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Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView

By : Julian Villafuerte
Book Image

Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView

By: Julian Villafuerte

Overview of this book

QlikView is one of the most powerful analytical tools in the market. Based on an in-memory associative model, it lets users freely navigate through the data, spot trends and make better decisions. This platform is capable of integrating a wide range of data sources like ERP systems, data warehouses or spreadsheets into a single application in order display dashboards with state-of-the-art visualizations. Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView is an easy to follow handbook that guides you through the process of creating an effective and engaging dashboard that delivers tangible value to the business. It starts with the identification of the business needs and the definition of the main KPIs, and takes you all the way to the application rollout. Throughout the book, you will learn how to apply some of the best practices in the field of data visualization, create a robust navigation schema, chose the best chart types for each scenario and many other things that will help you create effective dashboards that uncover all the stories behind the data.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
4
It's Not Only about Charts
Index

Layout and distribution


Well-designed applications always present the data in an ordered and logical manner. They usually follow a pattern that lets the user see the high-level KPIs first and then—as the situation demands it—presents a more detailed view of the data. A great reference in this regard is Qlik's DAR methodology, which divides the applications in three sections:

  • Dashboards: High-level overview of the company or business process

  • Analysis: Interactive tabs that let the user dig into the data by presenting a wider range of filters, charts, and tables

  • Reports: Static views that present the most granular information

In the pursuit of a stunning dashboard, we should also focus on the distribution of the objects inside a particular sheet. The layout will depend on the type of analytical objects and the format of the filters that you choose to include. However, consistency and alignment should always prevail. Unlike other platforms, QlikView doesn't restrict the location of the objects...