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The design of grouped objects

I recently submitted a feature request to Qliktech requesting “grouped objects”. There are a number of issues to consider when thinking about how grouped objects should be implemented in QV. You are probably familiar with the idea of grouped objects. It’s a feature commonly available in graphics authoring programs Select ...
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Extracting data using Microsoft Logparser

I’ve fielded several questions lately about loading Group membership information from Active Directory. The Active Directory sample in the Qlikview Cookbook uses AdsDSO and can load “single-valued” fields such as Name and Mail. AdsDSO will not load “multi-valued” fields such as “memberOf” or “member” — fields that define group members ...
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Using the Evaluate API in Macros

A common application of QV macros is to make initial selections. These selections may be applied when the document is opened, a sheet is activated or a button is pressed. The selections usually involve some type of dynamic value, such as “today()”.In the examples below, the VBS continuation character “_” ...
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The match() Function

In SQL, the “in” operator is commonly used to test if a value exists in a list of values. For example: SELECT * FROM TABLE WHERE CODE IN (‘a’, ‘b’, ‘f’); New QV developers often spend some time looking for QV’s equivalent of the “in” operator. It’s the match() function ...
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An Example is Worth a Thousand Thread Replies

There’s a lot of information being exchanged on the QlikCommunity Forum http://www.QlikCommunity.com these days. Customers and Consultants ask technical questions, and other Customers, Consultants and QT employees provide very useful answers. Today’s post is a tip on how to improve the chances of your Forum question being answered quickly and ...
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Recipes for Qlikview Success