www.techstuffybooks.com Practical QlikView 2 - Beyond Basic QlikView Practical QlikView 2 is for people who have developed documents with QlikView for at least a few months and are looking for concise instructions onsome of the more advanced topics in QlikView Development. You will be comfortable with the basics of creating QlikView documents and eager to learn more techniques and functions that QlikView has to offer. Practical QlikView 2 is focussed on the QlikView Desktop and the development of QlikView documents but we will also cover QlikView server topics and creating applications in Visual Studio which can access information in your QlikView server (extra license required for QlikView Server examples). Other topics cover in this book include:Creating Custom Data Sources using QVX.QlikView extensions - examples including Jquery and CSS.Advanced Sheet Objects - such as Dynamic Charts, Trendlines, Sparklines, Custom Chart Formatting and creating links to documents from charts.Alternate States.Advanced Scripting Techniques and functions such as interval match, aggr.Set Analysis/ QVD and Incremental Loading.QlikView table joins.Security using section access and QlikView Server security.Installation and Setup of a QlikView Server (extra license required).Finally QlikView Design tips.

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Want to learn Qlik Sense? Do you want to learn the next generation of data visualization software called Qlik Sense? Start to explore your data with personalized visualizations… Business intelligence has changed a lot in recent years and qlik have provided a revolutionary product to meet these changes head on. Qlik Sense will allow you to create dynamic dashboards to explore data in ways you didn't think were possible. You will be able to analyse your data so you can make informed decisions that help you reach your goals. With the book 'Qlik Sense for Beginners' you'll discover a step-by-step concise approach to learning Qlik Sense. Inside this book you'll discover: How to get started with Qlik Sense from installation to creating your first app.How to read different data sources such as Excel, Access Data or simply text files into your app.How to create various charts and tables in Qlik Sense for example bar, gauges, line, combo, treemaps and scatter plots.How to manage the data in your Qlik Sense app. After the basics you'll learn: Development Tips – such as migrating from QlikView to Qlik Sense.Development Techniques - for example subroutines, external scripts and crosstables.Advanced Functions such as Class, Intervalmatch, Dual and more.Set analysis and Inner JoinsQVDs and Incremental loadsBookmarksStorytellingQlik Sense Extensions And much more… Start learning today and take the understanding of your data to the next level. www.techstuffybooks.com

Bring real business insights to your company through effective and engaging dashboards in QlikView About This Book Build outstanding dashboards that respond to your company's information needs Present the data in efficient and innovative ways to promote insights Unleash the true power of QlikView by creating engaging visualizations Who This Book Is For This book is focused on QlikView developers with basic knowledge of scripting and layouts who want to improve their designing skills and build effective, eye-catching dashboards that deliver tangible value to their business. What You Will Learn Build a comprehensive library of QlikView components to speed up your developments Define a practical roadmap that will help you build business-driven dashboards Explore the most effective and engaging ways to present data Apply the best practices in the field of data visualization Avoid common pitfalls when creating bar, line and pie charts Create robust visualizations such as heat maps, histograms and scatter plots In Detail QlikView is one of the most powerful analytical tools in the market. Based on an in-memory associative model, it lets users freely navigate through the data, spot trends and make better decisions. This platform is capable of integrating a wide range of data sources like ERP systems, data warehouses or spreadsheets into a single application in order display dashboards with state-of-the-art visualizations. Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView is an easy to follow handbook that guides you through the process of creating an effective and engaging dashboard that delivers tangible value to the business. It starts with the identification of the business needs and the definition of the main KPIs, and takes you all the way to the application rollout. Throughout the book, you will learn how to apply some of the best practices in the field of data visualization, create a robust navigation schema, chose the best chart types for each scenario and many other things that will help you create effective dashboards that uncover all the stories behind the data. Style and approach This easy-to-follow compilation of best practices, tips, and tricks will help you leverage your QlikView developments. Each section presents practical guidelines to help you create dashboards that are not only functional, but also engaging and compelling.

Unlock the meaning of your data with QlikView The Qlik platform was designed to provide a fast and easy data analytics tool, and QlikView Your Business is your detailed, full-color, step-by-step guide to understanding Qlikview's powerful features and techniques so you can quickly start unlocking your data’s potential. This expert author team brings real-world insight together with practical business analytics, so you can approach, explore, and solve business intelligence problems using the robust Qlik toolset and clearly communicate your results to stakeholders using powerful visualization features in QlikView and Qlik Sense. This book starts at the basic level and dives deep into the most advanced QlikView techniques, delivering tangible value and knowledge to new users and experienced developers alike. As an added benefit, every topic presented is enhanced with tips, tricks, and insightful recommendations that the authors accumulated through years of developing QlikView analytics. This is the book for you: If you are a developer whose job is to load transactional data into Qlik BI environment, and who needs to understand both the basics and the most advanced techniques of Qlik data modelling and scripting If you are a data analyst whose job is to develop actionable and insightful QlikView visualizations to share within your organization If you are a project manager or business person, who wants to get a better understanding of the Qlik Business Intelligence platform and its capabilities What You Will Learn: The book covers three common business scenarios - Sales, Profitability, and Inventory Analysis. Each scenario contains four chapters, covering the four main disciplines of business analytics: Business Case, Data Modeling, Scripting, and Visualizations. The material is organized by increasing levels of complexity. Following our comprehensive tutorial, you will learn simple and advanced QlikView and Qlik Sense concepts, including the following: Data Modeling: Transforming Transactional data into Dimensional models Building a Star Schema Linking multiple fact tables using Link Tables Combing multiple tables into a single fact able using Concatenated Fact models Managing slowly changing dimensions Advanced date handling, using the As of Date table Calculating running balances Basic and Advanced Scripting: How to use the Data Load Script language for implementing data modeling techniques How to build and use the QVD data layer Building a multi-tier data architectures Using variables, loops, subroutines, and other script control statements Advanced scripting techniques for a variety of ETL solutions Building Insightful Visualizations in QlikView: Introduction into QlikView sheet objects — List Boxes, Text Objects, Charts, and more Designing insightful Dashboards in QlikView Using advanced calculation techniques, such as Set Analysis and Advanced Aggregation Using variables for What-If Analysis, as well as using variables for storing calculations, colors, and selection filters Advanced visualization techniques - normalized and non-normalized Mekko charts, Waterfall charts, Whale Tail charts, and more Building Insightful Visualizations in Qlik Sense: Introducing Qlik Sense - how it is different from QlikView and what is similar? Creating Sense sheet objects Building and using the Library of Master Items Exploring Qlik Sense unique features — Storytelling, Geo Mapping, and using Extensions Whether you are just starting out with QlikView or are ready to dive deeper, QlikView Your Business is your comprehensive guide to sharpening your QlikView skills and unleashing the power of QlikView in your organization.

It will be a step-by-step tutorial that will discuss best practices. The book is structured in such a way that it can be read both from start to end or can be dipped into. If you are a developer who is looking to learn a fast and easy way to learn to develop your business intelligence apps with QlikView, then this book is for you. If you are a power-user in a QlikView environment, then you will find quicker ways of working with QlikView. You should know the basics of business intelligence before you pick up this book. This book covers QlikView Desktop Personal Edition. Deployments to QlikView Server/Publisher are out of scope for this book.

Unlock more than 50 amazing tips and tricks to enhance your QlikView skills About This Book Learn QlikView development best practices from the experts Discover valuable tips, tricks, and undocumented features A fast-paced guide with techniques and best practices to optimize high-performance, robust, and scalable applications Who This Book Is For QlikView Unlocked is intended for anyone with at least some experience in designing, developing, or supporting QlikView applications. Whether you are new to QlikView or are a seasoned developer, there is something for everyone in this book. What You Will Learn Build the QlikView environment correctly so that it is flexible and robust Deliver a successful QlikView project Understand and implement QlikView best practices Discover the best way to prototype, develop, and deploy applications Overcome data modeling challenges Explore the in's and out's of Section Access Solve post-deployment issues in Server and Publisher In Detail QlikView is considered as one of the most used tool for Business Intelligence (BI). An efficient BI tool should provide five important capabilities for effective data analysis—collection (gathering important information), reporting, analysis (the ability to interact with data), visualization (the presentation of data), and discovery (exploring data). QlikView offers all these necessary skills required to deal with big data in real-world scenarios. QlikView Unlocked will provide you with new insights to get the very best from QlikView. This book will help you to develop skills to work with data efficiently. We will cover all the secrets of unleashing the full power of QlikView, which will enable you to make better use of the tool and create better results for future projects. In the course of this book, we will walk you through techniques and best practices that will enable you to be more productive. You will gain quick insights into the tool with the help of short steps called ”keys,” which will help you discover new features of QlikView. Moving on you will learn new techniques for data visualization, scripting, data modeling, and more. This book will then cover best practices to help you establish an efficient system with improved performance. We will also teach you some tricks that will help you speed up development processes, monitor data with dashboards, and so on. By the end of this book, you will have gained beneficial tips, tricks, and techniques to enhance the overall experience of working with QlikView. Style and approach Written in a fairly informal style, this is a book that can be read cover-to-cover or simply used as a ”how-to” reference. Using real-world examples with clear explanations, code samples, and screenshots, you will be able understand each topic fully. You will be able to apply the knowledge gained to your QlikView projects.

If you are a business application developer or a system analyst who has learned QlikView and Qlik Sense and now want to take your learning to a higher level, then this book is for you. It is assumed that you are aware of the fundamentals of QlikView and have working knowledge of development and in-memory analytics.

Create dynamic dashboards to bring interactive data visualization to your enterprise using Qlik Sense Key FeaturesImplement various Qlik Sense features to create interactive dashboardsAnalyze data easily and make business decisions faster using Qlik SensePerform self-service data analytics and geospatial analytics using an example-based approachBook Description Qlik Sense allows you to explore simple-to-complex data to reveal hidden insights and data relationships to make business-driven decisions. Hands-On Business Intelligence with Qlik Sense begins by helping you get to grips with underlying Qlik concepts and gives you an overview of all Qlik Sense’s features. You will learn advanced modeling techniques and learn how to analyze the data loaded using a variety of visualization objects. You’ll also be trained on how to share apps through Qlik Sense Enterprise and Qlik Sense Cloud and how to perform aggregation with AGGR. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll explore the stories feature to create data-driven presentations and update an existing story. This book will guide you through the GeoAnalytics feature with the geo-mapping object and GeoAnalytics connector. Furthermore, you’ll learn about the self-service analytics features and perform data forecasting using advanced analytics. Lastly, you’ll deploy Qlik Sense apps for mobile and tablet. By the end of this book, you will be well-equipped to run successful business intelligence applications using Qlik Sense's functionality, data modeling techniques, and visualization best practices. What you will learnDiscover how to load, reshape, and model data for analysisApply data visualization practices to create stunning dashboardsMake use of Python and R for advanced analyticsPerform geo-analysis to create visualizations using native objectsLearn how to work with AGGR and data storiesWho this book is for If you’re a data analyst, BI developer, or interested in business intelligence and want to gain practical experience of working on Qlik Sense, this book is for you. You’ll also find it useful if you want to explore Qlik Sense’s next-generation applications for self-service business intelligence. No prior experience of working with Qlik Sense is required.

A step-by-step approach to building stunning dashboards with QlikView Key FeaturesPerform effective storytelling through interactive dashboards built with QlikViewCreate different types of visualizations from a variety of data sourcesIncludes tips, tricks, and best practices to perform effective Business Intelligence using QlikViewBook Description QlikView is one of the market leaders when it comes to building effective Business Intelligence solutions. This book will show how you can leverage its power to build your own dashboards to tell your own data story. The book starts with showing you how to connect your data to QlikView and create your own QlikView application. You will learn how to add data from multiple sources, create a data model by joining data, and then review it on the front end. You will work with QlikView components such as charts, list boxes, input boxes, and text objects to create stunning visualizations that help give actionable business insights. You will also learn how to perform analysis on your data in QlikView and master the various types of security measures to be taken in QlikView. By the end of this book, you will have all the essential knowledge required for insightful data storytelling and creating useful BI dashboards using QlikView. What you will learnLearn to use the latest and newest features of QlikViewConnect QlikView to various data sources, such as databases and websitesCreate a fully featured data model without circular referencesDisplay your data in maps, charts, and text across multiple sheetsApply set analysis to your data in QlikView expressionsSecure your data based on the various audience typesWho this book is for This book is best suited for BI professionals, data analysts and budding QlikView developers who wish to build effective dashboards using QlikView. Some basic understanding of the data visualization concepts and Business Intelligence is required.