Creating bookmarks

Bookmarks let you save specific selection states. This allows you to review them later, and share them with other users.

Depending on the type of bookmark, not all bookmarks are rendered when you open the list of bookmarks you have created. The bookmarks are still available, and you can find them by searching by bookmark name.

Creating a bookmark

Do the following:

1. Make the selections on the sheet that you want to save as a bookmark.

2. Click Bookmarks in the assets panel.

3. Click Create new bookmark.

4. Title: By default, the name of the sheet and a summary of the selections are used as the title of the bookmark. You can change this if needed.

   Information noteDo not use a name already used by an alternate state.
5. Description: You have the option to enter a description of the bookmark.

6. Save sheet location: Toggle this on if you want the bookmark to switch to the sheet that was open when it was created. Toggling it off means that the user will stay in their current sheet when the bookmark is applied.

   Information noteIf the target sheet that was saved with this setting is deleted or is a private sheet, applying the bookmark will not open that sheet. The selections associated with this bookmark will still be applied to the app.
7. Save layout: Toggle this on if you want to save chart layouts, sorting, or expansions.

8. Save variable state in bookmarks: Toggle this on to save the current values of variables in the bookmark.

   Information noteVariables created in the load script cannot have their state saved in bookmarks.
9. Click Create.

States and set expressions

When creating or editing a bookmark, you will see the possible alternate states that have been bookmarked. If a state includes selections, then the set expression for the selections is also shown.

You can copy the set expression by clicking Copy.

Bookmark options

In sheet view, if you right-click on a bookmark, you will see the following options:

• Apply bookmark: The selections saved in the bookmark are applied and the sheet which the bookmark originates from is displayed. Any previous selections are cleared.
• Apply selections only: The selections saved in the bookmark are applied. Any previous selections are cleared.
• Make public: Making a bookmark public means that anyone can use it. You will no longer be the owner of the bookmark.
• Make private: Making a bookmark private returns it to the original owner's private bookmarks.
• Details: Displays location, layout state, and set expressions.
• Copy link: Copies the bookmark location so it can be shared.
• Set as default bookmark: When the app is opened, the layout state and the selection state of the default bookmark are used, instead of the app overview page. See Setting a default bookmark to create an app landing page.
• Delete: The bookmark is deleted.

Searching for bookmarks

Do the following:

1. In a sheet, click Bookmarks in the asset panel.

2. Type your search criteria in the search field.

   The list is filtered as you type.

Changing the title and description of a bookmark

You can change the title and description of a bookmark.

Do the following:

1. In a sheet, click Bookmarks in the asset panel.

2. Under My own, click on the bookmark you want to edit and select Details.

3. Click Edit details.

4. Make your changes to Title and Description.

5. Click Done.

The changes are automatically saved.

Changing who can see the bookmark

For Qlik Sense apps published to streams, existing bookmarks that are in the app before publishing will become public bookmarks.

New bookmarks can be added after the app is published. The bookmarks can be published and unpublished within the Community so that other users can use them.

For more information, see:

• Publishing bookmarks

• Unpublishing bookmarks