Macros on QlikView Server
QlikView Server can execute macros in QlikView documents. Due to client-server environment some considerations must be taken when using macros.
When using QlikView as a client all macros are executed in the client. In this case more operations can be permitted.
Macro functionality limitations
Functionality that will normally work well in macros in the QlikView Server environment with any type of client is:
- Logical operations such as clearing or selecting in fields
- Operations related to variables
The following types of functionality are not to be used in the QlikView Server environment , as they may cause unexpected results:
- Layout operations acting on the properties of sheets and sheet objects via SetProperties
- Operations changing document or user settings
- All operations related to the script, including Reload
- Data reduction operations, e.g. ReduceData
- Operations such as Save and Open document
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Actions in AJAX that require returning values may return an empty results buffer
Macro trigger limitations
The following triggers will work as usual in the QlikView Server environment for all clients, except AJAX mode which doesn't support event triggers:
Document.OnAnySelect
Field.OnSelect
Field.OnChange
Field.OnUnlock
Document.OnPressMacroButton
Variable.OnChange
Variable.OnInput
The following triggers are not to be used in the QlikView Server environment, since they lack meaning or may cause unexpected results:
OnPostReduceData
OnPostReload
VBScript functions
VBScript functions defined in the module of a QlikView document will generally work well on QlikView Server. General functionality limitations as defined in the previous section apply.
Server Side Export
It is possible to export the content of any chart to a text file on the server by using a Macro connected to a Button. This feature has to be added in the QlikView document and then the macro can be executed from the QlikView Server directly in the web browser.
