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‎2024-06-21 12:12 PM

Celebrating Summer Solstice with Streamlined Scripting

As we embrace the longest day of the year, the summer solstice, I am reminded of the importance of making the most of every moment. While the sun shines brightly, we want our dedicated Qlik developers, consultants, and "Qlik script rock-stars" to enjoy the weather rather than spend countless hours in the script editor interface. That’s why we are excited to introduce our latest improvements, designed to enhance your scripting experience and give you more time to bask in the summer glow.

Keep reading to explore the enhancements we've made to the script and data load editors, ensuring a more efficient, consistent, and enjoyable user experience. Whether you're tackling data prep or loading data into a Qlik Sense app, these updates will streamline your workflow and promote best practices, allowing you to spend less time on scripts and more time soaking up the sunshine.

Fixing pain points in autocomplete

Autocomplete has been a persistent issue for many of you, often causing more frustration than convenience. Recognizing this, we released an update on February 15th, to make autocomplete less aggressive in both script and expression editors. This seemingly small bug fix has had a significant impact, earning praise from our developer community.

A few days ago on June 18th, we released an enhancement that allows you to enable or disable autocomplete according to your preference. This flexibility addresses one of the biggest pain points raised by our script writers, empowering you to work more efficiently.

For more details, check out the community discussion by Partner Ambassador – Ometis.

Consistent user experience across script editors

We are committed to providing a consistent user experience across our platforms. In November 2023, we released a standalone script editor for data prep use cases. This year, we’ve ensured that the functionality in the standalone script editor is mirrored in the Data Load Editor used by over 11k users for loading data into Qlik Sense apps.

Promoting good practices with reusable and modular code

We’ve also made strides in promoting good coding practices. We introduced QVS file support, allowing you to upload, preview, and include QVS files in your scripts. This feature, released on April 31st in the script editor and on May 21st in the Data Load Editor, supports the reuse of script parts and encourages modularity.

Stay tuned for future updates… because we are planning to take the current functionality of read only to the next level and include editable scripts within Qlik Cloud!

This enhancement not only promotes best practices but also helps with a smoother transition to Qlik Cloud for those heavily utilizing QVS files in client-managed deployments.

Explore community feedback:


Enhanced Data Load Editor 

The Enhanced Data Load Editor, released on May 21st, brings a host of new functionalities aimed at improving usability. These include the ability to preview loaded data directly from the editor, the introduction of a STORE command wizard, and resizable panels. With these improvements the script coding experience is more intuitive and efficient, aligning it with the capabilities of the enhanced script editor in Qlik Cloud.

Key features include:

  • Data preview with limited loading and table/profile previews for troubleshooting during development without switching between app sheets or data model viewer, allowing quick checks on script effects on a limited number of rows.
  • Resizable panels for a customizable workspace

Note: These enhancements were previously introduced in the standalone script editor in November 2023 for data prep use cases. If you missed that update, catch up here:

 

Community reactions 

The release of these improvements in the Data Load Editor has inspired positive reactions across the Qlik community. Here’s what some of our Partner Ambassadors and consultants had to say:

 

Embracing a 'Cloud-First' approach

While we emphasize a cloud-first strategy, we understand the importance of supporting both cloud and client-managed environments. The standalone script editor and script object improvements are currently supported in Qlik Cloud. However, enhancements to the Data Load Editor and expression editor are also included in Qlik Sense client-managed, with major updates planned for the November 2024 release.

These updates, including enhanced Data Load Editor features and QVS file support, not only improve the current experience but also encourage a gradual move to Qlik Cloud.

Looking forward

As we continue to innovate and improve the Qlik scripting experience, your feedback remains invaluable. Be on the lookout for more updates, and let’s make the most of these long summer days together!

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