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Release Notes > Product Filter
Hello Qlik Community, An issue has been identified with the ‘Product’ filter on the Release Notes page. The vendor is actively working on a fix. Until the issue is resolved, we have temporarily removed the ‘Product’ filter. In the meantime, please use the ‘Release’ filter to narrow down the list. We appreciate your patience as we work through the issue with the vendor. Please let us know if you have any questions or need any assistance finding... Show MoreHello Qlik Community,
An issue has been identified with the ‘Product’ filter on the Release Notes page. The vendor is actively working on a fix. Until the issue is resolved, we have temporarily removed the ‘Product’ filter.
In the meantime, please use the ‘Release’ filter to narrow down the list.
We appreciate your patience as we work through the issue with the vendor. Please let us know if you have any questions or need any assistance finding a specific release.
Have a great weekend!
Your Qlik Community Admins,
Melissa, Sue, Jamie and Nicole
@Melissa_Potvin @Sue_Macaluso @Jamie_Gregory @nicole_ulloa
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Copy & Paste Style
There have been new Qlik Sense features the past few months that I was excited to see. One of my favorites, which I am sure you are aware of, is the layout container. If you have not heard about it, check out Michael’s blog post here. Another favorite of mine is the copy and paste style feature which allows developers to copy and paste styles from one visualization to another. With all the styling options available in visualizations, being able t... Show MoreThere have been new Qlik Sense features the past few months that I was excited to see. One of my favorites, which I am sure you are aware of, is the layout container. If you have not heard about it, check out Michael’s blog post here. Another favorite of mine is the copy and paste style feature which allows developers to copy and paste styles from one visualization to another. With all the styling options available in visualizations, being able to copy and paste styles saves time and eliminates the need to go into the styling properties of each visualization and set all the styling options you would like to use.
Some of the latest charts that have been upgraded to the new styling property panel are the Grid, Funnel and Sankey, giving users the ability to customize the title, subtitle, footnote, and background of a chart as well as the style the axes, labels, legends, and values in a visualization. Borders and shadows can be added to these visualizations as well.
The Filter Pane now has font styling for the title, subtitle, footnote, and header as well as font header and content styling. Like the charts above, borders and shadows can be added as well. Developers can change the background color or use an image in the background and control the color of the selected state. Here are a few examples.
With all these styling options, it is awesome that developers can now copy and paste the style from one visualization to another. If you remember the QlikView days, you know how valuable this feature is. Assume I have an app with a theme applied and have made some styling changes to the Margin KPI (see image below). If I want to apply the same styling changes to the Margin %, I have two options. One option is to open the styling properties of the Margin % KPI and make the same changes to the background color, border color and shadowing.
The second option and the easiest option is to right click on the Margin KPI while in Edit mode, click on the three dots (…) and select Copy style.
Then right click on the Margin % KPI, click on the three dots (…) and select Paste style.
That is a lot easier than styling the KPI manually, especially if there are multiple visualizations to update.
There are a few limitations to using the copy and paste style - you cannot copy and paste the style in a map or a master visualization. New styling properties for visualizations are being add all the time, giving users many options to style and make their app stand out. The copy and paste functionality is a great addition to Qlik Sense and makes designing and styling apps easier.
Thanks,
Jennell
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Connector Factory – April 2024 releases
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Recipe for a 4-4-5 Calendar
Calendars are used in most Qlik apps. In most cases, a standard Gregorian calendar is used, but in some cases a more complex calendar is needed. This post is about how to create a week-based fiscal calendar of a 4-4-5 type.
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Talend Login Credentials Moving to Qlik Unified Login This May
As part of Qlik’s ongoing effort to unify our presence with Talend offerings, we are moving Talend login credentials to use the same authentication mechanism as other Qlik web properties. This will improve our overall customer experience and provide Talend customers greater access to data integration, quality, and analytics capabilities.Starting May 14, 2024, the login mechanism for Talend Cloud customers will change to use the Qlik Account authe... Show MoreAs part of Qlik’s ongoing effort to unify our presence with Talend offerings, we are moving Talend login credentials to use the same authentication mechanism as other Qlik web properties. This will improve our overall customer experience and provide Talend customers greater access to data integration, quality, and analytics capabilities.
Starting May 14, 2024, the login mechanism for Talend Cloud customers will change to use the Qlik Account authentication infrastructure. This is not a forced migration to using Qlik Cloud applications or services; no other infrastructure is changing. Existing Talend Cloud login credentials will switch to a new authentication provider.Review our most frequently asked questions below:
What is Qlik Account?
Qlik Account helps users access multiple Qlik services using one set of credentials. Once registered Qlik customers and partners can access their Qlik Cloud applications, Talend Cloud, Support Portal, and the Downloads page. Users can also access Qlik Community and Qlik Continuous Classroom (QCC). Additionally, partners can use their Qlik Account to access the Partner Portal.
When will the conversion take place?
The migration timing depends on your geographic region as follows
- May 14th – Asia Pacific, including Australia and Japan
- May 16th – Europe
- May 21st – Americas
Do I need to take any proactive action?
No, but you can create a Qlik Account before the conversion dates.
Note: You must use the email address listed in your Talend Cloud profile when creating your Qlik Account. Do not use your Login Name.
What happens during the conversion process?The following video explains the process of moving to a Qlik Account, referred to as Qlik ID.
Can I create and use a Qlik Account before May 14th?
Yes. Follow this link for instructions on creating your Qlik Account.
Note: If you create a Qlik Account before May 14th, then you must use the same email address listed in your Talend Cloud profile (see Figure 1.) and not your Login Name.
Figure 1. Talend Cloud Profile
What if I have multiple Talend Cloud tenants?
A web page displaying your currently active Qlik Cloud and Talend Cloud tenants will be displayed after a successful login. You can then navigate to a specific tenant by clicking on the appropriate tile (see Figure 2.)
Figure 2. Tenant Selection Page
What if I already have a Qlik Account?
Great! No further action is required.
What if I use single sign-on (SSO) to log in?
Single sign-on functionality is not changing, and you do not have to switch authentication providers.
Do I need to recreate any bookmarks?
No. Your existing bookmarked pages should redirect to use the new login mechanism.
What is the Qlik Account login page URL?
To access the new Qlik Cloud login page visit https://login.qlik.com
Who do I contact if I experience login difficulties?
If you experience login difficulties, then contact us at the customercare@talend.com
If you have additional questions, comment below!
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Direct Query now available in Qlik Sense SaaS!
Extend your analytics capabilities with cloud databases using Direct Query! Qlik is excited to announce the release of Direct Query, a new capability that allows applications in Qlik Sense SaaS to directly query cloud databases using SQL pushdown as users interact with data through visualizations and user filtering. -
Creating Visual Button Selections States
Ever wonder how those Qlik experts make those awesome interactive dashboards? It is easier than you think. Check out this video that quickly shows you how to create custom beautiful buttons to apply selections and visually represent an active or non-active selection state. Allowing users just another way to analyze data in a way that is easy and familiar.
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Creating a Collapsible Filter Panel
This video will show you how easy it is to create a collapsible filter panel that is both functional and inclusive to your dashboard objects.
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Updates to Qlik Cloud Security Roles
On April 16th, 2024, Qlik is launching a highly anticipated capability: custom security roles. What do custom security roles do? Custom security roles introduce fine control of data export and access permissions within Qlik apps. This allows you to tailor permissions to your specific needs, enhancing data security and compliance. The first delivery on April 16th includes the capability to control who can export content. Additional capabilities wi... Show MoreOn April 16th, 2024, Qlik is launching a highly anticipated capability: custom security roles.
What do custom security roles do?
Custom security roles introduce fine control of data export and access permissions within Qlik apps. This allows you to tailor permissions to your specific needs, enhancing data security and compliance.
The first delivery on April 16th includes the capability to control who can export content. Additional capabilities will be added soon after, such as who can create data connections, reports, and similar.
What does this mean for me?
As part of this update, the existing "has restricted view" space role will gain the ability to export data to Excel. This adjustment is in line with Qlik's capacity-based pricing model, ensuring basic users have essential tools.
If you do not wish for users with the "has restricted view" space role to be able to export data, you will need to create a custom role on the release date to maintain the desired restrictions.
Stay tuned for more information and resources leading up to the April 16th launch. We are excited about these enhancements and the value they will bring to your data management and security efforts within Qlik.
Thank you for choosing Qlik,
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QlikView - New Security Patches Available Now
Update 21st of March 16:00 CET: published CVE numberUpdate 27th of March 10:45 CET: added FAQ Hello Qlik Users, A security issue in QlikView has been identified and patches have been made available. Details can be found in the Security Bulletin High Severity Security fix for QlikView (CVE-2024-29863). Today, 20th of March 2024, we have released two service releases across the latest versions of QlikView to patch the reported issue. All versions o... Show MoreUpdate 21st of March 16:00 CET: published CVE number
Update 27th of March 10:45 CET: added FAQHello Qlik Users,
A security issue in QlikView has been identified and patches have been made available. Details can be found in the Security Bulletin High Severity Security fix for QlikView (CVE-2024-29863).
Today, 20th of March 2024, we have released two service releases across the latest versions of QlikView to patch the reported issue. All versions of QlikView prior to and including the releases below are impacted:
- QlikView May 2023 SR1 (12.80.20100)
- QlikView May 2022 SR2 (12.70.20200)
Call to Action
As no workarounds can be provided, Customers should upgrade QlikView to one of the following versions that contain the fix:
- QlikView May 2023 SR2 (12.80.20200)
- QlikView May 2022 SR3 (12.70.20300)
This issue only impacts QlikView. Other Qlik data analytics products including Qlik Cloud and Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows are not impacted.
Additional Details
- All Qlik software can be downloaded from our official Qlik Download page (customer login required). Follow best practices when upgrading QlikView.
- Qlik provides patches for major releases until the next Initial or Service Release is generally available. See Release Management Policy for Qlik Software.
- Notwithstanding, additional patches for earlier releases may be made available at Qlik’s discretion.
- The information in this post and Security Bulletin High Severity Security fix for QlikView (CVE-2024-29863) is disclosed in accordance with our published Security and Vulnerability Policy.
The Security Notice label is used to notify customers about security patches and upgrades that require a customer’s action. Please subscribe to the ‘Security Notice’ label to be notified of future updates.Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is the vulnerability present in the QlikView Plugin or other QlikView products?
A: The vulnerability is related to the MSI files on disk.Q: Will deleting the MSI files mitigate the issue?
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Button + Reload Data or Button + Execute App Automation - which do I use?
Learn the differences between Qlik Sense button actions - Reload Data and Execute Automation - when you want to reload a Qlik Sense app, or have ANY user execute an automation.
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New Set Analysis syntax
Set analysis is one of the more powerful tools you can use in Qlik Sense and QlikView. Its syntax is sometimes perceived as complicated, but once you learn it, you can achieve fantastic things. There is now an additional way of writing the Set expression, that may simplify your code.
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Entitlement Analyzer for Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS (Cloud only)
We are happy to share with you the new Entitlement Analyzer for Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS! This application will enable you to answer questions like: How can I track the usage of my Tenant over time? How are my entitled users using the Tenant? How can I better understand the usage of Analyzer Capacity vs. Analyzer & Professional Entitlements? The Entitlement Analyzer app provides insights on: Entitlement usage overview across the Tenant ... Show MoreWe are happy to share with you the new Entitlement Analyzer for Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS! This application will enable you to answer questions like:
- How can I track the usage of my Tenant over time? How are my entitled users using the Tenant?
- How can I better understand the usage of Analyzer Capacity vs. Analyzer & Professional Entitlements?
The Entitlement Analyzer app provides insights on:
- Entitlement usage overview across the Tenant
- Analyzer Capacity – Detailed usage data and a predication if you have enough
- How users are using the system and if they have the right Entitlement assigned to them
- Which Apps are used the most by using the NEW "App consumption overview" sheet
- And much more!
The Entitlement Analyzer uses a new API Endpoint to fetch all the required data and will store the history in QVD files to enable even better Analytics over time.
A few things to note:
- This app is provided as-is and is not supported by Qlik Support.
- It is recommended to always use the latest app.
- Information is not collected by Qlik when using this app.
The app as well as the configuration guide are available via GitHub, linked below.
- QVF: https://github.com/qlik-oss/qlik-cloud-entitlement-analyzer/releases/latest/download/entitlement-analyzer.qvf
- Release Notes: https://github.com/qlik-oss/qlik-cloud-entitlement-analyzer/releases/latest
- Installation Guide: https://github.com/qlik-oss/qlik-cloud-monitoring-apps/releases/latest/download/qlik-cloud-monitorin...
Any issues, questions, and enhancement requests should be opened on the Issues page within the app’s GitHub repository.
Be sure to subscribe to the Qlik Support Updates Blog by clicking the green Subscribe button to stay up to date with the latest Qlik Support announcements. Please give this post a like if you found it helpful!
Kind regards,
Qlik Platform Architects
Additional Resources:
Our other monitoring apps for Qlik Cloud can be found below.
- App Analyzer
- Reload Analyzer
- Access Evaluator
- OEM Dashboard (for OEM Partners and multi-cloud tenants)
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Welcome back Javier Leon - Qlik Educator Ambassador for 2024!
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Traffic Accidents in Brazil
Traffic Accidents in Brazil Hyperscale This dashboard was developed with the aim of studying the new layout Container and design possibilities it offers. The data used originated from a survey of accidents on federal highways in Brazil. Discoveries Types of accidents most common on Brazilian highways, which highways are the most dangerous and require an action plan to reduce accidents, the times and days with the highest occurrence of... Show MoreTraffic Accidents in BrazilHyperscale
This dashboard was developed with the aim of studying the new layout Container and design possibilities it offers. The data used originated from a survey of accidents on federal highways in Brazil.
Discoveries
Types of accidents most common on Brazilian highways, which highways are the most dangerous and require an action plan to reduce accidents, the times and days with the highest occurrence of accidents.
Impact
Mapping the most dangerous highways for a future action plan to reduce accidents, monitoring the most critical times on the roads.
Audience
Traffic enforcement agencies, municipalities, and states
Data and advanced analytics
Ease of visibility of Brazilian highways and comparison between states and highways.
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Qlik Analytics connectors: Twitter connector to be updated
Update April 18th 2024: As of April 2024, the Twitter Connector will be permanently removed from Qlik Sense SaaS. The removal from Qlik Sense client-managed is scheduled for the August 2024 release, and the removal from the standalone Qlik Web Connector is targeted for fall 2024. There are currently no plans to introduce a new Twitter Connector, although this was previously the intention. Twitter has changed the structure for the available API ac... Show MoreUpdate April 18th 2024: As of April 2024, the Twitter Connector will be permanently removed from Qlik Sense SaaS. The removal from Qlik Sense client-managed is scheduled for the August 2024 release, and the removal from the standalone Qlik Web Connector is targeted for fall 2024.
There are currently no plans to introduce a new Twitter Connector, although this was previously the intention.Twitter has changed the structure for the available API access levels and removed broader access to analytics via Twitter API v1.1. Due to this change, the Qlik Sense connector for Twitter has recently stopped working. The Twitter API v2 is now required, but the current Qlik connector only supports API v1.1.
Additionally, Qlik has managed a common Twitter App for all users’ authentications, which with this change can no longer be used to support the requests made via the connector.
Qlik will introduce a new connector against the Twitter API v2. This new connector will support customer-managed Twitter Apps, allowing you to acquire the API access level specific to your needs and access the analytics data with your own account. Consequently, there will be no API access provided by Qlik.
Unfortunately, this means that the current connector for Twitter will be deprecated, and it will be removed from Qlik Cloud Analytics. It will also be removed from Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows in the August 2023 release and the standalone Qlik Web Connectors package in December 2023.
You can find detailed information about the Twitter access levels and versions in the Getting started page in the Twitter developer portal. There is also a Step-by-step guide to making your first request to the new Twitter API v2, which explains how to manage and create a Project and connect an App within your Twitter account.
Thanks for choosing Qlik!
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Welcome back Angelika Klidas - Qlik Educator Ambassador Class of 2024!
This week we would like to introduce Angelika Klidas, who happens to be a returning Educator Ambassador. We are excited to select Angelika as an Ambassador for the 3rd year in a row due to her continued enthusiasm for Qlik’s Academic Program and her efforts in 2023. Angelika’s journey with Qlik began in 2008 when she started out installing and managing a successful QlikView Competence Center as a team manager of the team for a Governmental Organ... Show MoreThis week we would like to introduce Angelika Klidas, who happens to be a returning Educator Ambassador. We are excited to select Angelika as an Ambassador for the 3rd year in a row due to her continued enthusiasm for Qlik’s Academic Program and her efforts in 2023.
Angelika’s journey with Qlik began in 2008 when she started out installing and managing a successful QlikView Competence Center as a team manager of the team for a Governmental Organization in the Netherlands. Since then, she has always been a huge Qlik Advocate in both her day job and her university teaching. Angelika works currently as an Advisor & Trainer and the Business Data Challengers and is responsible for the BDC Academy, sales and account management along with some innovative work! She also teaches Data and Analytics at the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam which is her part time role. She is a conceptual thinker who lives by the phrase “think big, act small, and scale fast” which she uses to inspire others to evolve in their use of data and analytics.
In 2022, Angelika began writing a book together with Qlik’s Chief Learning Officer Kevin Hanegan about Data Literacy. The book was formally launched on the 30th of November 2022 and is called “Data Literacy in Practice”. The book is available through Amazon.com and Packt.com.
Angelika applied to become a Educator Ambassador with the Qlik Academic Program as she is passionate about educating students in data analytics and championing the cause of Data & AI Literacy. Due to the change in situation in the field of education, she included new aspects in her teaching style which include setting up training materials “how to use Qlik Sense from an analysis perspective so that students know and understand the full power of Qlik Sense, using AHA Slides (to make the lectures more interactive) and the book “Data Literacy in Practice”. Her book is now also a mandatory book for the University. With the help of the techniques from the book and learning to work with Qlik Sense helps her students not only to analyze the data in a better manner but also how to help organizations form a data strategy, develop organizational KPI’s and build amazing dashboards & reports.
Angelika is proud of the fact that she is the Qlik Academic Program Ambassador and has included the Educator Ambassador badge, mentioned it on her resume and highlights it in her presentations! This year again she is presenting twice at Qlik Connect and is also a Panelist for around the topic ethical handling of data.
In Angelika’s words, “I love the power of grey, love the academic program and the great benefit that it gives to me and my students. My students can pursue their dreams when they would like to work in data and analytics .” She is excited about the fact that some of her students got a job in the data and analytics world, which is amazing! An interesting fact is that since 2008, 34% of her 295 students are working in the field of data and analytics. Her main goal for 2024 is to work on new training materials for Data & AI Literacy in Dutch and English. Angelika has developed several Generative AI trainings that help people (at school and in her commercial work field) to use the Gen AI tools, but also she trains them to question the outcome. Questioning the results, either from insights that we create or the results that we get from the Gen AI tools we use is mega important. Next to that Angelika has developed a “Serious Data Training” where she combines a the first basic concepts of Data & AI Literacy, a Data Escape Room and a session of reflecting on the soft skills that people need during the process of data informed decisions.
Angelika feels that more and more organizations are now emphasizing the importance of Data & AI Literacy. She loves to work with the four pillar system which should be the basis of every organizations journey towards “Active Intelligence” so they will be future ready!
In Angelika’s words, “I love the Qlik Academic Program, it helps the students in gaining analytics knowledge for my students. They can learn at their own pace and look for solutions through the learning platform, but also use the knowledge from the community and demos.qlik.com where they can find all kinds of cool solutions”
We are looking forward to working closely with Angelika during her tenure as an ambassador yet again and creating more links with Universities in the Netherlands.
For more information about our Ambassador Program, please visit: qlik.com/us/company/academic-program/ambassadors
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The new Qlik Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Connector
Google's Universal Analytics will stop processing new hits on July 1st 2023 and makes room for Google Analytics 4. Continue loading your data using Qlik's new GA4 connector, available for Qlik Cloud and Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows as of today: Google Analytics 4 (Cloud) | Google Analytics 4 (on-premise) The new Google Analytics 4 connector is also included in the Qlik Web Connector Standalone package: Google Analytics 4 (standalone) Relat... Show MoreGoogle's Universal Analytics will stop processing new hits on July 1st 2023 and makes room for Google Analytics 4.
Continue loading your data using Qlik's new GA4 connector, available for Qlik Cloud and Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows as of today: Google Analytics 4 (Cloud) | Google Analytics 4 (on-premise)
The new Google Analytics 4 connector is also included in the Qlik Web Connector Standalone package: Google Analytics 4 (standalone)
Related Content and Relevant Sources:
[GA4] Introducing the next generation of Analytics, Google Analytics 4 | support.google
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