topic How to use extensions in QlikView

How to use extensions

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT

dear all,

Sorry for this basic and silly questions.

I found in qlikview installation folder there was folder name "Extensions" with the .qar file contents. My questions are:

1. What is that exactly? is it an additional chart object that i can use in QVW?

2. How to use that .qar file?

3. How to build/create .qar?

4. Is there any manual/tutorial for this?

Thank you..

How to use extensions

Mon, 30 May 2011 19:40:48 GMT

Hi,

Hope this answers your questions

1. With extensions you can create custom charts written in javascript, flash or vb. Once integrated this visualizations can take advantage of QV's capabilities.

2. The .qar files can be used by double clicking them, by doing this you will install them and be able to see them while in web view.

3. The .qar file is like a Qlikview zip that has all of the information needed to display the extension (script, definition, icon, properties and/or external files)

4. If you go to the qlikview page, click on find training and search for extensions, there's very helpful information there.

Best regards,

How to use extensions

Tue, 31 May 2011 08:38:45 GMT

hi,

Thank you for your reply. I'll learn more detail again on this.

How to use extensions

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:26:55 GMT

Hi,

Do you know how create this qar file? I know that can be open using any unzip or unrar program, but I am wondering how can we create one in a way that with a double click you can install it, in this way would be a easy to install and deploy extensions.

Best regards,

VMR

How to use extensions

rbecher — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:32:14 GMT

Vasco,

just rename a zip file to qar. Indeed, it is a zip file!

- Ralf

How to use extensions

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:32:30 GMT

Hi,

It is the opposite procedure zip the folder and change the extension from .zip to .qar

🙂

Regards

How to use extensions

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:36:48 GMT

Wow! Quite simple then... I thought that would be some kind of external tool!

Thanks,

Regards

VMR

How to use extensions

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:57:14 GMT

Also, you should know that in QlikView 10 double clicking an extension will install the extension for use by QlikView Desktop, but if you want to use the extension in a document opened via QVS you must install the extension manually.

Here is the complete listing of directories the extensions get stored in (by operating system):

• Windows 7 & Server 2008
    ○ Desktop
        C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Objects
    ○ Server
        C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\QlikViewServer\Extensions\Objects

• Windows XP & Server 2003
    ○ Desktop
        C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Local Settings\Application Data\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Objects
    ○ Server
        C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\QlikTech\QlikViewServer\Extensions\Objects

Re: How to use extensions

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:47:23 GMT

Hi,

I have created an extension and wants to send the code to my co-workers so I created a .qar file as per the instructions mentioned in this post. When my co-workers double clicked on the qar file, qlikview did copy all files into the /extensions/objects folder but since another sub-folder was not created with the extension name, they are getting error message in qlikview and the .qvw file is not showing any extensions in there.

So my question is, how to create a qar file which will create a sub-folder before extracting script files?

Re: How to use extensions

ali_hijazi — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:25:06 GMT

ok these are the possible paths to where I install the extension but how do I install it in one of these paths?

Re: How to use extensions

Brian_Munz — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:10:38 GMT

To install on desktop, clicking the QAR file should install it for you. In order to install the extension on server, copy the extension's folder from your desktop extension folder and paste it into the server folder. So, if you had an extension with a folder named "map2" you would copy the whole folder and place it in your server's extension directory.

Re: How to use extensions

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 04:35:24 GMT

Hello all,

Sorry for the naive question. But I was wondering if the .qar created is for specific type of display or can i reuse it for a different application. What i mean is, if i need to develop a seperate report, must i create a seperate .qar. Thanks in advance for your kind reply.

Regards,

Karthik

Re: How to use extensions

rbecher — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:44:28 GMT

A document extension is created for a special type of visualisation (or other purposes), a special kind of chart for instance, and can be (re)used in many QlikView applications (reports).

Re: How to use extensions

Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:41:35 GMT

So on a desktop installation does every user have to click the QAR? Or is there a path I can paste, as the admin, so that the extension is available to all users of that machine?

Re: How to use extensions

rbecher — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:58:33 GMT

You can copy the path of the extension (created by double click on .qar) to all other users:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions

+sub folder for Extension Type:

\Document

\Objects

+sub folder for Extension:

\MyExtension

- Ralf

Re: How to use extensions

Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:06:50 GMT

Ok, so in other words there is no way to deploy to ONE location for all users. Boo!

And so when a new user is added to the machine (this is a shared machine for QC), they either have to double click all the QARs or I have to manually copy the contents over for them?

Re: How to use extensions

rbecher — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:11:09 GMT

Right, for QlikView Desktop. But you can probably work with a symbolic link to a central folder.

Re: How to use extensions

Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:13:48 GMT

How do you mean?