With the 9.0 release QlikView Java mobile client was released.From version 2.0 there are two mobile clients based on java:
- the BlackBerry client, which uses BlackBerry native API
- the Java ME client, which uses standard Java Mobile Edition
A recommended client is a smartphone with a good screen, 3G communication (or even better WiFi) and a good Java implementation. Examples of phones where it works well are BlackBerry Bold and Storm and Nokia S60 phones. The current version is 3.0.
The client supports authorization. For security reasons authentication is made using https. This means that you will need to install a SSL certificate on your QlikView Server to use this feature. Authorization is only possible with a 9.0 (or later...) version.
User Interface
The client works like a stripped down version of the desktop client. You make selections by clicking in objects like list boxes, graphs and straight tables. Selections are sent to QlikView server, and the other visible objects are updated automatically. If your device do not have a touch screen a cursor will be displayed and you will move it around with arrow keys or trackball.
Other operations are available from the menus or by clicking on buttons or caption icons. If your mobile device has a keyboard functions are mapped to keyboard keys.
Operations
The following operations are available in the first release:
- Selection
- Clear
- Lock
- Unlock
- Back
- Forward
- Fast Change
- Search
- Create and apply bookmark
- Minimize
- Maximize/ Restore
- Cycle and drill down
- Zoom in and Zoom out (on high-end devices)
Objects
Not all QlikView objects are supported yet. The following objects are included in the currentrelease:
- List box
- Charts
- Text objects
- Button
- Line Arrow
- Current selections
- Statistics box
- Straight Table
- Multi Box (read-only, no updates yet)
The object rendering is simplified compared to the desktop client. The most important limitation is on font sizes. Most devices support only a limited number of font sizes and even where fonts can be scaled (on BlackBerry devices) small font might be hard to read.
From version 2.0 single object mode is supported. In single object mode the main part of the screen is used for one object, with the rest displaying previews of other objects in the same sheet. Text Objects, Buttons and Line Arrows are not displayed in single object mode.