topic Re: Creating a snapshot from Qlik Engine API in Integration, Extension & APIs

Creating a snapshot from Qlik Engine API

maxim1500 — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 19:56:16 GMT

Hi,

Based on the API documentation, it is possible to create a snapshot from the Engine API. I spent some time trying to understand this page, but there are a couple of mysteries left. First, it doesn't appear to create a snapshot object. It only creates a bookmark and calls EmbedSnapshotObject, which seems to create an association between the slide item and the bookmark.

Also, when creating the slideItem, we pass this property:

"qEmbeddedSnapshotDef": {

"MySelections": "First quarter"

}

There are no explanation on what this is and what is expected. If I look at a real snapshot, I get something really exhaustive in the qEmbeddedSnapshot.

How can we specify exactly which chart to show on the slide? The snapshot object appears to be created in client.js, so it would not be possible to create it with a server call?

Thanks

Re: Creating a snapshot from Qlik Engine API

maxim1500 — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:58:19 GMT

I forgot to put the link to the doc page: Add a snapshot to a generic object ‒ Qlik Sense

Re: Creating a snapshot from Qlik Engine API

maxim1500 — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:00:14 GMT

After some research, I can confirm that it is impossible to do using the current APIs. Snapshot appears to be a special bookmark object with additionnal state data, which is stored in the private client api.

Re: Creating a snapshot from Qlik Engine API

elias_atalay — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:12:27 GMT

Hi,

Can you please share the method you used? I'm looking the method to snapshot on click button from an extension.

Thanks!