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

"Qlik sense Service dispatcher" service is consuming high CPU on particular node consistently.

Environment

• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows 

Resolution

The mobility Registrar service logs are for system notification. 

System notifications allows to create and send notifications to the Qlik Sense Mobile app on a mobile device. System notifications are handled by Qlik Notifier Service and Qlik Mobility Registrar that are automatically installed on all nodes in a deployment.  More details can be found from: Managing system notifications 

The setup can be found from QMC->System Notification and System Notification Policy. If the notification is not required, then it can be disabled. 

To disable them, modify file services.conf (default location: C:\Program  Files\Qlik\Sense\ServiceDispatcher) by adding the Disabled=true row below [mobility-registrat] and [notifier].  Note, Be sure to make a backup before modifying the file.

After this, restart Qlik Sense services especially the service dispatcher service. 

Cause 

"Qlik sense Service dispatcher" service is managing many small services. It can be found from Qlik Sense Service Dispatcher (QSD).

To find out what service is consuming high CPU, it is important to check "Qlik sense Service dispatcher" service logs to find out which log has the entry. 

This error is from mobilityregistrar service log.  The below error keeps repeating.  This service is for mobile app notification.

6    20210506T205551.711+0800    127.0.0.1    1.1.0    Global    INFO    Waiting for certificates and hostname...

7    20210506T205552.221+0800    127.0.0.1    1.1.0    Global    INFO    Certificates and hostname received

8    20210506T205553.098+0800    xx.xx.xx.xx    1.1.0    Global    WARN    Failed to load app settings: Add-Type : Cannot add type. Definition of new types is not supported in this language mode.

At D:\Program Files\Qlik\Sense\MobilityRegistrarService\install\install-utils\Security.ps1:10 char:5

+     Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Security

+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : PermissionDenied: (:) [Add-Type], PSNotSupported 

   Exception

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotDefineNewType,Microsoft.PowerShell.Command 

   s.AddTypeCommand

9    20210506T205553.099+0800    xx.xx.xx.xx    1.1.0    Global    ERROR    Unable to update config,

10    20210506T205553.100+0800   xx.xx.xx.xx     1.1.0    Global    ERROR    Unhandled error occured during QMR startup. ,Error: Unable to update config

When attempting to export data to .csv or as a Straight Table from a Vizlib Pivot Table object in Qlik Cloud Analytics, the following error message is displayed:

An error occurred during export. Please try again later.

Even small datasets will not export.  

This issue is not seen with this object in Qlik Sense Enterprise on-premise, but may occur with an app migrated to or published to Qlik Cloud from the on-premise install.

Resolution

Upgrade the Vizlib Pivot Table to version 3.17.3 or higher in all environments, then reload the affected app.

Cause

This is not a Qlik issue, and is specific to complex apps with large data sizes and Vizlib Pivot Table version 3.14.0 or earlier. No Qlik limitation is involved.  

It appears that only export to Excel (.xlsx) was fully supported for such apps in Qlik Cloud with earlier Vizlib object versions.  

Note that downloading as an image or PDF from a Vizlib object remains unsupported.

Environment

• Qlik Cloud Analytics
• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows

Qlik constantly refines its Analytics, over time replacing old charts with new, modernized alternatives. These deprecations are announced well in advance and include instructions on how best to replace these old charts, whether that is to use a new one, several new ones, or to make use of new settings.

As an example, seven visualization bundle charts are scheduled for deprecation in May 2027, most of which have already been removed from the asset panel and are no longer in use in recent applications. See Upcoming deprecation of Qlik Analytics charts in May 2027.

What do I use instead?

Charts that are up for deprecation are often no longer in use. However, if you happen to still have a very old application and need to replace it, see Visualization bundle > Deprecated charts for more information on what to use instead. The list will be updated whenever a new set of charts is deprecated.

How do I find out if my apps are using the deprecated charts?

Qlik recommends reviewing your apps for old charts. Depending on your platform (Qlik Cloud or Client-managed), there are different methods you can deploy.

Qlik Cloud

Qlik Cloud administrators should use the Qlik Cloud Monitoring Apps to track the usage. The App Analyzer has a sheet dedicated to where deprecated charts are being used on a tenant in Qlik Cloud. The App Analyzer is based on usage events rather than scanning every app. Use the App Analyzer to find which apps and sheets have charts that need to be updated to newer and more modern alternatives. The easiest way to install and update the Qlik Cloud Monitoring Apps is to use the automation template. If you already have the App Analyzer, just remove the automation and install a new one to get the latest version of the App Analyzer. 

Client-managed

For client-managed installations, use the Monitoring apps. The Content Monitor app has a sheet for tracking deprecated charts. At reload, the Content Monitor app scans every app in the installation in order to list all applications and sheets that are using charts that are being deprecated. It also lists the installed extensions and their deprecation status. The Monitoring apps are bundled with the Qlik Analytics installation. The first version with the new sheet will be included in the May 2026 release. If you want to track usage in prior versions, the deprecated chart usage scanner will also be available on the product download page.

Environment

• Qlik Cloud Analytics
• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows

When clicking the meatball (ellipses) menu to view more options for an Analytics app, you will find two Share options:

• Share > Invite and Share
• Share > Manage Access

How are they different?

While they are described differently in Apps (Insights and Analytics) | help.qlik.com, there is no functional difference.

It is a conscious design decision to cover certain keywords and let users find a term that matches their intent and confidently trust that the click will take them to the right features.

One single combined button would muddle clarity in the text and iconography, so it was decided to keep them separate.

Environment

• Qlik Cloud

After calling the Change Variable block in Qlik Automate, the changes made are not shown in the sheet. 

Resolution

In Qlik Cloud, automations make changes inside their own engine session. Those changes are not immediately visible to other sessions (such as in the Qlik Sense app UI) unless you explicitly save the app from that session.

Without a save, distribution to other sessions can take 20 to 40 minutes or not reflect at all in active UI sessions. The Save App block is intended ot be used in this instance. 

Triggering the Save App block (available in the Qlik Cloud connector) signals the engine to do a DoSave, saving the app and reloading it in all open sessions.

Insight Advisor does not filter data when a sheet is using Alternate States. Instead, it operates exclusively in the default state. 

This is working as expected. 

As of January 2026, Insight Advisor is no longer actively in development. Look into Qlik Answers for a feature-rich replacement (available on Qlik Cloud).

Environment

• Qlik Insight Advisor
• Qlik Cloud
• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows

Qlik Show-hide (qlik-show-hide-container) and Tabbed container (qlik-tabbed-container) from the Qlik Bundled extensions are missing from custom objects in the hub since any Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows February 2020 and later releases. They are still visible in the Qlik Sense Management Console (QMC).

Environment

• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows February 2020 and later

Resolution

This is expected. Those 2 extensions have been deprecated since June 2019 and can no longer be created as new object types.

Existing objects will continue to work.

We recommend using the standard container object instead. See Container 

Qlik allows you to automatically make multiple selections when opening an app sheet. This is configured in the Sheet Properties using an Action: 

1. Open the Sheet you want to configure with an action
2. Click Edit Sheet to enter edit mode
3. Click Properties
4. Expand Actions and click Add action
    

   If Properties does not show the Actions tab, but instead lists Chart suggestions and other data display options, deselect the currently selected chart.

5. Click the drop-down arrow and choose Select values in a field
   
   
   
6. In the Field input, either search for or select the field from the drop-down
   
   
   
   
7. In the Value input, enter the values you want to select, separating them with semicolons (example: A;B or value1,value2)  
   
   
   
   
8. Exit the Edit Sheet mode; this saves your changes

The defined selections will now apply whenever the sheet is opened. 

Environment

• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
• Qlik Cloud

It is finally here: The first public iteration of the Log Analysis app. Built with love by Customer First and Support.

"With great power comes great responsibility." 

Before you get started, a few notes from the author(s):

• It is a work in progress. Since it is primarily used by Support Engineers and other technical staff, usability is not the first priority. Don't judge. 
• It is not a Monitoring app. It will scan through every single log file that matches the script criteria and this may be very intensive in a production scenario. The process may also take several hours, depending on how much historical data you load in. Make sure you have enough RAM 🙂
• Not optimised, still very powerful. Feel free to make it faster for your usecase. 
• Do not trust chart labels; look at the math/expression if unsure. Most of the chart titles make sense, but some of them won't. This will improve in the future. 
• MOD IT! If it doesn't do something you need, build it, then tell us about it! We can add it in. 
• Send us your feedback/scenarios!

Chapters:

•  01:23 - Log Collector

• 02:28 - Qlik Sense Services

• 04:17 - How to load data into the app

• 05:42 - Troubleshooting poor response times

• 08:03 - Repository Service Log Level

• 08:35 - Transactions sheet

• 12:44 - Troubleshooting Engine crashes

• 14:00 - Engine Log Level

• 14:47 - QIX Performance sheets

• 17:50 - General Log Investigation

• 20:28 - Where to download the app

• 20:58 - Q&A: Can you see a log message timeline?

• 21:38 - Q&A: Is this app supported?

• 21:51 - Q&A: What apps are there for Cloud?

• 22:25 - Q&A: Are logs collected from all nodes?

• 22:45 - Q&A: Where is the latest version?

• 23:12 - Q&A: Are there NPrinting templates?

• 23:40 - Q&A: Where to download Qlik Sense Desktop?

• 24:20 - Q&A: Are log from Archived folder collected?

• 25:53 - Q&A: User app activity logging?

• 26:07 - Q&A: How to lower log file size?

• 26:42 - Q&A: How does the QRS communicate?

• 28:14 - Q&A: Can this identify a problem chart?

• 28:52 - Q&A: Will this app be in-product?

• 29:28 - Q&A: Do you have to use Desktop?

Environment

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows (all modern versions post-Nov 2019)

How to use the app:

1. Go to the QMC and download a LogCollector archive or grab one with the LogCollector tool
2. Unzip the archive in a location visible to your user profile
3. Download the attached QVF file
4. Import/open it in Qlik Sense 
5. Go to "Data Load Editor" and edit the existing "Logs" folder connection, and point to the extracted Log Collector archive path
   1. If you are using a Qlik Sense server, remember to change the Data Connection name back to default "Logs". Editing via Hub will add your username to the data connection when saved.
6. Go to the "Initialize" script section and configure:
   1. Your desired date range or days to load
   2. Whether you want the data stored in a QVD
   3. Which Service logs to load (Repository, Engine, Proxy and Scheduler services are built-in right now, adding other Qlik Sense Enterprise services may cause data load errors).
7. LOAD the data!

My workflow:

1. I'm looking for a specific point in time where a problem was registered
2. I use the time-based bar charts to find problem areas, get a general sense of workload over time
3. I use the same time-based charts to narrow in on the problem timestamp
4. Use the different dimensions to zoom in and out of time periods, down to a per-call granularity
5. Log Details sheets to inspect activity between services and filter until the failure/error is captured
6. Create and customise new charts to reveal interesting data points 
7. Bookmarks for everything!

Notable Sheets & requirements:

• Anything "Thread"-related for analysing Repository Service API call performance, which touches all aspects of the user and governance experience
  • Requirement: Repository Trace Performance logs in DEBUG level. Otherwise, some objects may be empty or broken.
• Commands: great for visualizing Repository operations and trends between objects, users, and requests
• Transactions: Repository Service API call performance analysis. 
  • Requirement: Repository Trace Performance logs in DEBUG level. Otherwise, some objects may be empty or broken.
• Task Transactions: very powerful task scheduling analysis with time-based filters for exclusion. 
• Log Details sheets: excellent filtering and searching through massive amounts of logs.
• Repo + Engine data: resource consumption and Thread charts for Repository and Engine services, great for correlating workloads.  

*It is best used in an isolated environment or via Qlik Sense Desktop. It can be very RAM and CPU intensive.

The information in this article is provided as-is and to be used at own discretion. Depending on tool(s) used, customization(s), and/or other factors ongoing support on the solution below may not be provided by Qlik Support.

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The new Straight Table was moved into the new native section of charts from the visualization bundle. The new Straight Table offers many improvements from the old table, and we encourage everyone to start using the new table instead of the old one.

This article aims to answer any frequently asked questions around this switch, beginning with:

• The old table will not be removed anytime soon. It will continue to work until further notice. We encourage you to subscribe to the Qlik Support Blog and What's New in Qlik Cloud to stay ahead of updates.
• The old table will not be updated further. Use the new table to benefit from future improvements.
• We monitor your feedback and will improve the functionality of the new table.

FAQ

What improvements does the Straight table come with?

Here are some examples:

• Grid styling
• Totals styling
• Pagination or virtual scroll
• Scrollbars outside of the table
• Add, delete many fields at the same time
• Cell font family, size and color styling
• Font styling by expression
• Column width options pixels, percentages
• Chart exploration, end user can pick dimensions and measures
• Header on/off
• Zebra striping
• Null value styling
• Selection info in export
• Totals in export
• Titles in export
• Cyclic dimension controls in dropdown

Will the old table be removed?

No, the old table will continue to work in the foreseeable future. Any changes will be notified in advance. Regardless, we highly recommend upgrading your tables as soon as possible to enjoy the new Straight Table's new functions. 

How do I convert to the new table?

The easiest way to convert your tables is to drop the new table chart onto the old one.

1. First, copy the old table
2. Edit the sheet that includes the Table
3. Open the Charts pane
4. Drag the Straight table over your table
5. Choose Convert to: Straight table

The new table looks different and offers more functionality that must be enabled to be used.

When will the old table be deprecated?

Not anytime soon, it will be a soft fade out. The new Straight Table will be the preferred choice for all new applications, and we anticipate many will upgrade to benefit from new functionality. Over time, the usage of the old table will diminish until most applications are using the new table anyway.

Will this affect Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows?

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows will have the table feature aligned with Qlik Cloud Analytics in a future release.

I’m not happy with X and Y of the new table, will that be changed?

We’re closely monitoring feedback on the new table and are dedicated to creating the best possible experience, including improvements to accessibility. We are committed to accessible standards so people with disabilities can use our products. Printing, the tables should, of course, print in as consistent a manner as possible. As for usability, we aim to enable experienced users to reach functionality quickly, while also not overwhelming new users.

Originally, the old table was identified as table (retired). We removed the (retired) label.

Environment

• Qlik Analytics

At Qonections 2018 I hosted a session called "Top 10 Qlik GeoAnalytics Tricks". Here's the app I used with all tips including test data.

The app covers the following:

1. Test location lookup
2. Custom popups
3. Icon layer
4. Sense chart in popup
5. Area outline custom width
6. Store icons in app
7. Custom labels
8. Multi line labels
9. Dynamic SVG symbols
10. Points to lines
11. Shared segments in routes
12. Drill downs
13. Custom map background color
14. Reducing coordinates
15. Show unselected on map
16. Node graphs with map
17. Override conversion in the connector
18. Buffer using Travelarea and closest
19. Multi Language support

The app is updated with QS Nov 2019, most of the tips works with prior versions too.

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

• Qlik GeoAnalytics tips 2019 Qonnections
• Qlik GeoAnalytics tips 2020 QlikWorld
  

Similar but for Visualizations in general:

• Sense Visualization tips 2021 part V QlikWorld
• Sense Visualization tips 2020 part IV
• Sense Visualization tips 2020 Qlik World, part III
• Sense Visualization tips 2019, part II
• Sense Visualization tips 2019 Qonnections, part I

Does a Qlik Sense pivot table have a hard limit on its dimensions and measures?

Answer

Qlik Sense pivot tables have a limit of 1000 measures and 1000 dimensions. 

Approaching this limit is not recommended. Managing measures and dimensions of this volume will become difficult and impractical.

Environment

• Qlik Cloud Analytics
• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows

The measure value is suddenly not displayed correctly, but it started to show null value instead. It used to show a proper data until Nov 2024 release or earlier.

The issue is observed when:

• Measures have no aggregation function (such as SUM(), COUNT())
• Fields include only one data and null value

Environment

• Qlik Cloud (at documentation)
• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows May 2025 and November 2025

Resolution

QCB-33031 will be fixed in Qlik Cloud at the first opportunity. Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows will have the fix introduced in the next major release in 2026.

Workaround One

Apply aggregation or Only() function to the affected measure.

Workaround Two

For Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows, add the parameter UseTableEvaluatorWhenApplicable=0 to the Qlik Sense engine settings.ini file. The change must be done on all engines, if more than one is in use.

The setting indicates engine to use the old way to calculate the measures without aggregation. It is slower, but the behavior remains what it was back in Qlik Sense November 2024 and earlier.

See How to modify Qlik Sense Engine's Settings.ini for reference. 

Cause

The difference in behavior is due to an internal change in the Qlik Sense Engine introduced to improve performance.

Previously, when a measure was defined directly as a field without an aggregation, the Engine automatically applied the Only() function. This function returns a value if the field contains only a single distinct (non-null) value. 

See The importance of Only().

However, appending Only() function leads to slow performance. To optimize performance, the Engine now uses a more efficient calculation method. As a side effect, when a field contains one valid value and one null value, the result is returned as null instead of the expected value.

This issue has been identified as QCB-33031, and will be fixed to display the proper value instead of null in this scenario.

Internal Investigation ID(s)

QCB-33031

The Qlik Cloud and Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows Straight Table come with a menu option to Adjust Column Size.

Clicking this option does not have an immediate effect. 

What does it do?

Adjust Column Size sets the column into a state that allows you to change its width using your arrow keys. Once in this state, you can use the left and right arrow keys to make the column larger or smaller. 

Environment

• Qlik Cloud
• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows

Insight Advisor supports natural language searches, such as Show me Product Inventory for Japan under 2500. The feature is available in Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows (September 2019 and later) and Qlik Cloud. 

For Insight Advisor best practices with Qlik Cloud, see:

Best practices for improving performance of apps 
Best practices for using business logic 
Best practices for asking questions in Insight Advisor 

For general advice and information for Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows (client managed), see the whitepaper attached to this article.  

If you're instead looking for information about Qlik Insights Advisor chat, see Configuring Qlik Insight Advisor Chat in Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows.

Related Content:

Creating visualizations with Insight Advisor 
Using natural language with Insight Advisor
Tagging master items 
Configuring Qlik Insight Advisor Chat in Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows 
Customizing logical models for Insight Advisor 




 

The Show Fields (A) checkbox in the Selections Tool (B) will always be disabled by default if Master Dimensions are defined. This is true for both Qlik Cloud Analytics and Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows and is working as designed.

Behavior may have been different in previous versions of Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows due to a defect.

Internal Investigation ID(s)

SUPPORT-5549

Environment

• Qlik Cloud Analytics
• Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows

A Qlik app may show an Incomplete Visualization or Invalid Visualization error. This article covers the most common root causes. 

Resolution

• Check for and fix incomplete chart dimensions or measures and also check for NULL values.
• Update your visualization bundles:
  • These bundles must be the same version as the installed Qlik Sense version. A bundle can be copied from a different Qlik Sense server so long as it is the same Qlik version and patch of the Target Qlik Server which needs its bundle updated
  • If supported 3rd party bundles, check with your vendor and upload a supported and current bundle version
• Use supported Native Qlik Bundles

Cause

Incomplete Visualizations:

• The chart may have invalid dimensions or measures due to recent changes by a developer

Invalid Visualizations:

• Wrong bundle version uploaded to the current Qlik Sense server, perhaps from an older Qlik Sense server
• Unsupported or outdated 3rd party bundles
• Incorrectly developed custom visualization bundle

Related Content

• Visualization bundles
• Dashboard bundles
• Installing, importing and exporting your visualizations
• Creating and editing visualizations
• Troubleshooting - Creating visualizations
• Null values in visualizations

The information in this article is provided as-is and will be used at your discretion. Depending on the tool(s) used, customization(s), and/or other factors, ongoing support on the solution below may not be provided by Qlik Support.