Top 10 Viz tips - part X - Qlik Connect 2026

[Patric_Nordstrom]

At Qlik Connect 2026 I hosted a session called "Fast 15" with my top 10 visualization tips. Here's the app I used with all tips including test data.

Tip titles, more details in app:

• Product Catalogue
  How to make a product catalogue. Here's a variant with the new Pivot table using inline SVG images. The product images have been converted to Base64 and inlined within the inline SVG. The text is just positioned on top of the image.
• Table waterfall with subtotal and partial sum
  How to make table waterfall with add bars, and bars for subtotal and retro sum. Spreadsheet for layout, rangesum() and above() for offset and bar, master measures and SVG for waterfall.
• Switches revisited
  How to make a switch. Create a variable vSwitch set value to 0 Use the button, to toggle the variable, use action "set variable"
• Button examples
  How to style a button. Examples of button styles.
• Map with 3d bars
  How make 3d bar map point layer. Use a simple SVG with two rects: the bar and the shadow in Data URI with inline SVG. Added a top and base triangle for a little extra 3d effect.
• Rank box chart
  How to make a rank box chart. Use unicode boxes and repeat().
• Filter pane examples
  How to place a filter pane. Example of top panel, side panel and drawer style.
• Half Gauge
  How to make a multi half gauge. Use the map and two line layers.
• Pie chart value and percentage in the same label
  How to customize pie chart labels. Use dual() and number format measure expression.
• Line chart symbols
  How to add symbols in the line chart. Use dual and unicode symbols.
• Control chart with combo chart
  How to make a control chart with dynamic bounds. Use combo and measures for center, upper and lower bounds
• Formatting x-axis and keep field
  How to format the x-axis. Use dual and aggr.

I want to emphasize that many of the tips were discovered by others than me, I tried to credit the original author at all places when possible.

If you liked it, here's more in the same style:

• 24 days of visualization Season III, II, I
• Top 10 Tips Part X, IX, VIII, VII, VI, V, IV, III, II , I 
• Let's make new charts with Qlik Sense
• FT Visual Vocabulary Qlik Sense version
• Similar but for Qlik GeoAnalytics : Part III,  II, I

Thanks,
Patric

[martingries]

Hi Patric,
As always, your tips are very helpful 🙂

BR
Martin

[afurtado]

Thanks

[tduarte]

Hi @Patric_Nordstrom  thanks for sharing.

In the Combo Chart, it doesn't seem possible to customise the line for creating a forecasting style design with 2 dimensions. Is there something in the roadmap or a workaround?

See this example of the desired result:

Regards,
Telmo

[aniket_bytes]

Thanks for sharing this fantastic information! 🙌

[PHILAChariya]

Thank you so much @Patric_Nordstrom for nonstop sharing these !🙏🫶

[Daryn]

@Patric_Nordstrom Thank you for the share and information.