dropdown menu extension

[#1]

When you are using many tab sheets within QlikView your application can easily become unclear and very full. Using standard tab sheets it is not possible to build a hierarchy in your menu.

I have built a dropdown menu extension that allows you to build a hierarchy within your menu and manage multiple tab sheets in a structured way. The menu is easy to install and use, you can configure it from within your QlikView application.

You can find documentation, a sample qvw file and the extension itself at the following location:

petra-bloem/dropdownMenu · GitHub

[ThornOfCrowns]

Hi Petra,

this looks really good. Is it possible to post the qar etc., here as I can't get to Github from my work PC.

Thanks,

James.

[#3]

HI James,

I added the files here as well. I will leave the link to Github because when I do an update that is where the latest version will be.

br, Petra

[MK_QSL]

Looking nice... will definitely try to get benefit of this...

[#5]

Thanks a lot . I do have a problem I have around 7 parent menu sheets but the menu extension will take only first 5 on the grey tab and the remaining below the grey bar . How can I bring them all into the grey area?

Also is there a way to align the sheets to the left instead of center?

[#6]

Hi Anitha,

When the width of the menu doesn't fit you can change it in the file: tinydropdown.css. If you used the default installation you can find that file at:

C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Document\dropdownMenu

Change the following line:

.menu {list-style:none; font:16px Arial,Verdana; text-align:center; width:600px; margin:0 auto}

change the width: 600px to a size that fits your width

You can also change the text align in that line. change text-align: center to text-align: left

br, Petra

[#7]

Qlikview was configured by someone else and I did not see a structure like so:

C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\QlikViewServer\Extensions\Document\ to copy my extension folder.

Instead I created an alternate path from the Qlikview View Management Console like so :

D:\QlikStorage\QlikTech\QlikViewServer\Extensions.

and copied the extension to this folder .

But when I open the qlikview document in the server and select on extensions from the document setting ,it doesnot show me any extensions to include.

What am I doing wrong?

[Joseph_Musekura]

Dear Anitha,

I think your should add "Objects" folder and use \QlikStorage\QlikTech\QlikViewServer\Extensions\Objects

and copy the extension to this folder

See below link:

http://community.qlik.com/message/121167#121167

Regards,

[#9]

The above extension has to be in the document folder right to show up in the Document settings ?...Anyway addding it in Objects folder didnt help

[#10]

Hi Anita,.

In Order to add the Extension to your document you need to copy it to your local Extensions in your User Directory.

Cheers

Martin

[#11]

I downloaded the qar file and double clicked on it and dropdownmenu extension got installed somewhere in the server but I am not able to find where...

Good news is the extension now appears from the document settings and I could apply it to the document i was working on but the bad news is I cannot find the css since I do not know on which folder this is installed.I needed that to change the css to include the styles I needed t use with my Document.