topic Re: Is it possible to create a data dictionary with the Data Governance app? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-create-a-data-dictionary-with-the-Data/m-p/478433#M1301397 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you for your response, but that's not what I'm looking for.</P><P></P><P>To clarify, I'm wanting a place to store business definitions (like a business dictionary). I'm not looking to connect the definitions to anything technical (nothing to do with expressions); I just want to store "plain English" definitions so that business users can reference them when viewing the dashboard. Can I use QlikView for this?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:15:37 GMT 2013-11-14T19:15:37Z Is it possible to create a data dictionary with the Data Governance app? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-create-a-data-dictionary-with-the-Data/m-p/478431#M1301390 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is it possible to create a data dictionary with the Data Governance application? This would be used to store business terms and definitions, so that we can ensure consistency in terminology across dashboards. </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-create-a-data-dictionary-with-the-Data/m-p/478431#M1301390 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Re: Is it possible to create a data dictionary with the Data Governance app? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-create-a-data-dictionary-with-the-Data/m-p/478432#M1301393 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Danielle,</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I recommend you to have a look at this document from <A href="https://community.qlik.com/qlik-users/77808">Michael Tarallo</A> that explains <EM>Storing and Reusing QlikView Specific Expressions with QlikView Expressor</EM>: <A _jive_internal="true" href="https://community.qlik.com/docs/DOC-4214">http://community.qlik.com/docs/DOC-4214</A></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 09 Nov 2013 10:53:53 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-create-a-data-dictionary-with-the-Data/m-p/478432#M1301393 2013-11-09T10:53:53Z Re: Is it possible to create a data dictionary with the Data Governance app? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-create-a-data-dictionary-with-the-Data/m-p/478433#M1301397 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you for your response, but that's not what I'm looking for.</P><P></P><P>To clarify, I'm wanting a place to store business definitions (like a business dictionary). I'm not looking to connect the definitions to anything technical (nothing to do with expressions); I just want to store "plain English" definitions so that business users can reference them when viewing the dashboard. Can I use QlikView for this?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:15:37 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-create-a-data-dictionary-with-the-Data/m-p/478433#M1301397 2013-11-14T19:15:37Z Re: Is it possible to create a data dictionary with the Data Governance app? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-create-a-data-dictionary-with-the-Data/m-p/478434#M1301400 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Danielle,</P><P>As a customer I once included business rules / definitions in an Excel file and loaded that Excel file into the corresponding QlikView app(s).&nbsp; Of course, you could use something more scalable like a database (SQL Server) or a 'semi'-database (MS Access).&nbsp; I believe you can also store and retrieve such information using Sharepoint (and pull that data into QlikView).</P><P>Does this help?</P><P>Tyler</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:15:58 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Is-it-possible-to-create-a-data-dictionary-with-the-Data/m-p/478434#M1301400 Tyler_Waterfall 2013-12-26T19:15:58Z