Tips for Designing Qlik Application Automation Reporting Reports
Summary
This article discusses Tips for designing Qlik Automation Reporting Reports
The higher the need to control the layout for PDF output the more likely an application developer may need to create a report specific application to support distribution needs
Environment:
#Qlik Reporting
#Qlik SAAS
Tips:
Coming June 7th, 2022: Qlik Reporting will support 'Custom Themes'. If your report fonts and size suddenly look different than previous versions, it is likely due to the Qlik Reporting Service applying a previously configured custom theme that it wasn't previously capable of interacting with
Please visit the following Qlik Community Blog for a Sneak Peek
You may find that some visualizations have a zoomed in effect, or data elements are cropped out of the visualizations. To address this Application Developers may try taking a copy of the sheet and change the layout to a custom sheet definition to establish more control over the visualization rendering.
Application developers can reference the table below for an understanding of how Qlik sheets are output to PDF.
Landscape
Portrait
Responsive
1680x1120px
1120x1680px
Extended
1680x1120px
1120x1680px
Custom
Keeps the custom px values for width and height
Keeps the custom px values for width and height
Note that changing to a custom sheet canvas will have impact to the responsive interactive analytics experience.
When designing sheets for PDF specific output you may wish to consider using the manual download or subscription to sheet to verify layout / presentation element to avoid triggering Qlik Reporting Service events that count against your reporting service tier.
A number of customers have asked about removing interactive elements when creating a report. Please feel free to reference the following Community post with respect to custom theme control over interactive elements.
