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Implementing Qlik Sense

By : Kaushik Solanki, Ganapati Hegde
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Implementing Qlik Sense

By: Kaushik Solanki, Ganapati Hegde

Overview of this book

Qlik Sense is a leading platform for business intelligence (BI) solutions. Qlik Sense helps organizations in making informed decisions based on the data they have. This book will teach you how to effectively use Qlik for optimum customer satisfaction. You will undergo a metamorphosis from a developer to a consultant who is capable of building the most suitable BI solutions for your clients. The book will take you through several business cases – this will give you enough insight to understand the needs of the client clearly and build a BI solution that meets or exceeds their expectations. Starting from the pre-project activities, you will go to the actual execution of the project, the implementation, and even maintenance. This book will give you all the information you need - from the strategy to requirement gathering to implementing BI solutions using Qlik Sense. The book will empower you to take the right decisions in tricky and diffi cult situations while developing analytics and dashboards.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Data flow diagrams

One of the graphical representations used to show the flow of data from source to destination is Data flow diagrams (DFD). DFDs are widely used for visual representation. When it comes to analyzing the process of data handling, DFDs are used to understand the entire structure of the data flow.

Let us understand the importance of DFDs using a simple example. Consider a case when someone decides to build a building. The very first thing he will do is hire an architect, who will analyze the building area and build the blueprint of the building structure. This blue print will be considered the base architecture of the building and the building will be built as per the blue print created by the architect. The importance of making the blue print before starting the actual building is to understand the various aspects of the building, to understand the risk involved...