Multi KPI removal

[JonathanKelly]

I've had pop ups now on all my multi KPI's as below 

Looking at the Qlik documentation it is being removed from use in April and appears that it will be fully removed even on apps where it is currently in use in November 

Is there any news on something that will be replacing this or will it be a case of having to replace all multi KPI's with individual KPI's? I use the multi KPI's for CSS as well, is this functionality being removed too? 

[Or]

I'm assuming they're meant to be replaced with layout containers from a functionality perspective, but that's just guesswork. No idea about the CSS, though.

[Patric_Nordstrom · Accepted solution]

Yes, the Multi KPI will be deprecated, it's a major cause of errors and is a pain to govern. The notice is a heads up to customers to start looking at native solutions. First the object will be removed from the asset panel so new objects cant be created. Old apps will continue to work over some time, there will be more notices made. There are now many built in functions that should be used instead: check out all the styling settings, the layout container and the nav menu. We know that many use the dimension feature to multiply KPIs, therefor we will add native trellising to charts, starting with the KPI, hopefully we can show that already at Qlik Connect.

Concerning CSS modifications. CSS is great if you what know what you're doing and can react to changes. But it's not for the faint of heart, so native styling properties are of course preferred. I started with an FAQ here https://community.qlik.com/t5/App-Development/Obsolete-CSS-modifications/td-p/2511714. There will be some suggestions also in the help on how best to replace the Multi KPI.

Thanks,

Patric

[JonathanKelly]

Thank you, I appreciate the update, and i understand why this is happening now. I can start moving everything away from the Multi KPI extension. The biggest use I had was affecting the opacity to make the charts slightly transparent to put up on TV's as dashboards. This allowed backgrounds to come through and not lose any of the information presented. I can see from your link you are adding more and more property styles to replace what was done with CSS which from a usability standpoint is helpful. 

The main CSS uses I had that currently cannot be matched with the native properties are:

• Stretching visualisations to the edges 
• Wrapping Title text in KPIs
• Bold Bar/Line/Combo Chart axis labels and titles

I can replace a lot of tables I have used with the Straight Table or Pivot Table from the Visualisation Bundle. I am looking to see additional CSS I have used that are not covered as of yet. I can see however, that Qlik is working towards the more user friendly properties to make personalisation easier.