ChartMaker Webinar2

8/11/2019 ChartMaker Webinar2

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Inspiration for ChartMaker

QlikView 11s chart capabilities are great, you just need

patience to get there (see demo.qlikview.com)

But what if you dont have that time and want to proceedto your chart with a few mouse clicks?

So try this .


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Where to find ChartMaker?

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Working With ChartMaker

Extract Create a QV App with data (simple 1-tier data pulling is enough)

Attach Attach ChartMaker to your datamart App

Impress

Quickly draw first charts

Impress your client

Hard-code

Eventually hardcode them

Mount

Mount charts into original app

Complete settings and finalize layout


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There is help

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Setting up ChartMaker

QVW to bebinary-loaded

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Reset C.M.


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Whatshappening at Reload of ChartMaker

ChartMaker reads the source QVW in binarymode (inheriting the data)

CharMaker reads the XML footer of the

source QVW to learn about the fields, tables,

and tags

ChartMaker adds some ##... fields and

tables for itsown purpose


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Elements on main page Data Explore Mode

Tables from source

QVW

Field type filter

Fields in that table

Field contents filter

Field preview


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Elements on main page Repository Mode

Change between

modes

Expressions in the

repository

Dimensions in therepository

Export repository if

you make changes

Dimension preview


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Adding dims to repository

1) Add field in Data

Explore Mode

2) Add selected dim

to repository3) Change to

Repository mode

4) New dimension

added to repository

5) If no longer needed, delete a

dim from repository


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Impress

Draw your charts

Impress your client

Hard-code

Eventually hardcode them

Mount




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Exercise 1/5: Sales per Country

Sales per Country

Highlight 2 countries USA and Brazil in different colors.

Learn:

- Add dimensions and expressions

- Basic navigation (clear, , upd)

- Use of palettes

- Mapping single values to colors- Set axis format


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Exercise 2/5: Waterfall and Heatmap

Waterfall Chart: Sales per Category

Heatmap: By the number of orders

Learn:

- Waterfall diagram- Quick heat-coloring

- All heatmap settings

- Sort options


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Exercise 3/5: Pivot OrderItems per Country

Learn:

- Table view mode

- Date functions

- Simple record counter


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Exercise 4/5: #Orders Per Quarter

Learn:

- When is a date chart available

- Instant switching with cyclic group

- Accumulation


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Exercise 5/5: #Orders Per Week (incl. Prev. Year)

Have a calendar built by load script (automatically)

Get more functionality on date dimensions

Learn:

- New calendar added by script

- Time Resolution

- Previous year and average lines


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Impress

Quickly draw first charts

Impress your client

Hard-code

Eventually hardcode them (Desktop Client or IE Plugin only)

Mount




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Thank you for joining this webinar

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Documents

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