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Consume content
QlikView documents can be consumed in multiple ways. While this topic mainly
focuses on the QlikView Desktop Windows application, it is interesting to take note
of the other possibilities for deployment:
• Web browser—plugin or AJAX client: There are two options for consumption
of QlikView documents via a web browser. The first option is an ActiveX
plugin. While this plugin offers an experience that is closest to the native
Windows application, it only works in Internet Explorer and requires the
QlikView plugin software to be installed on each client PC. Because rolling
out software to each client PC might not be practical, and because there are
web browsers other than Internet Explorer, there is also a second option: the
AJAX client. This client does not require any software to be installed and
works with most modern browsers.
• iPad and other tablets: Tablets can access QlikView by using the AJAX client
in their browser. The AJAX client automatically detects when a tablet is being
used and switches to a touch-enabled interface. This makes it possible to
develop a single QlikView document which can then be rolled out to both
regular computers and mobile devices.
• iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry: Mobile devices with a smaller screen, such
as most smartphones, can use a special version of the AJAX client: the Small
Device version. Instead of displaying complete worksheets, which would
be unreadable on a small screen, this client shows each of the objects (chart,
table, and so on.) one by one.
• QlikView Workbench and SharePoint Web Parts
:
Using QlikView
Workbench, objects from QlikView documents can be embedded within
.NET-based web solutions. The SharePoint Web Parts can be used to embed
objects from QlikView documents into SharePoint sites.
• PDF
:
In addition to all clients that allow interaction with the QlikView
documents, and with an additional license, there is also an option to
distribute static PDF reports from QlikView Publisher.
When going through this list of clients, you probably noticed that the AJAX client
is the most versatile of all clients. While it hasn't always been that way, nowadays,
the visual and functional differences between the AJAX client and the ActiveX
client are small enough for the AJAX client to be considered the preferred client for
consumption of QlikView documents by users.
