This article provides an overview of Qlik NPrinting and Qlik Sense Object Support and Limitations.
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Requirements
For details, see Working with Qlik Objects.
- Dashboard bundle limitations: If you are experiencing problems with dashboard bundles, verify that you currently use a compatible version of Qlik Sense. Your Qlik NPrinting version must be equal to or higher than your Qlik Sense version. Review the NPrinting Qlik Sense requirements compatibility page.
- Visualization bundle limitations: If you are experiencing problems with visualization bundles, verify that you currently use a compatible version of Qlik Sense. Your Qlik NPrinting version must be equal to or higher than your Qlik Sense version. Review the NPrinting Qlik Sense requirements compatibility page.
A possible Qlik NPrinting report error you may see if you meet a limitation is: "invalid visualization"
- System requirements for Qlik NPrinting Engine
Limitations
Qlik Sense Native Object and Bundle Limitations with Qlik NPrinting
Qlik NPrinting Qlik Sense Connection limitations
See Connecting to Qlik Sense apps
- Always one selected value for fields
- Calculated dimensions
- Drill-down dimensions
- Alternate states
- Sheet Actions (introduced in Qlik Sense April 2020 and previously called Sheet Triggers)
Non-certified Qlik Sense extensions: 3rd party custom visualizations are not supported such as those found on Github.
- Check the following to ensure when configuring your own non Qlik native visualizations that they are accurately configured:
- Qlik Sense objects that connect to external servers, usually as additional data sources (Qlik GeoAnalytics, analytic connections)
- Qlik Sense charts with Assistance enabled (disable 'chart assistance' in QS apps used with NP reporting only).
- Qlik Sense custom and extend sheets are not supported
Working around unsupported items
In many cases, you will need to maintain the user experience.
- Therefore, we recommend making a copy of the original QVF and
- Remove the items below from the Qlik Sense app (.qvf) copy
- For Qlik NPrinting reporting purposes, use the copied QVF (with unsupported items removed) with NP Connections
Qlik NPrinting connection 'verification' does not check for unsupported items.
Other considerations
- Pivot tables may not be used with Pixel Perfect reporting as table data, regardless of which version of Qlik NPrinting is in use. Pivot tables are available for use as images in your Pixel Perfect report.
- Calculated dimensions in Qlik Sense and QlikView. We rcommend moving calculated dimensions to the load script.
- Qlik NPrinting On Demand reports containing connections to multiple (Multidoc) QVF's (Qlik Sense Applications) are not supported.
- Browser Extensions: the use of, for example, Chrome extensions such as Google Sheets may interfere with the Qlik NPrinting designer processes and cause the designer to freeze and or crash entirely. Use a supported browser that does not have any extensions added to it. See Supported browsers and apps
- MS and other 3rd party add-ons to MS office: Microsoft PowerPivot and other MS add-ons other 3rd party add-ons are not supported
- Qlik NPrinting September 2019 Excel Reports with Pivot Table Columns Preview Data Source is Not Supp...
- Qlik Sense ODAG is not yet supported for use with NPrinting. See Qlik NPrinting and ODAG apps (On Demand App Generation)
Best Practices
- Invalid or incomplete measures or formulas in Qlik Sense sheets (private or public) that contain invalid or incomplete measures or formulas should be repaired or removed. Errors may occur in the Qlik NPrinting connection or report generation if not repaired.
- Keep your expressions up-to-date
- Use a dedicated Qlik Sense app for reporting purposes
- Remove private sheets from published apps
- Ensure the above unsupported items and limitations are addressed/removed
- Avoid extending Qlik Sense sheets used with Qlik NPrinting Reports. Use the default sheet dimensions only.
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