Creating an app from a QlikView document

If you have a QlikView document, you can use its load script and data model when creating an app in Qlik Sense. Visualizations, dimensions and measures, however, have to be created using Qlik Sense.

You need to have Qlik Sense Desktop installed to be able to migrate a QlikView document into a Qlik Sense app.

Converting document to app

Do the following:

1. Copy the QlikView document (qvw format) to the directory where your apps are located. Example path: <user>\Documents\Qlik\Sense\Apps. The location of the Apps directory depends on where you installed Qlik Sense Desktop.

2. Start Qlik Sense Desktop.

   You now see the QlikView document as an app in the hub along with other apps you may have created in Qlik Sense.

   Tip noteYou can drag and drop a qvw file from a folder into the Qlik Sense Desktop hub. This results in an app in the hub.
3. Click on the app to open it.
4. Create a new sheet.
5. Save the app.

The app is automatically saved into the Qlik Sense format, qvf, and you can start adding visualizations, dimensions and measures. Also, the QlikView document (qvw format) is automatically converted into a backup file (qvw.backup format) in case you need the original file again.

You now have migrated a QlikView document into a Qlik Sense app. You can continue work with it, copy it or import it into your server environment via the Qlik Management Console (QMC).

Limitations

Some limitations apply when importing apps to Qlik Sense:

• The memory of your computer must be sufficient -- 32 GB when importing a large QlikView document.
• When a QlikView document with hidden script is imported, the hidden script will be disregarded.
• A QlikView document with section access cannot be imported to Qlik Sense.
• When a Qlik Sense app with section access is imported, the section access will be disregarded and the app opens without restrictions.