You can use buttons to:
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Add quick links for easy selection and navigation in your app
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Reload data
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Run automations
When to use the button
The button is useful when you want to help the app user by providing:
- predefined selections or selection controls
- navigation links to other sheets, stories, or websites
- reload data functionality in an app
- the ability to run an automation from an app.
You can reload data in an app that you own. App users need edit permissions. For more information, see Managing permissions in shared spaces or Managing permissions in managed spaces.
Example of buttons in use on a sheet
Mobile limitations
In the Qlik Analytics mobile app, the button is a natively rendered visualization. Natively rendered visualizations have better performance compared to visualizations rendered in WebView. If a natively rendered visualization is wrapped inside a Container object, it will be rendered in an embedded WebView.
While natively rendered visualizations have greater performance, they do not support the full breadth of object styling (general styling or theme-based styling) when viewed in the Qlik Analytics mobile app. If styling of objects is important for mobile analysis, the app developer can place the object inside a Tab container, Container, or Layout container. This forces the WebView presentation and preserves styling.