topic Re: Extension Help in QlikView

Extension Help

vanderson009 — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT

Hello Community,

I am working with extension but i don't know difference between Object and Document Extension?

Can anybody please describe me what is difference between Object and Document Extension?

-- Thanks and Regards,

Villyee Anderson

Re: Extension Help

tresB — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:21:11 GMT

I recommend the URL attached.

Re: Extension Help

vanderson009 — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:52:07 GMT

Hi,

I have already gone through with this link,

but i didnt get exact difference from that blog.

If possible then please describe me.

-- Thanks and Regards,

Villyee

Re: Extension Help

Alexander_Thor — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:26:07 GMT

Instead of copy pasting someones answer, do link to the original thread instead as it contains more information.

Re: Difference

Re: Extension Help

ergustafsson — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:02:46 GMT

Hi Villyee,

An object extension is a single object, used for visualization, geo-mapping, selections etc. It is mostly treated like any other object and is mostly used for 3rd party charts/visualization. It can be added by right-clicking inside AJAX/WebView and add extension object.

A document extension is something that targets the whole site, add whole functionality to the site (visually (injects CSS) or functionally (e.g. Firebug, send variables, connect elsewhere, override default functionality)). Document extensions are added by the document properties inside QlikView Desktop.

Both types of extensions only works in AJAX/WebView and are installed the same way, but in different folders (Documents vs Objects).

Regards,

Erik

Re: Extension Help

Wed, 13 May 2015 12:00:34 GMT

Hi there,

I've wouldn't wanted to start a new question as probably is a quite basic issue and I am just missing something from the order of the steps. I have gone through of a article about how to install and use extensions; found on the Qlikfix.com. -"QlikView Extension tutorials, documentation and examples" and installed Alexander Google Map - Cluster extension. It seems after running the qar file that the extension installed. It is in the correct path and no error message appeared but when I am trying to use any extensions installed (I tried couple of more) even if I switch to WebView, just haven't got the proper option to use new sheet objects as an extension. Can I have someone's advice please? It is an local PC but not personal edition.

Thanks,

Tom