topic Re: Personal Default Bookmark in App Development

Personal Default Bookmark

alopez — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:42:16 GMT

Is there a way for a user to set their own personal default bookmark? I have divisional managers and I don't want to use section access to remove their access. I want when the app to open for it to automatically select their own division.

Re: Personal Default Bookmark

lennart_mo — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:42:50 GMT

Hi @alopez,

if you have a list assigning each manager to their respective division you might find something that works using the function OSUser().

My suggestion would be something like
=Only({<Manager={OSUser()}>} Division)

Hope that helps!

Re: Personal Default Bookmark

alopez — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:11:07 GMT

Would this allow them to turn of the filter and see all data though?

Re: Personal Default Bookmark

lennart_mo — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:16:18 GMT

Yes, they of course could remove the selection and see the other managers/divisions data

Re: Personal Default Bookmark

Kearawill — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:57:29 GMT

Yes, in Qlik Sense, users can set personal default bookmarks to apply specific filters (like their division) when opening an app—without using section access. To do this:

Each user creates a personal bookmark with the desired selections (e.g., their division).
They then set this bookmark as "default" by selecting the "Set as default" option when saving or editing the bookmark.

This way, the app will open with their chosen selections every time—without restricting access for others.

Re: Personal Default Bookmark

alopez — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:27:52 GMT

Does this override the default bookmark for the app, though, if the developer sets one?

Re: Personal Default Bookmark

Kearawill — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:58:48 GMT

No, a user's personal default bookmark does not override the app-level default bookmark set by the developer—for other users.

Each user can have their own default bookmark, and Qlik Sense will prioritize their personal default over the app's default only for them. So while the developer’s default applies globally, individual users who set a personal default will see their own version when opening the app—without affecting others’ experience.