UI: Navigation

Switching Modules

Select from the module pane to the left of the grids to switch between modules.

Search

Search for Qlik Catalogobjects:

• Search field indicates what level source will be searched (sources, entities, or fields)
• Search is case insensitive
• Fuzzy search is enabled

Filter

Change what is seen on the Qlik Catalog view:

• Check the desired field to populate it in the view
• Uncheck the field to remove it from the view
• Customize screen display to find relevant metadata quickly
• Use profile settings to set preferences by grid
• Filter column options are module-specific (below are specific to the discover module)

Page navigation

Horizontal Scroll: More object attributes can be seen by scrolling horizontally whem all columns do not fit on the screen. The horizontal scroll bar is at the bottom of the screen; right and left keyboard arrows will also display more columns.

Vertical Scroll: The vertical scroll bar will display more rows. Use the page scroll to access the next or previous pages.

Page Scroll: Scroll forward or backward to other pages, from the start to the end of the dataset:

Object hierarchy: Drill-in

At the highest level, source hierarchies contain sources. Source hierarchies can include various source types, such as XML and Mainframe, which can be saved to the same hierarchy.

Sources contain entities or QVD entities originating from the same parent source and sharing upstream lineage and connection information. Sources are of type: QVD, JDBC, File, Mainframe, JSON, or XML and all entities within the sources are of the same type.

Entities contain fields, defined by unique structural and qualitative metadata.

When users drill in to the following objects by clicking on (view) icon they transition to the lower objects:hierarchy --> sources-->entities-->fields

Select name of Source Hierarchy to view sources within it.

From Sources tab, select the (view) icon to display entities within that source.

From Entities tab, select the (view) icon to display fields within that entity.

From Fields tab:

Select the (edit) icon to view details and Properties.

Select the (sample) icon to view Sample Data.

Click More to view and edit: General Info, Properties, Lineage, Tags, Comments, View Data Distribution.

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