Create charts on the fly from script engine

[#1]

I wonder if there is a possibility to create charts and define expression and dimensions on the fly, by reading a XML file in QlikView ?

[johnw]

I think you'd load in the XML file, then trigger a macro. The macro would use the XML data to control what API calls it makes to build the charts. Complex and not something I'd attempt, but it should be possible.

[rwunderlich]

If you have the correct XML, you can create new objects by reading the file with the API member Sheet.CreateObjectFromXmlPropertiesFile.

You can get a create a model of the required XML by writing out an existing object with Sheet.WriteXmlPropertiesFile.

I'm not sure how CreateObjectFromXmlPropertiesFile would behave in the Server environment. My guess is that you would create a user object.

-Rob
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[#4]

Thanks for your answers.

The reason of this approach, is to create a generalized application where the number of elements are unknown, but where the nodename is known.

Read the unknown elements and then make a aggregated chart by using the unknown elements.

I am reading a webservice, saving the elements in the database by using a QlikView and then later on Load those elements in a predefined number of charts.

I wonder how stable the reload service is ? For the moment both services are disconnected in the Managment Console. I have allready put SR2 on the server with nu success at all.