# QlikView Workbench

QlikView Workbench is used to build solutions with the QlikView AJAX client. It is a development toolbox for use with Microsoft® Visual Studio® and contains controls and templates for development of web sites and extension objects.

## Tools

The following tools are included in QlikView Workbench:

### QvControl

Simplifies the development by allowing drag-and-drop of QlikView objects into a web form, and by setting common tasks and properties without the need to write any code.

### Templates for web site projects

Generates an ASP.NET web site project that includes a proxy page. The proxy page helps avoid cross-site scripting issues.

### Template for extension objects

Creates the extension object files and includes a wizard for generation of extension object property pages and features for packaging and deployment of extension objects to QlikView Server.

## Requirements

To successfully install and use QlikView Workbench, the following requirements must be fulfilled by the target system:

* Workbench tag present in the License Enabler File (LEF) for QlikView Server
* .NET 4.0 (or later)
* Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 (or later)

## Install QlikView Workbench

Follow this procedure to install QlikView Workbench.

[Installing QlikView Workbench](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/May2024/Subsystems/QlikViewWorkBench/Content/QV_QVWB/Installation.htm)

## Create a web site

Learn how to create a web site using QlikView Workbench.

[Creating a web site](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/May2024/Subsystems/QlikViewWorkBench/Content/QV_QVWB/CreatingWebsite.htm)

## Extension object wizard

The purpose of the Extension object wizard is to simplify:

* Creation of custom property pages for extension objects
* Creation of Graphical User Interface (GUI) for extension objects
* Deployment of extension objects

[Extension object wizard](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/May2024/Subsystems/QlikViewWorkBench/Content/QV_QVWB/ExtensionObjectWizard.htm)

## QlikView JavaScript API

The JavaScript library is used to build QlikView extensions or to build websites with QlikView Workbench.

[QlikView JavaScript API library](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/May2024/apis/js%20API/)