Qlik Answers was built to do real analytical work: investigate root causes, reason across dimensions and time, and explain not just what happened but why. That depth is what our customers value most, and it isn't going anywhere.
But not every question needs an analyst. Sometimes you only need a number. What was the revenue last month? Top 10 products by margin? Open orders in EMEA right now? These are lookups, not investigations, and they deserve their own gear.
On the 7th of June 2026, Qlik added one: Fast Mode is now live in Qlik Answers, providing one assistant with the effort matched to the question. To read more about the release, see What's new in Qlik Cloud.
Fast Mode gives you near-instant answers to simple questions on your structured data, so quick checks feel as natural as glancing at a KPI. Thinking Mode remains your deep analyst for everything else, with all the reasoning power you rely on today.
Together, they work the way a great analyst does. Ask what sales were last month, and you get the number immediately. Ask why sales dropped in the North region, and the assistant rolls up its sleeves and does the work properly. Same assistant, same governed data, two gears.
Fast, and still your numbers
Plenty of AI tools can answer quickly. The question is whether you can trust what comes back.
Fast Mode is grounded in your app's governed semantics from the first query: master measures, master dimensions, your calendar logic, and your section access. When Fast Mode says "sales," it means sales exactly as your organization defines them, rather than AI math or a plausible-looking guess. You will get the same governed definitions your dashboards run on, at conversational speed.
And when a question deserves more than a fast answer, Fast Mode won't pretend otherwise. It tells you the question calls for deeper analysis and offers a one-click "Think harder" that hands the same question, full context intact, to Thinking Mode.
No need for rephrasing or starting over.
What each mode covers today
Fast Mode is currently available for structured data: questions answered from your apps, master measures, and master dimensions.
The rest of what makes Qlik Answers powerful stays with Thinking Mode. Questions over unstructured content like documents and knowledge bases, answers that blend structured and unstructured sources, and requests that trigger automations all need real reasoning, and Thinking Mode is built for exactly that.
That's a deliberate split: fast lookups where speed matters, full reasoning where the work demands it.
We know where the appetite goes from here, and we're watching how you use both modes closely. For now, if your question touches documents or kicks off an automation, Thinking Mode has you covered.
When to use which mode
A simple rule: if a colleague could answer from memory using your apps, use Fast Mode. If they'd need to open the app, read the documents, or take action, that's a job for Thinking Mode.
Fast Mode: "What was revenue last quarter?" "Top 5 regions by margin." "Open orders in EMEA right now?"
Thinking Mode: "Why did margin compress in Q2?" "What does our returns policy say, and how many orders does it affect?" "Flag these accounts and notify the owners."
Pick wrong? One click fixes it.
Try it today!Fast Mode is available now in Qlik Answers. Ask the question on your mind and see how fast a trusted answer can be. Then ask a hard one, hit "Think harder," and watch the assistant do what it does best.
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Qlik Data Gateway - Direct Access version 1.6.x will be officially End of Life (EOL) on September 30, 2026.
Version 1.6 was initially released in December 2023 and reached End of Support on June 14, 2025. It is now confirmed for End of Life on September 30, 2026. Upgrade to a supported version as soon as possible.
How will this affect me?
Once version 1.6.x reaches End of Life, Direct Access Gateway instances still running 1.6.x after September 30 may lose connection to Qlik Cloud, disrupting data loads and any workloads that depend on it.
What should I do?
Upgrade to the latest available version of Qlik Data Gateway – Direct Access (currently 1.7.x, with 1.7.16 expected soon) before the End of Life date for 1.6.x. The new versions bring:• A redesigned gateway configuration UI, making setup and troubleshooting easier• Ongoing security fixes and cloud-side compatibility, which are not backported to older versions• Ongoing performance and reliability improvements
From version 1.6.6 onward, .NET 8.x is required. This is installed automatically as part of the upgrade process, so no manual action is required.
The upgrade path from 1.6.x to the latest 1.7.x release has been tested and is expected to run smoothly. As always, please review the upgrade steps carefully and take a backup before upgrading.
How do I upgrade?
Upgrading Qlik Data Gateway - Direct Access walks through the upgrade procedure and lists the significant changes introduced in each release.
Configuring and troubleshooting Qlik Data Gateway - Direct Access covers configuration options introduced in later versions that may apply to your deployment. Most gateway settings can also be managed directly in the Qlik Cloud Administration activity center (from v1.7.2).
What else should I keep in mind?
We recommend always running the latest available version of the Direct Access Gateway. Cloud-side fixes are deployed on a near-weekly basis, and these most often do not apply to older gateway versions — so staying current is the best way to avoid running into avoidable issues.
Questions?
If you have questions or need assistance planning your upgrade, our forums are open to you, and Support is only a chat away.
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Effective September 1, 2026, Strava will deprecate three Club endpoints: Club Activities, Club Administrators, and Club Members. Strava has stated that the small number of developers using these endpoints does not support their continued maintenance.
As a result, the ClubActivities and ClubMembers tables in the Qlik Strava connector will no longer return data after this date and will be deprecated.
The following Qlik products and their related Strave connectors are affected:
Qlik Cloud
QlikView
Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
Why is this happening?
This change originates with Strava, not Qlik. Strava is deprecating these endpoints at the API level, so any application relying on them, including the Qlik Strava connector, is affected.
What action do I need to take?
Review your Qlik apps, scripts, and automations for any use of the ClubActivities or ClubMembers tables in the Strava connector. If you rely on this data, plan to remove or replace these data sources ahead of September 1, 2026, as they will stop returning data once Strava's deprecation takes effect.
No action is needed if you don't use these tables.
What happens if I don't act?
Any loads or automations using the ClubActivities or ClubMembers tables will stop returning data after September 1, 2026.
If you have any questions, we're happy to assist. Reply to this blog post or take your queries to our Support Chat.
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Let our Qlik experts offer solutions and best practices for Qlik Cloud administration and answer your analytics questions.
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Edited July 7th: Clarified that the change will begin rollout on July 28, 2026.
Qlik is introducing a change in which automation permissions are included in the Tenant Admin Automations scope.
When is the change being introduced?
The change is being rolled out beginning July 28, 2026.
What does that mean for me?
Anyone assigned the Tenant Admin Automations scope in a custom role will be able to claim ownership of another user's automation. After claiming ownership, they can make necessary changes to it and enable the automation. However, they can no longer transfer ownership to another user.
The default Tenant Admin role will not be impacted. Tenant admins can still transfer ownership to any user with the appropriate access rights in the tenant.
How do I claim ownership of an automation?
As a User assigned a custom role with the Tenant Admin Automations scope,you can claim ownership of an automation by following these steps:
Navigate to the Automations section in the Administration Console
Locate the automation you want to claim ownership of, and click theActionsmenu (...)
Choose Claim ownership
This behavior change only applies to the Tenant Admin Automations scope when it is added to a custom role. Tenant admins can still transfer ownership to any user with the appropriate access rights in the tenant.
If you have any questions, we're happy to assist. Reply to this blog post or take your queries to our Support Chat.
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June 30th brings two significant launches: an extended set of capabilities of the Agentic Analytics in Qlik, along with the introduction of Agentic Data Engineering.
Here is what's new
Agentic Analytics
We are extending our agentic architecture with new analytics agents and capabilitiesthat deepen AI reasoning, broaden access, and drivemore effectiveaction.
Thislaunchbuildson the agentic experience we introduced earlier this year andcontinuesour vision of Qlik asthetrusted intelligence layerfor AI, helping you movebeyond analytics consumption toward a system where AI reasons, predicts, acts, and assists, all grounded in trusted data and powered by the Qlik analytics engine.
What you'll find:
Drive action from insight with the Automate Agent
Seewhat’s likelyto happen with the Predict Agent
Get faster, richer answers from Qlik Answers
Unlock powerful insight through MCP with newadvancedreasoningtools
Read more inIntroducing the Next Evolution of Agentic Analytics in Qlik | Innovation Blog.
Agentic Data Engineering
Agentic Data Engineering closes the gap between ambition and AI-ready data by improving developer efficiency and productivity through AI assistance and automation.
There are five headline capabilities in this release. Each one is useful on its own, but they are designed to compound as a productivity force multiplier when used together:
Qlik’s Agentic Experience– Qlik’s natural language AI assistant is now available to data users.
Catalog and Business Glossary Agent- Automated, always-current documentation and discovery
Data Quality Agent- Natural-language data observability and quality rule creation.
Data Product Agent- Conversational lifecycle management for data products.
Declarative Pipelines- YAML-based pipelines that your coding agent of choice can read, generate, and update.
Read more inFrom Intent to Trusted Data: Agentic Data Engineering | Innovation Blog.
Availability
All Agentic Data Engineering capabilities are available today to current Qlik Cloud users, although some Agents require an additional cost depending on the subscription tier. Check with your Qlik Account team for details.
Ready to learn more?
Introducing the Next Evolution of Agentic Analytics in Qlik | Innovation Blog
From Intent to Trusted Data: Agentic Data Engineering | Innovation Blog
What’s new in Qlik Cloud | Qlik Help
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The Techspert Talks session from June looked at Qlik Cloud Admin 101.
But wait, what is it exactly?Techspert Talks is a free webinar held on a monthly basis, where you can hear directly from Qlik Techsperts on topics that are relevant to Customers and Partners today.
In this session we will cover:
Important settings
Space and App management
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Qlik is removing legacy attributes fromwebhook payloadsonOctober 6th,2026. Unless updated to use the new attributes, this change willbreak webhook-triggered automations that rely on the removed fields.
During the transition, some events include both legacy and CloudEvent fields, but this is temporary. Once CloudEvent-only enforcement begins, automations that still rely on legacy fields can fail.
We have created a guide that explains:
How toidentify affected automations,
How toupdatethe automations,
How tovalidatethem,
Andreturn them safely to production.
Read more in Qlik Cloud webhooks: Migrate Qlik Automate workflows to CloudEvent format.
If you have any questions, we're happy to assist. Reply to this blog post or take your queries to our Support Chat. For other Qlik Automate related questions, head over to the Qlik Automate forums.
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A security issuehas been identified in Qlik NPrinting, and patches have been made available. Details can be found in the Security BulletinHigh Security fix for Qlik NPrinting (CVE-pending).
We've released two releases across the latest versions of Qlik NPrinting to patch the reported issues. All versions of Qlik NPrintingprior to and including these releases are impacted:
Qlik NPrinting February 2025 SR5
No workarounds can be provided. Customers should upgrade Qlik NPrinting to a version containing fixes for these issues.
Qlik NPrinting May 2026 IR
Qlik NPrinting February 2025 SR 6
Before applying patches or upgrading Qlik NPrinting, always review the system requirements for the new version.
This issue only impacts Qlik NPrinting. Other Qlik products are NOT impacted.
All Qlik software can be downloaded from our officialQlik Download page(customer login required). Follow best practices whenupgrading Qlik Sense.
Qlik provides patches for major releases until the next Initial or Service Release is generally available. SeeRelease Management Policy for Qlik Software. Notwithstanding, additional patches for earlier releases may be made available at Qlik’s discretion.
The information in this post and Security Bulletin High Security fix for Qlik NPrinting (CVE-pending)is disclosed in accordance with our published Security and Vulnerability Policy.
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