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Generic load in Qlikview

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:59:18 GMT

hi,

I want to know about generic load in qlikview.Can anyone explain me with example.

Generic load in Qlikview

shumailh — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:11:52 GMT

http://d1cf4w4kkla6tb.cloudfront.net/documentation/9.00/latest/_Qvs/Qvs%20Reference%20Manual.pdf

Generic
The unpacking and loading of a generic database can be done with a generic
prefix. For a description of a generic database, see page 475.
The syntax is:
generic ( loadstatement | selectstatement )
Examples:
Generic Load * from abc.csv;
Generic Select * from table1;
The load statement syntax is described on page 309. The select statement
syntax is described on page 329.
Tables loaded through a generic statement cannot be concatenated.

Generic load in Qlikview

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:53:33 GMT

Hi,

Please look into this generic load example. It may help you to understand more.

Thanks & Regards,

Saravanan.

Generic load in Qlikview

adhudson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:49:00 GMT

Hi,

What is the advantage of doing generic reload?

Please explain.

Regards

Andrew Hudson

Re: Generic load in Qlikview

ankitaag — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:27:29 GMT

Hello,

The advantage of using Generic Load is to use the attributes of different object. In simple words, if you need to convert rows into columns then you use Generic Load.

Thanks and Regards,

Ankita

Re: Generic load in Qlikview

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:36:56 GMT

Hi,

below links help to understand Generic load concept:

http://qlikviewcookbook.com/2010/05/use-cases-for-generic-load/

http://community.qlik.com/docs/DOC-3020

Regards

Neetha