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Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView

Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView

By : Villafuerte
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Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView

Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView

2.6 (7)
By: Villafuerte

Overview of this book

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.
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Tables

Tables are a simple, yet very powerful, means for visualizing data. Despite the fact that some designers disregard them due to their lack of visual impact, these objects are an integral part of any robust application in QlikView. Most of the time, charts are the preferred medium to spot trends and find outliers, but a table's ability to show great amounts of data in a flexible and accurate manner makes it an invaluable element for dashboard designers.

QlikView offers three options to display information in a tabular format:

  • Straight table (chart object): This is one of the most flexible objects in QlikView. You can include as many dimensions and expressions as you want (just be careful with the horizontal scroll bar). It has two awesome features that boost its usability: column drag and drop and the ability to dynamically sort the data depending on the user's needs (Interactive Sort).
  • Pivot table (chart object): If you need to distribute data among multiple dimensions and...

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