Button

Buttons can be created and defined in QlikView to perform commands or actions. There are basically three types of buttons; the Launch/Export Button, the Shortcut Button and the Macro button.

By right-clicking the object, the Button: Object Menu will be displayed. It can also be accessed from the Object menu, when the button is the active object.

Object Menu

The button Object menu is opened by right-clicking the object. The menu commands are:

General

In the Text group you can set the properties of the text to be displayed on the button.

In the Background group you can specify the background of the button. The drop-down gives you three different basic button styles to choose from, and additional settings:

Actions

On this page actions can be set for certain objects:

• buttons
• text objects
• gauges
• line/arrow objects

Actions include launching an external application or exporting data from QlikView.

• Add: Opens the Add Action dialog where the actions for the object are chosen. Choose the type of action in the lists. Depending on the action, different parameters for the action will appear on the Actions page. Input parameters for listed actions are calculated before the first action is executed. If a parameter is changed after the execution has started (for example if an action is changed by a previous action), the change is not registered in the chain of actions.
• Delete: Removes the action from the object.
• Promote: Moves the selected action up in the list of actions.
• Alternate State: Sets the state that the action refers to. This setting is only relevant for actions related to selections or bookmarks.

Add Action dialog

The following actions can be added from the Add Action dialog. In all fields with the ... button it is possible to enter a calculated formula.

Expression syntax for calculated formulas

Selection

Layout

Bookmark

• Apply Bookmark: Applies a bookmark specified by Bookmark ID. If two bookmarks have the same ID, the document bookmark is applied. To apply the server bookmark specify Server\bookmarkID. 
• Create Bookmark: Creates a bookmark from the current selection. Specify Bookmark ID and Bookmark Name. Select Hidden to create a hidden bookmark.
• Replace Bookmark: Replaces the bookmark specified by Bookmark ID with the current selection.

Print

• Print Object: Prints the object specified by Object ID. Specify the Printer name if the object should be sent to another printer than the default printer. (Not available as document and sheet trigger.)
• Print Sheet: Prints the sheet specified by Sheet ID. (Not available as document and sheet trigger.) This function does not work in AJAX client.
• Print Report: Prints the report specified by Report ID. Specify the Printer name if the report should be sent to another printer than the default printer. Mark the check box Show Print Dialog if you want the Windows print dialog to be shown. (Not available as document and sheet trigger.)

External

• Export: Exports a table containing a specific set of fields, but only those records that are applicable according to the made selection are exported. Click on the Setup button on the Actions page to open the Export Action Settings dialog. This is not available as document or sheet trigger.

  Information noteThis function does not work in AJAX client.
• Launch: Launches an external program. The following settings can be configured in the Actions dialog:
  • Application: Click on Browse... to find the application that should be launched. (Not available as document and sheet trigger.)
  • Filename: Enter the path to the file that should be opened with the application specified above. (Not available as document and sheet trigger.)
  • Parameters: Specify parameters for the command line from which the application is started. (Not available as document and sheet trigger.)
  • Working Directory: Sets the working directory for the application to be launched. (Not available as document and sheet trigger.)
  • Exit application when QlikView is closed: Forces the application to be closed when QlikView is exited. (Not available as document and sheet trigger.)
  Information noteThis function does not work in AJAX client.
  

• Open URL: You can use Open URL to open a URL to a QlikView document from within another QlikView document (document chaining). This setting opens the URL in the default web browser. This function cannot be used as a document and sheet trigger. If using Open URL, make sure to enter the document name in the action-string in lower case.
  Where possible, use Open QlikView Document instead of Open URL.

  Information noteThe use of Javascript in URLs is prevented by default.

  You can allow Javascript in URLs by changing the PreventJavascriptInObjectActions parameter in the custom.config file.

• Open QlikView Document: You can use Open QlikView Document to open a QlikView document from within another QlikView document (document chaining). This function cannot be used as a document or sheet trigger. For more information, see Document chaining examples.

• Run Macro: Enter the path and name of the macro to be run. Type any name for which it is possible to later create a macro in the Edit Module dialog, or a calculated expression for dynamic update.
• Set Variable: Assigns a value to the specified variable.
• Show Information: Shows the associated information, such as a text file or an image for the field specified by Field. This function does not work in AJAX client.
• Close This Document: Closes the active QlikView document.
• Reload: Performs a reload on the current document. This function does not work both in AJAX client and IE-plugin.

• Dynamic Update: Performs a dynamic update of the data in the currently loaded document. The statement for the dynamic update is to be entered in the Statement field.
  The intended usage of Dynamic Update allows a QlikView Administrator to feed limited amounts of data in to a QlikView document from a single source without running a reload of the document. Analysis can then be performed by multiple clients connecting to the QlikView Server.

  Information noteThe uploaded information is stored in RAM only so any data added or updated using Dynamic Update will be lost if a reload of the document is performed.

  The following grammar describes the possible statements and their components that can be used with the Dynamic Update feature:

  • statements ::= statement { “;” statement }
  • statement ::= insert_statement | update_statement | delete_statement | begin_transaction_statement | commit_transaction_statement
  • insert_statement ::= "INSERT" "INTO" ("*" | table_name) field_list "VALUES" value_list {"," value_list} ["KEY" ["AUTO" | (" (" field_list ")")] ["REPLACE" (["WITH" "ONE"] | "EACH") ]]
  • update_statement ::= "UPDATE" ("*" | table_name) set_clause {"," | set_clause} "WHERE" condition ["AUTO" "INSERT"]
  • delete_statement ::= "DELETE" "FROM" ("*" | table_name] "WHERE" condition
  • begin_transaction_statement ::= "BEGIN" ("TRANSACTION" | "TRAN") [trans_name]
  • commit_transaction_statement ::= "COMMIT" ["TRANSACTION" | "TRAN"] [trans_name]
  • table_name ::= identifier | quoted_name
  • field_list ::= "(" field_name {"," field_name} ")"
  • value_list ::= "("value {"," value} ")"
  • set_clause ::= "SET" field_name "=" any_valid_non_aggregated_qlikview_expression
  • field_name ::= identifier | quoted string
  • value ::= identifier | any_qlikview_number | quoted string
  • condition ::= any_valid_non_aggregated_qlikview_expression
  • identifier ::= any_qlikview_identifier
  • quoted_string ::= "[" [^]]+ "]"

  Example:  

  UPDATE AbcTable SET Discount = 123 WHERE AbcField=1

  Information note To use this feature, Dynamic Update must be allowed both on the Document and on the Server.

Document chaining examples

You can use Open QlikView Document to create document chaining.

The following settings can be applied:

• Transfer State: to transfer the selections from the original document to the destination document. The destination document will first be cleared of selections.

• Apply state on top of current: to retain the destination document’s selections and apply the original document’s selections on top of them.

  Information note Using Apply state on top of current can return unexpected results if the selections made in the two documents are conflicting.

• Open in same Window: to open the new document in the same browser tab when using the AJAX ZFC client.

  Information noteOpen QlikView Document action is not supported for non domain users when using the QlikView plug-in.

QlikView documents: The extension of the destination file must be included. Relative paths to navigate from one QlikView document to another are supported in all clients, as long as the chained documents are stored in the same folder structure (mount).

The following examples show how to write the file path to the destination file:

Example: File located in the same folder structure (same mount).

• If the destination file is in the same folder:
  DestinationDoc.qvw

• If the destination file is in a sub folder:
  SubFolder/DestinationDoc.qvw

• If the destination file is in an upper folder:
  ../DestinationDoc.qvw

• If the destination file is in an upper and parallel folder:
  ../ParallelFolder/DestinationDoc.qvw

Example: File located in a different folder structure (different mount). The relative path between different mounts is supported in the Ajax client only.

• If the destination file is in a different mount:
  ../DifferentMount/DestinationDoc.qvw

Example: Using the mount path to point to a QlikView document. Setting the path to mounted folders is supported in the Ajax client only.

• If the destination file is in the same mounted folder:
  \Mount\DestinationDoc.qvw

• If the destination file is in a different mounted folder:
  \DifferentMount\DestinationDoc.qvw

  Information noteDocument chaining with mounted folders does not work with the QlikView plug-in.

Example: Using the absolute path to point to a QlikView document. The use of absolute paths for document chaining is supported in the Ajax client and in QlikView Desktop.

• Absolute path to the Local Root folder or mount:
  C:\...\DestinationDoc.qvw

• Absolute path to a Network Share:
  \\SharedStorage\...\DestinationDoc.qvw

QlikView apps in the Qlik Sense Cloud hub: you need the AppId, not the path. Apps need to be prepared and updated in QlikView Desktop. The AppId is found in the URL when the app is open in the hub.

Example

If the URL is https://qcs.us.qlikcloud.com/qv/opendoc.htm?document=1cc71b323f172f93a8121ce1456cdg. Then the AppId is 1cc71b323f172f93a8121ce1456cdg.

 

Export Action Settings Dialog

Selection

In this group you set what fields should be selected for export.

Export to

In this group you can choose whether you want to export the values to a file or to the clipboard.

Number Formatting

Some other programs may have difficulties to handle numbers with number format correctly. QlikView offers three options for number formatting of numeric data to be exported to files or to the clipboard.

New export buttons will inherit the default setting from the User Preferences: Export page. The setting can however be individually set for each export button.

• Full Format: Instructs QlikView to export numeric data with its full number format, just as it is shown in the document’s sheet objects.
• No Thousand Separator: Removes any thousand separator from numeric data.
• No Formatting: Removes all number formatting from the data and exports the raw numbers. The decimal separator will be as defined in the system settings (Control Panel).

Font

Here the Font, Font style and Size of the font to be used can be set.

The font can be set for any single object (Object Properties: Font), or all objects in a document (Apply to Objects on Document Properties: Font).

Further, the default document fonts for new objects can be set on Document Properties: Font. There are two default fonts:

1. The first default font (List Boxes, Charts, etc) is used for most objects, including list boxes and charts.
2. The second default font (Text Objects and Buttons) is used for buttons and text boxes, which are objects that usually need a larger font.

Finally, the default fonts for new documents can be set on User Preferences: Font.

For charts, buttons and text objects (except search objects) a font Color can also be specified. The color may Fixed or it can be dynamically Calculated from an expression. The expression must be a valid color representation, which is created using the color functions. If the result of the expression is not a valid color representation, the font color will default to black.

Color functions

Additional settings are:

• Drop Shadow: If this option is checked a drop shadow will be added to the text.
• Underline: If this option is checked the text will be underlined.

A sample of the selected font is shown in the preview pane.

Layout

A Layout setting will apply to the current object only, if it is made from the Object Properties page.
A Layout setting will apply to all objects of the specified type(s) in the document, if it is made from the Document Properties page.

Use Borders

Enable this setting in order to use a border around the sheet object. Specify the type of border by selecting it in the drop-down menu.

• Shadow Intensity: The Shadow Intensity drop-down menu makes it possible to set the intensity of the shadow that surrounds the sheet objects. There is also the choice of No Shadow.
• Border Style: The following predefined border types are available:
  • Solid: A solid unicolored border.
  • Depressed: Border giving the impression of depressing the sheet object from the background.
  • Raised: Border giving the impression of raising the sheet object from the background.
  • Walled: Border giving the impression of a wall around the sheet object.
• Border Width: This option is available for all border types. The width can be specified in mm, cm, inches (", inch), pixels (px, pxl, pixel), points (pt, pts, point) or docunits (du, docunit).
• Color: Click this button to open a dialog in which an appropriate base color can be chosen from the color palette for all border types.
• Rainbow: Creates a rainbow colored border for all border types. The rainbow will start with the selected base color on top of the sheet object.

When Simplified is the chosen Styling Mode in Document Properties: General, there is no choice of border type, there is only the Shadow Intensity drop-down menu and the Border Width setting.

Rounded Corners

In the Rounded Corners group the general shape of the sheet object is defined. These settings allow for drawing of sheet objects ranging from perfectly circular/elliptical via super elliptical to rectangular. Rounded Corners is only available if you have selected Advanced Styling Mode in Document Properties: General.

• Rounded Corners: Checking this option makes the alternatives for rounded corner shapes possible.
• Corners: Corners for which the check box remains unmarked will be drawn rectangular instead.
• Squareness: A variable number between 2 and 100 where 100 defines a rectangle with perfectly square corners and 2 corresponds to a perfect ellipse (a circle for a 1:1 aspect ratio). A squareness between 2 and 5 is usually optimal for achieving rounded corners.
• Corner Radius: This setting determines the radius of the corners in fixed distance (Fixed) or in percent of the total quadrant (Relative (%)). This setting lets you control the extent to which the corners will be affected by the underlying general shape set under Squareness. The distance can be specified in mm, cm, inches (", inch), pixels (px, pxl, pixel), points (pt, pts, point) or docunits (du, docunit).

Layer

In the Layer group an object can be defined as residing in one of three layers:

• Bottom: A sheet object with the Bottom layer property can never obscure sheet objects in the Normal and Top layers. It can only be placed on top of other sheet objects in the Bottom layer.
• Normal: When created, sheet objects reside in the Normal (middle) layer. A sheet object in the Normal layer can never be obscured by sheet objects in the Bottom layer and can never obscure sheet objects in the Top layer.
• Top: A sheet object in the Top layer can never be obscured by sheet objects in the Normal and Bottom layers. Only other sheet objects in the Top layer can be placed on top of it.
• Custom: The Top, Normal and Bottom layers correspond to internally numbered layers 1, 0 and -1 respectively. In fact all values between -128 and 127 are accepted. Choose this option to enter a value of your choice.

Theme Maker...

Opens the Theme Maker wizard where you can create a layout theme.

Apply Theme ...

You can apply a layout theme to the object, sheet or document.

Layout Themes

Show

In the Show group it is possible to specify a condition under which the sheet object is displayed:

• Always: The sheet object will always be displayed.
• Conditional: The sheet object will be shown or hidden depending on a conditional function which will be evaluated continuously depending on e.g. selections etc. The sheet object will only be hidden when the condition returns FALSE.
  

  Conditional functions

Options

In the Options group, it is possible to disallow moving and resizing of the sheet object. The settings in this group are only relevant if the corresponding check boxes are enabled in Document Properties: Layout and Sheet Properties: Security.

• Allow Move/Size: If this option has been deselected it will be impossible to move or resize the sheet object.
• Allow Copy/Clone: If this option has been deselected it will be impossible to make a copy of the sheet object.
• Allow Info: When the info function is in use an info icon will be displayed in the window caption whenever a field value has information associated to it. If you don't want the info icon to be displayed in the caption, you can uncheck this option.
  
  Info
• Size to Data: Normally the borders around all table sheet objects in QlikView will shrink when selections cause the size of the table to be less than allocated size for the sheet object. By deselecting this check box this automatic adjustment of size will be turned off leaving any surplus space blank.

Scrollbars

Various controls for changing the scrollbar layout are located in the Scrollbars group:

• Preserve Scroll Position: With this setting enabled, QlikView will try to preserve the scroll position of tables and charts with a scroll bar when a selection is made in another object. The setting must be enabled in User Preferences: Objects as well. The scroll position is not preserved when you close the document.
• Scroll Buttons: Sets the scroll button color. Select a color by clicking the button. Note that medium gray tones often render the best results for scroll bars. Either color can be defined as a solid color or a gradient via the Color Area dialog that opens when you click the appropriate button.
• Scroll Background: Sets the scrollbar background color. Select a color by clicking the button.
• Scrollbar Width: This control affects both the width and the relative size of the scrollbar symbols.
• Scroll Style: Sets the scroll bar style. Select a style in the drop-down control. The Classic scroll bar style corresponds to QlikView 4/5 scroll bars. The Standard scroll bar style gives a more modern look. The third style is Light, which is a thinner, lighter bar.
  The Styling Mode must be set to Advanced for the scroll bar style to be visible. This setting can be found on the General tab by opening the Settings drop-down menu and selecting Document Properties.

 

• Apply To...: Opens the Caption and Border Properties dialog where you can set where to apply the properties that have been set on the Layout page.

Caption

A Caption setting will apply to the current object only, if it is made from the Object Properties page.
A Caption setting will apply to all objects of the specified type(s) in the document, if it is made from the Document Properties page.

On the Caption page, specify layout options that are completely different from the general layout of the object.

• Show Caption: When this option has been checked a caption will be drawn at the top of the sheet object. List boxes and other "box objects" will have the option switched on by default whereas buttons, text objects and line/arrow objects will not.
• Title Text: In the text box you can enter a title to be shown in the caption of the sheet object. Use the Font... button to change the caption font.

Set the colors of the caption in its different states. The settings for Active Colors and Inactive Colors can be made separately from each other.

Click the Background Color or Text Color button to open the Color Area dialog. The Background Color can be defined as a solid or a gradient color on the Color Area dialog. Text Color can be defined a Fixed or a Calculated color using color functions.

Color functions

• Wrap Text: If this option is checked, the caption will be displayed in two or more rows.
• Caption Height (Lines): Set the number of caption lines in this edit box.

The precise size and position of the QlikView object can be determined and adjusted by the size/position settings for the Normal or Minimized QlikView sheet object. These settings are measured in pixels:

• X-pos: Sets the horizontal position of the left side of sheet object in relation to the sheet's left edge.
• Y-pos: Sets the vertical position of the top side of sheet object in relation to the sheet's upper edge.
• Width: Sets the width of the QlikView sheet object.
• Height: Sets the height of the QlikView sheet object.

The orientation of the caption label can be altered with the Caption Alignment options:

• Horizontal: The label can be horizontally aligned: Left, Centered or Right within the caption area.
• Vertical: The label can be vertically aligned: Top, Centered or Bottom within the caption area.

Special Icons
Many of the object menu commands of the sheet objects can be configured as caption icons. Select commands to be shown as caption icons by marking the check box to the left of each command in the list.

• Allow Minimize: When this option has been checked a minimize icon will be displayed in the window caption of the sheet object, providing that the object is minimizable. Furthermore, this will make it possible to minimize the object by double-clicking the caption.
• Auto Minimize: This option becomes available when Allow Minimize is checked. When Auto Minimize is checked for several sheet objects on the same sheet, all but one will be automatically minimized at any time. This is useful e.g. for alternately displaying several graphs in the same sheet area.
• Allow Maximize: When this option has been checked a maximize icon will be displayed in the window caption of the sheet object, providing that the object is maximizable. Furthermore, this will make it possible to maximizing the object by double-clicking the caption. If both Allow Minimize and Allow Maximize are checked, double-clicking will effect minimizing of the object.
• Help Text: Here you may enter a help text to be displayed in a pop-up window. The help text may be specified as a calculated formula. This option is not available at document level. Click the ... button to open the Edit Expression dialog for easier editing of long formulas.
  

  
  Expression syntax for calculated formulas
  

  Enter e.g. a description of the sheet object. A help icon will be added to the window caption of the object. When the mouse pointer is over the icon, the text will be displayed in a pop-up window.