values
    • persistent colors, associating with script / Associating persistent colors to field values using the script, There's more…
  • FirstSortedValue() function
    • used, for identifying the median in quartile range / Using the FirstSortedValue() function to identify the median in a quartile range, How it works…
  • following
    • visual-data preparation, using / How it works…
  • For each loop
    • using, to load data from multiple files / Using a For each loop to load data from multiple files, There's more…
    • used, for extracting files from folder / Using the For Each loop to extract files from a folder, How it works…
  • Fractile() function
    • used, for generating quartiles / Using the Fractile() function to generate quartiles, How it works...
  • FTP server
    • data, extracting / Extracting data from the FTP server, Getting ready, There's more…

I

  • images
    • creating / Creating text and images, How to do it…, How it works…
  • intersection
    • using, between sets for Basket Analysis / Using the intersection between sets for Basket Analysis, How it works…

K

  • keyboard
    • using, for navigate / Using the keyboard to navigate and interact, There's more…
    • using, for interact / Using the keyboard to navigate and interact, There's more…
  • Keyhole Markup Language (KML) / Creating geo maps in Qlik Sense®
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) / Highlighting the performance measure in a bar chart
  • KPI object
    • using, in Qlik Sense® / Effectively using the KPI object in Qlik Sense®, How it works…

L

  • latest record read
    • identifying, with Previous() function for dimensional value / Using the Previous() function to identify the latest record read for a dimensional value, There's more…
  • Legacy Mode
    • activating, in Qlik Sense® desktop / Activating the legacy mode in Qlik Sense® desktop, There's more…
  • list of field values
    • capturing, with Concat() function in Set Analysis / Capturing a list of field values using a Cconcat() function in Set Analysis, How to do it…

M

  • Master Library
    • creating, from Data model viewer / Creating a master library from the Data model viewer, How to do it…, There's more...
    • using, in Edit mode / Using a master library in Edit mode, There's more…
  • measure names
    • using, in object expressions / Using measure names in object expressions, There's more…
  • median
    • identifying, in quartile range with FirstSortedValue() function / Using the FirstSortedValue() function to identify the median in a quartile range, How it works…
  • Minstring() function
    • used, for calculating age of oldest case in queue / Using the Minstring() function to calculate the age of the oldest case in a queue, How it works…
  • moving annual total (MAT)
    • about / Setting up a moving annual total figure, How it works…
    • setting up / Setting up a moving annual total figure, How it works…
  • multiple tabs
    • working with / Working with multiple tabs, How to do it…, There's more…

N

  • nested aggregations
    • using / Using nested aggregations, How it works…
  • NetworkDays() function
    • used, for calculating working days in calendar month / Using the NetworkDays() function to calculate the working days in a calendar month, How it works…

O

  • object expressions
    • measure names, using / Using measure names in object expressions, There's more…
  • Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) / Getting ready

P

  • Peek() function
    • used, for creating currency exchange rate calendar / Using the Peek() function to create a currency exchange rate calendar, How it works…
    • used, for creating trial balance sheet / Using the Peek() function to create a trial balance sheet, How it works…
  • performance measure
    • highlighting, in bar chart / Highlighting the performance measure in a bar chart, How it works…
  • persistent colors
    • associating, to field values with script / Associating persistent colors to field values using the script, There's more…
  • Previous() function
    • used, for identifying latest record read for dimensional value / Using the Previous() function to identify the latest record read for a dimensional value, There's more…
  • private sheets
    • creating / Creating private, approved, and community sheets, There's more...

Q

  • Qlik Branch
    • extensions, searching / Finding extensions on Qlik Branch, There's more…
    • extensions, importing / How to import extensions (Desktop and Server), There's more…
  • Qlik Management Console (QMC) / How to do it…
  • Qlik Sense
    • subroutines, using / How to use subroutines in Qlik Sense®, How it works…
  • Qlik Sense®
    • geo maps, creating / Creating geo maps in Qlik Sense®, There's more…
    • KPI object, using / Effectively using the KPI object in Qlik Sense®, How it works…
    • dimensionless bar charts, creating / Creating dimensionless bar charts in Qlik Sense®, There's more…
  • Qlik Sense® application
    • publishing, created in Qlik Sense® Desktop / Publishing a Qlik Sense® application created in Qlik Sense® Desktop
    • publishing, to Qlik Sense® Cloud / Publishing a Qlik Sense® application to Qlik Sense® Cloud, How it works…
  • Qlik Sense® desktop
    • Legacy Mode, activating / Activating the legacy mode in Qlik Sense® desktop, There's more…
  • QlikView Script File / Packaging the code in script files
  • quartiles
    • generating, with Fractile() function / Using the Fractile() function to generate quartiles, How it works...

R

  • RangeSum() function
    • using, to plot cumulative figures in trendline charts / Using the RangeSum() function to plot cumulative figures in trendline charts, How it works…
  • Rank()
    • using, with Aggr() / Using Rank() with Aggr, There's more…
  • reload extension
    • using / Using the Reload button extension, There's more…
  • reload time of application
    • optimizing / Optimizing the reload time of the application, How it works…
  • REST Connector
    • used, for extracting data from web services / Extracting data from web services with REST Connector, How it works…

S

  • Sales reference lines
    • versus Target gauge chart reference lines / Reference lines in a Sales versus Target gauge chart, There's more…
  • scatter chart
    • data points, navigating / Navigating many data points in a scatter chart, How it works…
  • script
    • used, for associating persistent colors to field values / Associating persistent colors to field values using the script, There's more…
    • structuring / Structuring the script
    • debugging, efficiently / Efficiently debugging the script, How to do it…, There's more…
    • command line programs, executing / Executing command-line programs within the script, There's more…
  • script files
    • code, packaging / Packaging the code in script files, How it works…
  • search strings
    • using, inside set modifier / Using search strings inside a set modifier, How it works…
  • Set Analysis
    • syntax, cracking / Cracking the syntax for Set Analysis, How to do it…, There's more…
    • flags, using / Using flags in Set Analysis, How to do it…, There's more…
    • = sign, using with variables / Using the = sign with variables in Set Analysis, How it works…
    • used, for point in time / Point in Time using Set Analysis, How to do it…, How it works…
    • comparison sets, using / Using comparison sets in Set Analysis, How it works…
    • embedded functions, using / Using embedded functions in Set Analysis, How it works…
    • multi-measure expression, creating / Creating a multi-measure expression in Set Analysis, How it works…
    • list of field values, capturing with Concat() function / Capturing a list of field values using a Cconcat() function in Set Analysis, How to do it…
    • element functions P(), using / Using the element functions P() and E() in Set Analysis, There's more…
    • element functions E(), using / Using the element functions P() and E() in Set Analysis, There's more…
    • combining, with Aggr() / Combining set analysis with Aggr, There's more…
  • set modifier
    • search strings, using / Using search strings inside a set modifier, How it works…
  • ShowHide Container extension
    • using / Using the ShowHide Container extension, How to do it…, There's more…
  • simple KPI extension
    • using / Using the simple KPI extension, How it works…
  • single cell
    • multiple field values, storing with CONCAT function / Using the Concat() function to store multiple field values in a single cell, There's more…
  • slowly changing dimensions
    • handling, with extended interval / Using an extended interval match to handle slowly changing dimensions, How to do it…, There's more…
  • snapshots
    • creating / Creating snapshots, There's more…
  • sort order of dimensions
    • setting, with dual() function / Using the dual() function to set the sort order of dimensions, How it works…
  • standard deviation (SD)
    • reference link / How it works…
  • statistical data
    • measuring, with box plot charts / Measuring statistical data with box plot charts, How it works…
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC) chart / How it works…
  • story
    • content, creating / Creating and adding content to a story, How to do it…, There's more…
    • content, adding / Creating and adding content to a story, How to do it…, There's more…
    • embedded sheets, adding / Adding embedded sheets to the story, There's more…
  • string of field values
    • displaying, with Concat() function as dimension / Using the Concat() function to display a string of field values as a dimension, How it works…
  • subfield() function
    • used, for splitting field into multiple records / Using the subfield() function to split field into multiple records, How it works…
  • subroutines
    • using, in Qlik Sense / How to use subroutines in Qlik Sense®, How it works…

T

  • Target gauge chart reference lines
    • versus Sales reference lines / Reference lines in a Sales versus Target gauge chart, There's more…
  • text
    • creating / Creating text and images, How to do it…, How it works…
  • thumbnails
    • adding / Adding thumbnails to a clear environment, How it works…
  • treemaps
    • creating / Creating treemaps, There's more…
  • trendline charts
    • reference lines, adding / Adding reference lines to trendline charts, How it works…
  • trial balance sheet
    • creating, with Peek() function / Using the Peek() function to create a trial balance sheet, How it works…

U

  • UI calculation speed
    • optimizing / Optimizing the UI calculation speed, How it works…

V

  • value comparison / Comparison, How it works…
  • variable extension
    • using / Using the Variable extension, How to do it…
  • variables
    • managing, in script / Managing variables in the script and layout, How to do it…, There's more…
    • managing, in layout / Managing variables in the script and layout, There's more…
    • managing, layout / How to do it…
  • visual-data preparation
    • using, on data-manager model viewer / Using visual data preparation on the data manager model viewer, How to do it…, How it works…, There's more…
  • visual exploration menu
    • using / Using the visual exploration menu, There's more…
  • visualizations
    • structuring / Structuring visualizations, How it works…

W

  • waterfall
    • using, to analyze cumulative effect / Using a waterfall chart to analyze the cumulative effect, How it works…
  • web files
    • data, extracting / Extracting data from web files, How it works…
  • web services
    • data, extracting with REST Connector / Extracting data from web services with REST Connector, How it works…
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