In QlikView version 11 we have made a few additions to the Definition.xml file for extensions. You find a brief description of the file below. Tags and attributes in bold are new for version 11 and won't work in version 10. The rest is the same for both versions.
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<ExtensionObject Path="" [Type="object|document"] [Label=""] [Description=""] [PropertiesPage=""] [PageWidth=""] [PageHeight=""]> | Type is a new attribute for version 11, type=object is the default Default PageHeight is 40, default PageWidth is 20. Increase if you want more data. |
<Dimension [Label=""] [Require="" | Prefer=""] [TargetName=""] [Initial=""] [OtherCounted=""] [Multiple=""] /> | Label is for the new automatic property page generation. Initial means that QlikView will initialize the Dimension. OtherCounted is to define how many distinct values you want. If you set it to 5 you will get the 4 most frequent values + a 'Other' category. Multiple is new for Qv 11 SR1. It means the user can add and remove dimensions. |
<Measurement [Label=""] [Width=""] [TargetName=""] [Initial=""] [Multiple=""] /> | Label and Width is for v11 property page generator. Multiple is new for Qv 11 SR1. It means the user can add and remove dimensions. |
<Text [Label=""] [Type="text,checkbox,select,color"] [Select=""] [SelectLabel=""] [Width=""] [Expression=""] /> | New attributes are for property page generator.
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| <Property [Name=""] [Value=""] [Type="String|Bool"] /> | Use it to define properties that should be available server-side, with the GetExtendedProperty() call. |
| <Initiate [Name=""] [Value=""] /> | Use to initialize standard QlikView properties, like Caption etc. |
<PropertiesPage [Version="11"] [File=""] />
| New tag in v11. Use it to have a special propererties.qvpp for version 11. |
</ExtensionObject>
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Property Page Generator
QlikView version 11 uses a new format for qvpp files. To simplify extension development it also includes a property page generator, that can generate property pages you can use as they are or use as a starting point for your new qvpp files. There are a few new attributes for this generator:
Label Simply a text to use as label in the property page
Type Choose one of text, select, checkbox or color. Text is the default and will simply create a inputfield. Checkbox will create a checkbox and
color will use the standard QlikView colorpicker. Select will create a HTML select.
Select Values for your select list. Mandatory if Type is select. Comma separated.
SelectLabel Labels for your alternative. Comma separated.
Width Width for your input field, for example "60px"
Multiple Add support for adding and removing Dimensions/Measures. New in Qv 11 SR 1.
Added Multiple attribute for Dimension and Measure (new for Qv 11 SR1)
/Erik Wetterberg
