Dashboard bundle
Dashboard bundle is a set of controls that you can use to enhance navigation and selection in your Qlik Sense app.
Dashboard bundle controls
Dashboard controls are in the advanced edit mode asset panel under Custom objects.
The following controls are included:
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You can animate changes in your visualizations over a period of time.
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Add multiple visualizations to a container to save space.
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You can select a single date or a range of dates from a calendar.
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Add and arrange visualizations in a container.
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Add vertical and horizontal lines to a sheet.
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A text object allows app developers to create and format text.
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You can set the value of a variable.
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You can add a video to your sheet.
Deprecated controls
These controls have been deprecated by the addition of a native control. Unless otherwise stated, existing instances of these controls will still function. However, new instances cannot be added. We recommend that you replace deprecated controls with the native control.
Share button control
Deprecated by Make public. For more information see: Granting access to sheets, sheet groups, bookmarks, and stories
If you need to configure existing instances of this control, please refer to the last version of the help before deprecation. Share button- May 2021
Show/hide container
Deprecated by Container. For more information see: Tab container
If you need to configure existing instances of this control, please refer to the last version of the help before deprecation. Show/hide container - June 2019
Tabbed container
Deprecated by Tab container. For more information see: Tab container
If you need to configure existing instances of this control, please refer to the last version of the help before deprecation. Tabbed container - June 2019
Navigation button
Deprecated by Button. For more information see: Button
If you need to configure existing instances of this control, please refer to the last version of the help before deprecation. Navigation button - February 2020
NL Insights
Deprecated by native NL insights object. Existing instances may need to be migrated manually. See Migrating from the Dashboard bundle to native object.
For full details about the native object, see: NL insights.
Limitations
When you use objects from Dashboard bundle there are some limitations compared to built-in controls. The following limitations are valid for all controls from Dashboard bundle:
- The user interface of the visualization is not localized to the language that Qlik Sense is using.
- Right-to-left reading order is not supported.
- Accessibility features are not supported.
- It is not possible to edit objects from an object bundle supplied by Qlik with Dev Hub.
The following table shows which additional features are supported, or not supported, for all bundled objects:
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Download
Downloading as image, PDF, or Excel.
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Storytelling
Using a snapshot of a visualization created with an object in a story.
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Alternate states
Making different selections on the same dimension and comparing the selections in a single visualization or in two or more visualizations side by side.
Control | Download | Storytelling | Alternate states | Monitor in activity centers |
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Animator | Excel only | Not applicable | Yes | No |
Date picker | Not applicable | Not applicable | Yes | No |
Layout container | Image and PDF only | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Line | Image and PDF only | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Variable input | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | No |
Video player | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | No |