Collaboration in QlikView 8
The third major design goal for QlikView 8 has been to break the solitary nature of the QlikView experience. Great analysis can only get better if we provide good means of sharing findings and results with fellow users. Again, the key is QlikView Server.
Server bookmarks and shared server bookmarks
Bookmarks created when working with documents on QlikView Server can now be stored in a repository adjacent to the document on the server. Your personal bookmarks will be available for roaming from any computer where you work as an authenticated user. Your personal server bookmarks can always be found in the My Server Bookmarks page of the More Bookmarks dialog. Furthermore, you may flag any of your personal server bookmarks as shared to other users. That means that they will appear on the Shared Server Bookmarks page of the More Bookmarks dialog. Other users’ shared bookmarks will be available to you in the same manner. This functi nality will be available to Enterprise, Professional and Analyzer users alike, but for now not from the Java and AJAX zero-footprint clients.
User objects and shared objects
It has never before been possible for an end-user to add sheet objects when working with a document on QlikView Server. Now it is! Objects may be created in the usual manner but will be stored in a repository adjacent to the document on the server. Your personal sheet objects will be available for roaming from any computer where you work as an authenticated user. Your personal server objects can always be found in the My Server Objects page of the Server Objects dialog (Layout menu). Furthermore, you may flag any of your personal server objects as shared to other users. That means that they will appear on the Shared Server Objects page of the Server Objects dialog. Other users’ shared objects will be available to you in the same manner. This functionality will be available to Enterprise and Professional users with exe or IE plug-in client.
Shared reports
In analogy with server sheet objects there will also be the possibility to define personal server reports and share those with other users. Again, this functionality will be available to Enterprise and Professional users with exe or IE plug-in client.
Mail bookmark - click to invoke
When you find something worth sharing in a QlikView Server document, you may with just a single command from the menu send a snapshot to another user. A temporary server bookmark (including layout status information) will be created on the server. A mail with a qvp URL encoding the bookmark reference will be generated. You just need to enter recipient name and any text you like to go with the link. When the recipient clicks on the link, the QlikView Server document will be opened and your selections and layout status reapplied. This functionality obviously relies on the recipient having access to the document on the server and access to relevant parts of data and layout therein.
Mail qvw document as attachment
The local qvw file counterpart of the above item. Creates a mail with the qvw document as attachment. No QlikView Server required or involved.
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