Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
To create a trellis chart, we click on
Enable Trellis Chart
. Optionally, we can
manually set the
Number of Columns
and/or
Number of Rows
options.
With the exception of the trellis and the block chart, you
will find that whenever you are thinking of using any of
the charts (radar, mekko, funnel, or grid), there is usually
a better solution that uses a bar, line, or scatter chart.
Summary
This has been an intense chapter, but you've hopefully achieved a deeper
understanding of data visualization in QlikView and familiarized yourself with
the basics of building frontend dashboard, analyses, and reports in QlikView.
We started with the
Analysis
sheet, for which we created basic data visualization
objects like bar, line, combo, and scatter charts. We also learned how to create
container objects, statistics boxes, and buttons, and explored more in-depth chart
properties, expressions, the expression editor, and expression overview.
Next we built the
Dashboard
sheet, where we learned how to create gauges,
text objects, and pie charts, while also learning about linked objects, actions, and
dimension limits.
The final sheet that we built was
Reports
; here we learned how the straight table,
pivot table, and table box objects are created. Additionally, we also learned about
variables, cyclic and drill-down groups, auto minimizing, and the Report Editor.
We concluded this chapter by looking at some of the chart types that weren't
included in our QlikView document, and what the typical use case for these
chart types is.
In the next chapter we will take a better look at scripting. Before moving to the next
chapter however, you may want to take a little time to explore the various charts
and their options for yourself. While we have tried to show you as much as possible,
there is still a lot more to discover.
