I am very new to QlikView, just started playing around with this amazing tool and found out my life could be so much easier coming from SSRS.
I have created a few basic reports in QlikView tapping datasource from our db directly. I find that every time new data is required, there is a need to modify and re-load the script.
Is there anyway to present the report with the latest data from db without reloading the script? as in real-time?
QlikView doesn't work in real-time, it works based in "snapshots" of your data, and needs to be reloaded every time you need to refresh the info (in server environment, exists a button Refresh, but i don't think is that you want)
but i also see a real-time dashboard in the call center demo. is that "real" real-time?
in the QlikView reference manual it mentions:
2.6 Real-time data update Dynamic Data Update For the first time in QlikView history it is possible to programmatically update field data in real-time without running the script. Via new APIs and more or less standard SQL insert, update and delete commands, any QlikView field data can be updated directly in RAM. On a server the updated data is pushed out to the clients. This functionality is freely available in stand-alone QlikView but requires an additional license on QlikView Server. See the QlikView API Guide for more information.
I am using a personal edition, does it offer real-time data update?
My understanding is that the real time update allows you to push the data from your database into QlikView. That's the opposite of normal, which is for QlikView to pull the data from the database. So yes, there is a way to present the report and latest data from the database without reloading the script. However, I haven't used it yet, so can't advise you on how to get it working.
