Monthly Archives: October 2015

QlikView macro’s are bad!

Last Thursday I did a presentation at the Qlik Dev Group NL about QlikView macro’s. While the title Macro’s are bad! suggests that I have a very firm view on macro’s, of course the actual presentation is much more nuanced. I wouldn’t be talking about macro’s if I didn’t think they have their uses 😉

In my presentation, I identify some potential use cases for macro’s and discuss if these are a good idea. Next, I share some tips on developing and debugging your macro’s. There are a lot of myths around macro’s, so I have taken a look at which ones are actually true. The presentation concludes with an overview of some of the cool macro’s that are already out there.

You can find my slide deck below:

The examples that I used in my presentation can be downloaded using the link below:

Download the macro examples

I hope you will enjoy these slides. If you have any questions or, also interesting, a different opinion, then feel free to post to the comments section below.

Qlik Dev Group NL on October 29th 2015

Qlik Dev GroupAre you interested in exchanging ideas and knowledge about QlikView and Sense with your peers? Then the Qlik Dev Group might be for you!

The Qlik Dev Group is a regular gathering where Qlik professionals can socialize, share ideas, challenges and solutions and generally have real discussions, devoid of any sales and marketing bias. Attendance is free, and yes, there is food and drinks!

These events are community-driven and independent from Qlik or any partners. The Qlik Dev Group originated in the UK, but as with most good ideas the concept is quickly spreading to other locations. Events have already been held in Denmark and The Netherlands and events in Finland, Germany and France are underway.

Qlik Dev Group NL meetup

On Thursday October 29th 2015, the Dutch chapter of the Qlik Dev Group is organizing a meetup in Hoofddorp (near Amsterdam). We have some very interesting speakers this time:

  • Henric Cronström of Qlik will give us an ‘under the hood’ insight into QlikView and Sense.
  • Jason Atkinson of Rituals Cosmetics will explain how they realized their ‘mobile first’ strategy and made QlikView available to all their stores and all their mobile devices.

Additional presentations will be announced later, but we can promise they will be interesting as well!

If you’re in the area, feel free to sign up on the website. Hope to see many of you there!