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Hi Qlik Sense SaaS Users,
We’re receiving questions from partners and customers regarding support for add-ons in SaaS editions of Qlik Sense and the Qlik Cloud Services (QCS) platform and want to address them. For starters, we remain fully committed to providing APIs, accelerators, and integration points enabling you to extend Qlik in the cloud and integrate it into your own custom solutions.
Over the past year, we've made great efforts to make extending and embedding Qlik more accessible and easier, reducing the friction in a number of ways, including:
And that's not all. We’re busy researching and adding more opportunities to extend the Qlik platform. Initiatives in process include:
Some of the questions you've asked involve using extensions available for Qlik Sense on Windows in SaaS editions of Qlik Sense. Here are some responses to common questions about custom visualizations and advanced extensions.
1. Visualization Extensions
2. Write-back Extensions
3. Server-side Extensions
Here are some responses to direct questions customers and partners recently asked:
1. I’ve heard that Qlik’s not supporting extensions in SaaS. Is this true?
Absolutely not! We remain dedicated to enabling platform extensibility, and are providing you with the APIs, accelerators, and integration points needed to extend Qlik in the cloud in a secure way.
2. Is it true the capability APIs and extension API are deprecated?
No, the capability APIs and the extension API have not been deprecated, but at some point in the future we do expect to do this as the functionality of our newer libraries provide additional value. We recommend working with our new framework agnostic library, Nebula.js, today, because it provides more flexibility with higher control when creating custom visualizations and embedding Qlik analytics in enterprise applications.
3. Why doesn’t my extension display properly in Qlik Sense SaaS?
Security requirements in QCS often result in code behaving differently than it did in client-managed versions. QCS implements Content Security Policy to protect browsers from embedded code in a web application. For more information, read the Qlik help topic on Content Security Policy (CSP) and consult the extension author’s documentation for CSP configuration information.
4. Are extensions scanned for viruses, malware, and vulnerabilities when they are uploaded to Qlik Sense SaaS?
No, extensions are not scanned by Qlik during upload to your SaaS tenant. Please exercise caution when adding extensions to Qlik Sense SaaS. Make sure to review the extension code before uploading, and only use extensions from creators and 3rd parties you trust.
Hopefully, the information in this blog provides you with more clarity regarding Qlik's position on platform extensibility with Qlik Sense SaaS and Qlik Cloud Services. Please ask more questions! You can do so in the comments below or on the Qlik Sense Integration, Extensions, and APIs forum.
Cheers!
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