You can add, edit, and delete data sources easily in the data manager, and then associate the data you added. When you open the data manager, the Associations view is the default view. If you have not added data to your app, you are instead prompted to do so before you can associate the data.
Data manager Associations view
A: The toolbar
| UI item | Description |
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Global menu with navigation options, and actions that you can perform in your app. For more information about tabbed browsing and the global menu, see Navigating using tabs. |
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Show or hide app information, where you can choose to edit app information or open app options and style your app. |
| Prepare
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Prepare your data. You can select Data manager, Data model viewer, or Data load editor. The options are not available in a published app, unless you are the owner of the app. In that case, you can only open the Data model viewer. |
| Analyze |
Analyze your data. You can select Sheet or Insights. |
| Narrate |
Tell a story with your data. You can select Storytelling. |
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Save |
Save the app. This button is only available in Qlik Sense Desktop. |
| Associations | Go to the Associations view to see associations in the app. |
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Tables |
Go to the Tables view to see an overview of the tables in the app. |
Load data  |
Load or reload all data. The app is automatically saved before loading. |
B: Associations view
In the Associations view of the data manager your data is illustrated using bubbles, with each bubble representing a data table, and the size of the bubble representing the amount of data in the table. The links between the bubbles represent the associations between tables. If it's an association between two tables, you can select the button in the link to view or edit the association.
You can also associate tables automatically according to Insight Advisor recommendations by clicking 
, and add more tables to your app.
C: Recommendations
You can make changes to an association by selecting another recommendation, or creating a custom association. You can also rename the association.
D: Data preview
You can preview the data of the two tables of the association, with the fields used in the association being highlighted.
E: Selected table actions
| UI item | Description |
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Edit the selected table. |
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Reload the selected table. |
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Delete the selected table. |
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Clear data filters. |
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Concatenate the selected table or view table transformation details. |
F: Undo and redo buttons
You can undo or redo all operations.
Data manager Tables view
A: Tables view
All data tables in the app. You can add data from new or existing data sources. You can also edit or remove existing data tables that were added with Data manager.
B: Data preview
If you select a table you can preview the data in the table.
Table editor
A: Table editor
With the table editor toolbar you can rename the table, add calculated fields, and update the table from data source.
B: Data preview
You can preview all fields in the selected table. You can also rename the fields and perform other transformations with the field menu 
.
You can also change the format of the field data between General, Date and Timestamp.
Fields marked with 
are used to associate with another table. You can create new associations, and edit existing associations.
C: Data profiling cards
The data profiling cards enable you to view summaries for your data and perform transformations on your data.