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Key Highlights
- More Powerful & Efficient Data Scripting
This release introduces new scripting capabilities that simplify development while improving performance and governance.
- New functions like Quarter and a suite of geo-validation functions (MakeGeoPoint, MakeGeoLine, MakeGeoPolygon, MakeGeoRegion) expand what you can do directly in scripts and expressions
- Script-only variables and the ability to explicitly drop variables and mapping tables improve memory efficiency and keep apps clean
- Variable constraints allow you to enforce rules on inputs, protecting apps from malformed or unsafe values
Why this matters:
- Faster, cleaner script development
- Better performance during reloads (especially for large apps)
- Improved governance and protection against errors or misuse
- Greater Flexibility with On-Demand Apps (ODAG)
Developers can now allow users to reload ODAG-generated apps, with optional inclusion of the load script
Why this matters:
- Enables users to refresh data while maintaining their selections
- Gives developers more control over balancing flexibility and security
- Improves usability for large, dynamically generated datasets
- A More Streamlined and Customizable User Experience
Several enhancements make it easier for both creators and consumers to interact with apps:
- Pin key fields to the selection bar for quick access to commonly used filters like Year or Quarter
- Resizable properties panel makes working with long field names significantly easier
- Top bar styling options allow customization of colors to align with your organization’s branding
Why this matters:
- Reduces friction for end users navigating dashboards
- Improves productivity for developers and analysts
- Enables more polished, branded analytics experiences
- Reorganized Charts & Faster Access to Visualizations
The assets panel has been reorganized into clearer categories:
- Visualizations
- Dashboard objects
- Legacy
Additionally, visualization and dashboard bundles are now integrated directly into the charts panel for easier access
Why this matters:
- Simplifies how users find and use visualizations
- Reduces confusion between legacy and modern objects
- Speeds up dashboard development
- Major Enhancements to Tables & Data Exploration
Tables continue to evolve into more interactive, user-driven experiences:
Straight Table Enhancements:
- Separate styling for headers and content cells
- One-click sorting and in-column search
- Drag-and-drop column reordering in view mode
- Fewer steps to add expressions
- Improved data panel for managing columns
Pivot Table Exploration:
- End users can now dynamically move dimensions and measures between rows and columns
- Support for alternative dimensions/measures for self-service exploration
Why this matters:
- Empowers business users to explore data without editing apps
- Reduces dependency on developers for ad hoc analysis
- Improves speed and flexibility of insight generation
- Richer Visualizations & Dashboard Storytelling
This release continues to expand visual capabilities:
- Custom bar widths for continuous axis charts
- Inline images in Text objects for richer storytelling
- Images in line charts for better context and readability
- Shapes in scatter plots (including areas) for advanced visual use cases like quadrant analysis
Why this matters:
- Enables more engaging, intuitive dashboards
- Helps users interpret data faster with visual cues
- Supports more advanced and custom analytical storytelling
- Improved Embedding Capabilities
The updated Share > Embed menu now integrates qlik-embed, making it easier to embed Qlik visualizations into external applications
Why this matters:
- Simplifies integration with portals, apps, and web experiences
- Accelerates embedded analytics use cases
- Provides easier access to metadata like app and object IDs
In Closing
The May 2026 release of Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows delivers a strong combination of power, flexibility, and usability. From more efficient scripting and improved governance to richer visualizations and enhanced self-service capabilities, this release helps your teams do more with data — faster and with greater confidence.
We encourage you to explore these new features and consider how they can support your ongoing analytics modernization efforts.
