https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Differences-In-Running-A-Macro-From-IE-Plugin-Compared-To-Full/ta-p/1710571 <P><SPAN>There is a significant difference in running macros on QlikView Server, using the QlikView IE-Plugin and QlikView Full-Browser Version (AJAX) client.</SPAN></P> <H4><STRONG>QlikView IE plugin</STRONG></H4> <UL> <LI>macros run on the local machine</LI> <LI>the macro is excuted by the local user&nbsp;</LI> </UL> <H4><STRONG>Full-Browser Version client</STRONG></H4> <UL> <LI>macros are run on the server.</LI> <LI>macros are executed by the QlikView Server service account</LI> </UL> <P><BR />It is recommended to avoid macros and use standard QlikView functionality as far as is possible. When something is done using standard functionality it will work in a more optimized way. Instead of running an interpreter which single-threadedly calls functions, internal functions are used and there are more opportunity to run things multi threaded.<BR /><BR />See QlikView help section on <A href="https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/May2021/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/UsingMacrosonQVS.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/Subsystems/Client/Content/UsingMacrosonQVS.htm">Using Macros in QV Documents on the QV-Server</A> for more details on macro limitations in server deployment.</P> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:55:00 GMT Sonja_Bauernfeind 2021-06-22T14:55:00Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Differences-In-Running-A-Macro-From-IE-Plugin-Compared-To-Full/ta-p/1710571 <P><SPAN>There is a significant difference in running macros on QlikView Server, using the QlikView IE-Plugin and QlikView Full-Browser Version (AJAX) client.</SPAN></P> <H4><STRONG>QlikView IE plugin</STRONG></H4> <UL> <LI>macros run on the local machine</LI> <LI>the macro is excuted by the local user&nbsp;</LI> </UL> <H4><STRONG>Full-Browser Version client</STRONG></H4> <UL> <LI>macros are run on the server.</LI> <LI>macros are executed by the QlikView Server service account</LI> </UL> <P><BR />It is recommended to avoid macros and use standard QlikView functionality as far as is possible. When something is done using standard functionality it will work in a more optimized way. Instead of running an interpreter which single-threadedly calls functions, internal functions are used and there are more opportunity to run things multi threaded.<BR /><BR />See QlikView help section on <A href="https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/May2021/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/UsingMacrosonQVS.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/Subsystems/Client/Content/UsingMacrosonQVS.htm">Using Macros in QV Documents on the QV-Server</A> for more details on macro limitations in server deployment.</P> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:55:00 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Differences-In-Running-A-Macro-From-IE-Plugin-Compared-To-Full/ta-p/1710571 Sonja_Bauernfeind 2021-06-22T14:55:00Z