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Tutorial - Beginning with the Basics

Welcome to this tutorial, which will introduce you to Qlik Sense.

Qlik Sense is a data visualization and discovery product in Qlik Cloud Analytics. It allows you to create flexible, interactive visualizations that lead to meaningful decisions.

For additional information about Qlik Sense, see Introducing Qlik Cloud.

What you will learn

When you have completed the tutorial, you will understand the basics of Qlik Sense and be able to use Qlik Sense analyze your data and visualizations.

Who should complete this tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn how to work with Qlik Sense as a business user or app consumer. You will not learn how to create or edit charts. No previous Qlik Sense experience or database knowledge is required. You will be guided through an existing app, focusing on how Qlik Sense works.

What you need to do before you start

Before you can start working with Qlik Sense, you need access to Qlik Cloud.

You access Qlik Sense by entering a web address in your browser, such as https://<server name>/hub. The exact address and credentials that you enter depend on how your organization has deployed Qlik Sense.

To complete this tutorial, you need to be able to upload apps in the Analytics activity center. If you cannot upload apps, contact your tenant admin.

This package contains a copy of the Beginning With the Basics Tutorial app. Download this package and unzip it on your desktop:

Beginning with the Basics tutorial

Then, you can upload the app.

Lessons in this tutorial

The topics in this tutorial are designed to be completed in sequence. However, you can step away and return at any time.

Further reading and resources

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