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Hidden script

AndrewMcIlwrick — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:56:29 GMT

QlikView provides this capability so .....

Add a simple Hidden Y/N control icon ( similar to the Data Manager generated lock icon ) that allows the Sense app designer to password protect / hide parts of their script.

Useful not only for people wanting to offer commercial Qlik Sense products, but for partners and even customers where for various reasons parts of the load script need to be hidden from prying eyes such as section access, etc.

I think this is just a UI change in the Script editor, and should have no impact on QIX ?

Re: Hidden script

ingoniclas — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:12:49 GMT

This is a looooong awaited feature for us and many, many Qlik partners out there! Please go for it asap!

Re: Hidden script

RadovanOresky — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:35:00 GMT

Very much agree! This is essential for solutions providers and MSPs.

A lot of our solutions will end up on-premise and currently there is no way to protect IP, besides creating custom connector (but that has limited functionality).

Re: Hidden script - Status changed to: Open - Collecting Feedback

Patric_Nordstrom — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:13:32 GMT

Thank you for your feedback on ways to improve our product. While this is something we understand would be useful, it's not on the short-term roadmap. Please continue to show your support for this idea.

Thanks,

Patric

Re: Hidden script

evanchang11 — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:24:40 GMT

Hope this feature to be included and It is useful to protect unnecessary human mistake towards to the designed script

Re: Hidden script

eugeneyip — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:08:45 GMT

Yes absolutely, this feature is very useful for Qlik Sense to have. Many inexperienced developers have made unnecessary changes to the scripts and it was a nightmare to support them.

It's been a year since this was first mooted, so hopefully Qlik R&D team will have this feature in the near or immediate roadmap.

Re: Hidden script

ongsinhan — Mon, 03 May 2021 05:44:16 GMT

Yes. Totally agreed! This is a very a useful feature. With hidden script we can prevent unauthorized access to important script.

Please do include the hidden script feature in future release. It has been a long wait.

#Qlik Sense

Re: Hidden script

REON_LEE — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 01:49:05 GMT

Hoping Qlik will take this into consideration to have hidden script feature in the Qlik Sense script editor. It very useful in preventing anonymous modification and fulfilling some business need.

Expecting to see this feature in the later version release.

Re: Hidden script

AndrewMcIlwrick — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:52:33 GMT

Thanks for continued interest in this idea. It must surely be a relatively simple implementation in the QS hub editor ? Add a hide Y/N capability to each script section - they will all still excute but some will be hidden. I guess the only challenge is where will the password live, as unlike QV desktop you may never have a file on disk if you don't export a QVF. Maybe in the App overview ?

Re: Hidden script

fatinfazrizanor — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 02:46:36 GMT

Yes, agreed with you. I think hidden script is very important for some business need. Hope Qlik will add this feature to qlik sense.

I think the other alternative Qlik will suggest currently is by control the access in security rule. For example, certain users are restricted to open the load editor. However, it can be hard to maintain because one user may have multiple apps, so it also needs multiple rules.

Hence the hidden script with password is very necessary.

Re: Hidden script

Shahfik — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 03:15:02 GMT

Yes absolutely, this feature is very useful for Qlik Sense to have.

Re: Hidden script

amni9412 — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 03:16:48 GMT

I would also agree to have the Hidden Script feature for us developers similar to what we already have in Qlikview.

Hopefully Qlik will consider adding this feature in the next release! As this feature will be very useful for business needs.

Re: Hidden script

aminhashim44 — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:57:48 GMT

I hope Qlik will continue provide this feature in Qliksense. This will help developer to manage their script from external user .

Hopefully this feature will have in next release.

Re: Hidden script

brunodec — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 18:47:33 GMT

Yes please provide the hidden script feature. It proved to work in QlikView so why not in next generation product? Even Excel has means to protect the definition of formulas in cells.

Re: Hidden script

sten_still — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:50:47 GMT

Yess it's such a great beneficial and very useful for the Qlik Sense to have the hidden script.

Hope to see this feature in the future.
#QlikSense

Re: Hidden script

AdrianOh — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:45:01 GMT

Is this still part / plan of Qlik R&D? We are hoping to see this feature ivery soon.

Re: Hidden script

shahidah — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 02:29:23 GMT

Found it very useful! Necessary to have this feature to prevent any careless mistakes.

Re: Hidden script

eugeneyip — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:27:51 GMT

It's been almost two years since this idea was first mooted by Andrew.

Is Qlik even listening (or reading this) ???

Can we have some definite plans for this feature? Cheers.

Re: Hidden script

ongsinhan — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:03:37 GMT

Hidden script is a really useful feature. Please bring it to Qlik Sense.

Re: Hidden script

amni9412 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 02:47:41 GMT

Not sure if the Hidden Script feature in the Qlik Sense script editor is in the upcoming roadmap for Qlik, but preferably it would be useful to have similar in Qlikview. This can prevent any unwanted edits.

Hoping to see this in latest Qlik Sense release.