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Adding data to the app from connections and new files

You can add data to your app quickly. Open the Data manager, and then click Add Add dataFiles and other sources. You can also click Add data in Navigation in the top bar. You are also prompted to add data when you create a new app. When you are editing a sheet, you can also click Add in the Fields panel to add data.

Information noteThe add data options and data sources that are available to you depend on your Qlik Sense platform and configuration.

Add data view

Add data view

In-App

Manual entry. Click to create a table in-app and add the data to the app.

Existing connections

You can view existing connections and file locations by space. Use the drop-down list to select from which space you want to add data.

File locations

Data files: Click to upload a data file, or to add data from a file that has already been uploaded.

Data connections

Displays connections that have been created to an external data source. The connection appears after it has been created under Connect to a new data source.

Click a connection to add data to the app.

Add data

Click to add data to an app. The button is enabled after you have created a connection and selected your data to load. You can add data with profiling enabled or disabled. Data profiling is recommended and enabled by default. Click More to disable data profiling.

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