topic Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense in App Development

Add A Background to Qlik Sense

rodrigue_saade — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:52:49 GMT

Hi,

is it possible to add a background image to a sheet in Qlik Sense, so that the other charts would be on top of it?

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

Alexander_Thor — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 03:50:55 GMT

No, that is currently not possible.

I'm going out on a limb here and guessing that you want to use a image as a background to brand your application with logos and colors without having to use up space in the grid?

If that is the case then we are working on Themes for Qlik Sense that would allow you to customize it to your liking, benefit being that it will be consistent over your entire platform and not per app basis. As soon as that feature is ready to be released we will let the community know

If you want a preview, psst don't tell anyone , then while Qlik Sense Desktop is running open a web browser and browse to http://localhost:4848/hub

Open an app, go to a sheet and add /theme/highvis to the end if your url. Voila, magic!

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

rodrigue_saade — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:55:13 GMT

Thank you Alexander for the answer.

Actually i tried the preview you told me about, it sounds really interesting. But don't worry no one will know .

Now, is there any plan to add the feature of making the layout of each sheet customizable separately?

Also, is there any plan to add the background image feature to all types of charts?

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

Alexander_Thor — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:08:06 GMT

As the feature set is not complete I can't speak to any specifics as they most likely will change.

However as Qlik Sense is totally web based any kind of styling you could do in css would also be applicable in the product. Also the grid size that the product has right now is not set in stone, we could easily change it or allow users to change it themselves at some point without any major code changes.

Just for fun I added a xkcd comic as a background image for all of my bar charts in Sense by just editing the theme.css file for Qlik Sense Server.

Not really useful but I think you get where I am going...

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

Michael_Tarallo — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 20:25:17 GMT

Hi Rodrigue - one possible work-around is you could take a snapshot of your chart and use that in data storytelling with an image. The "layer" concept exists in data storytelling and you could overlay your snapshot of the chart on top of an image. The chart would not be dynamic, but if you were doing something of this nature for some purpose - like a presentation, it might be reasonable.

Just food for thought.

Regards,

Mike T

Qlik

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

rodrigue_saade — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 07:14:29 GMT

Hi Michael,

Actually, I am using the method you recommended in order to be able put the background.

Thank you!!!

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

Fri, 29 May 2015 17:13:53 GMT

I tried to copy and paste the highviz json theme to the QS server's ...\client\themes\sense\theme.json file, in the hopes that it would magically let me customize everything I want, but sadly even after restarting all services, clearing browser caches, etc, changes don't seem to take effect. I take it the server does not use this json file in the current version? Your sneak preview only works on QS desktop?

When will the ability to do this be available, ballpark? I'll accept any temporary solution and don't mind if you break it in the next release.

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

fcecconi — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 20:17:30 GMT

Alexander

where do you save the themes folder for desktop viewing? it works GREAT on the server, but I can't get it working locally.

thanks

Frank

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

scotly-victor — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 10:35:16 GMT

Hi Mike,

My requirement is add same background color for all the sheets in qliksense in My project.

Is it possible to change or add color on sheet in qliksense?

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

Michael_Tarallo — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 14:43:56 GMT

Hello Scotly, no not out of the box, but with the APIs and style sheets yes. This would require you to basically to create custom styles for your table object. You may want to investigate this thread More Qlik Sense Themes - but this may be more work than it is worth.

HTH

Mike

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

brijeshvma — Wed, 25 May 2016 18:40:21 GMT

Hi akl

Can u tell me how to make changes in qliksense desktop themes.. i am not finding theme folder inside sense folder

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

Alexander_Thor — Fri, 27 May 2016 21:48:49 GMT

That's because there are no theme files for Desktop, only for Server.

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:29:43 GMT

Hi Alexandar Karisson,

Can you tell where exactly we have to update theme.css file.. I tried in many places but its not reflecting. and one more thing how you are able to set only some of chart background, because normally theme.css file effect to entire dashboard na???

waiting for your reply,

Thanks in advance,

Sharath

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

ajaykakkar93 — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:33:00 GMT

you can try this extension Qlik Branch

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:39:00 GMT

If i add the background image extension in qliksense and close the application, it will be disappeared.

what is the reason for it???

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

Shubham_D — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:29:40 GMT

Hi @Michael_Tarallo ,

When can we expect this customization of dashboards in the future ?

Rgds,

Shubham

Re: Add A Background to Qlik Sense

hanstorsvik — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 10:14:52 GMT

Hi Mike,

Idea for upcoming Sense release 😊

Wouldn't a custom CSS property to all objects, be a cool idea? (And for the sheet)
Then you could do a customization on object level with great possibilities without doing a loot of extra hacking...

When I do an extension i make sure that I have that possibility everytime!

Br
Hans