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abhijith862
Contributor III
Contributor III

Using Extensions in Qliksense

Is it a good practice to use Extensions in Qlikview or Qliksense?

13 Replies
Chanty4u
MVP
MVP

Qliksense.

try here

http://branch.qlik.com/#!/

vijetas42
Specialist
Specialist

Hi,

Using extensions in QlikView or Qliksense it depends on your requirement that what exactly you are trying to implement.

If you are trying to achieve any custom visualization that are not available within qlik then you can go for extension objects.

dbhanuchander1
Contributor II
Contributor II

In Qliksense,

try to use link : Qlik Branch

agigliotti
Partner - Champion
Partner - Champion

I suggest you to avoid using extensions, specially within Qlik Sense, simple because most of them are not certified by Qlik.

mohan_1105
Partner - Creator III
Partner - Creator III

Andrea,

The extension which is available in Branch are created by javascript or any other script for UI purpose. Also, the security features we do in QMC are robust. Considering this, could you tell why qlik certification is necessary? and Where can I find the extension which is Qlik certified?

Regards,

Mohan

agigliotti
Partner - Champion
Partner - Champion

take a look at Certified Extensions - Coming to a Cloud Near You!

I know extensions sometimes could be useful for UI purposes when you need some viz customization, however if the are not certified you could face some errors after software upgrading.

dbhanuchander1
Contributor II
Contributor II

thankyou Andrea Gigliotti

simondachstr
Luminary Alumni
Luminary Alumni

As agigliotti very rightly mentioned, the risk with extensions is that you are yourself responsible to support them which requires advanced knowledge in Qlik API/Web Development technologies. Also, given the pace of new Qlik Sense releases (5x a year) this might become quite a hassle if you are planning to upgrade often (e.g. Feb 18' introduced some interesting changes in the qHyperCube structure which may affect extensions).

If this is something you do not wish to worry about and you still want to leverage extensions for added functionality in Sense, I recommend going for a fully supported extension library, like e.g. https://www.vizlib.com

mohan_1105
Partner - Creator III
Partner - Creator III

Thank you..!! Clarified