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Michael_Tarallo
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Good Tuesday Qlik Community! Today I have a fun and entertaining way to showcase the power of the Qlik Sense platform, its APIs and the art of the possible. But first, let me give you some background. In March, Qlik participated in the Gartner BI Bake Off (direct highlights here) - and for the 'innovation' portion of the presentation, my colleague Josh Good demonstrated a neat concept, showing what is possible with the Qlik platform and it's robust set of APIs - a Qlik Sense Bot - developed by my colleague Juan Gerado Cabeza. Since then we are getting numerous requests to see and learn more about what was shown on that day, so I have create this brief video to share some of its insights.

4-18-2017 7-38-28 AM.pngWhat is a Bot you may ask?

You already know some popular bots – Siri, Cortana, Alexa and of course Google. These guys are programs designed to perform tasks, such as setting an alarm, telling you the weather, searching online or even ordering a pizza. So why not have a bot tell you who your top sales people are, alert you when profit margin reaches 20%  – or - even have it send you charts and reports directly to your device?  The possibilities are endless. Juan as done just that, creating an analytical assistant - that in actuality turns Qlik data visualization into conversational analytics.

Now understand the Qlik Sense Bot - IS NOT a product provided by Qlik, but rather a neat concept that demonstrates the art of the possible when using the Qlik platform and its APIs. Now - neatness, coolness and Qlik platform superiority aside, what I like the most about this innovation is that it provides many real world applications. Bots can be used by anyone, anywhere, on any device and at anytime – scheduling automated tasks and providing access to information when and where you need it – reducing complexities, and increasing availability of insight by simply having a conversation. So in my opinion I do see this as a viable product offering, but you never know. Watch this brief video to learn more about this awesome concept. If you want even more information about this superior innovation, please contact us at qlik.com, or you can reach out to us on Twitter or on the Qlik Community.

Have a great day!

Regards,

Michael Tarallo (@mtarallo) | Twitter

Pushing the Boundaries of Analytics  - Qlik Sense Bot

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Hi Mike,

It's   looks very interesting API,

Is this possible to work with this BOT in Qlik Sense Desktop/Cloud versions.

Thanks,

Mahesh

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Michael_Tarallo
Employee
Employee

Hello Maheswara,


At first glance no - Desktop does not allow any other connections other than itself - loopback / localhost - that is by design as it is meant as a local client. As with Qlik Sense Cloud - it would be possible only if certain API layers were exposed, but in the cloud version those are not available.....yet 🙂

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Thanks Mike

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matteo_mi
Partner - Contributor III
Partner - Contributor III

t

triple wow! this is a wonderful feature!

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Michael_Tarallo
Employee
Employee

Hi Matteo - we thank you - and I know what you mean, but so there isn't any misinterpretation for community clarity - it is not a specific "feature" of Qlik Sense - but rather one of the many possibilities one can build with the power of it's APIs!

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matteo_mi
Partner - Contributor III
Partner - Contributor III

Ohhh yes sorry for my expression, yes I understand that is not a feature but the result of API programming. Is there any way that this project is going to be shared with the community ? maybe on GitHub?

Thank you Michael

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Michael_Tarallo
Employee
Employee

Hey Matteo - yes I am told there will be something available after our customer / partner event: Qonnections. Stay Tuned

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paulyeo11
Master
Master

This is one of the best feature a lot of people like it very much , thank Qlik development team. Well done.

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pbjungles
Contributor II
Contributor II

Michael,

In which versions will it be available?

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rakeshpaul
Partner - Contributor
Partner - Contributor

Hi Michael,


I wan't to set thing up, can you please guide how we can develop it.


Regards,

Rakesh Paul

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