topic Re: Best practise for open app selection? in Move to Qlik Cloud Analytics

Best practise for open app selection?

KaukoMetsahovi — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:45:26 GMT

Hi Guys!

My client use to have selections (like current year) when opening their Qlikview app. Now when we have moved their app on Cloud (+Qlik Sense convert), I was looking best practise.

Currently I have made the required selection on the Dashboard (like Year=2024), created a bookmark, I set the bookmark as public and default.

Do you agree this practise or do you have better? Any ideas how to set up a calculated selection(like Year = Year(today())?

Re: Best practise for open app selection?

Or — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:15:08 GMT

Insofar as setting the default bookmark, I would say that having a dynamic default such as Year(Today()) is better if it's valid for your use case. This can be done by clicking the search icon on the Year field and then entering =Year=Year(Today()) and hitting Enter on your keyboard (don't select the value with your mouse). You can then save that as a default bookmark.

Some people prefer to have Year be non-mandatory and use expressions that force the most recent year if none has been selected, along the lines of:

If(Count(distinct Year)>1, Sum({<Year = {"Year(Today())"} >} Value, Sum(Value))

I'm personally not a fan of this approach and would prefer the first approach.

Re: Best practise for open app selection?

KaukoMetsahovi — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:39:28 GMT

Thank you for your quick reply! This =Year=Year(Today()) - approach is working fine in my case and it helps to resolve the dynamic selection needed.

Re: Best practise for open app selection?

AdamBS — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:07:27 GMT

I'd recommend using the DECLARE calendar generated by Qlik Sense Data Manager. Then your bookmark can be YearsAgo = 0.

Re: Best practise for open app selection?

GregWoodard — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:41:32 GMT

I agree with Adam, a calendar works wonders especially if you have other flags like current month, current year, current fiscal year, etc. Those can then be used as bookmarks very easily.