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Using friendly URLs in

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Martin MahlerQlikView DeveloperHSBC (Contractor)

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AccessPoint is useless!

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Perfect world

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Duplicates

Proof of concepts

Test versions

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Reality

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http://qlikview/QvAJAXZfc/opendoc.htm?document=Calculated%20AVG%20MM160315.qvw&host=QVS%40qlikview

Use this link...

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... it will work

Explained URL<host name>/<virtual directory>/opendoc.htm?document=<url encoded full name for the application>&host=<name of QVS>

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Direct URLs

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Use friendly URLs instead!

http://qlikview/QvAJAXZfc/AccessPoint.aspx?open=&id=QVS%40qlikview%7CGolf%20Quest.qvw&client=Plugin

http://qlikview/QvAJAXZfc/opendoc.htm?document=Calculated%20AVG%20MM160315.qvw&host=QVS%40qlikview

http://qlikview/MovieDBhttp://qlikview/Sales

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Step 1

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Create a folder

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Step 2

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Create a file called index.html

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Step 3 - IIS

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Add the folder as a virtual directory

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Step 3 - WebServer

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Three easy steps..

The client will get...+ a professional, slick and easy to remember link to his applications+ a static URL, which will never change

http://qlikview/MovieDB

The developer will have....+ full control which application the users are accessing+ no wrong, outdated links distributed by the user+ absolute freedom of redirecting to new versions of the app, without the user noticing

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Implementation ideas

http://qlikview/MovieDBhttp://qlikview/Saleshttp://qlikview/PnL

http://qlikview/SalesThinhttp://qlikview/SalesThick

http://qlikview/Saleshttp://qlikview/SalesUAThttp://qlikview/SalesDEV

Create a link-portfolio to your apps..

Easy links to WebView or IEPlugin...

Better lifecycle control..

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Parameter passing

Example:demo.qlik.com/QvAJAXZfc/opendoc.htm?document=qvdocs%2FSales%20Compass.qvw&host=demo11&select=LB5699,Q2

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More implementation ideas!Pre-selections..http://qlikview/SalesUSA2014

Define specific landing sheets..http://qlikview/SalesRevenue

http://qlikview/SalesInventory

http://qlikview/SalesComparison

Links to very specific selections/views using BMhttp://qlikview/SalesCEOView

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Remember: Bookmarks can save variables & Layout states!

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Links directly to chart objectshttp://qlikview/SalesChart

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Or links to Data dump tablese.g. http://qlikview/SalesExport

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Summary - Friendly URLs in QV

Easy to implement

Made to impress

Greatly improves control & maintainability

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=> Customer success

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Documentation including code can be found on the Qlik community

look me up >Martin Mahler<

Thank you very much!

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Final words..