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Intro to Qlik Sense Mashups

Hi all, I’m Bernard, and in this post I will introduce myself to you and tell you more about the Qlik Sense API and Mashups. I would especially like to tell you why and when you’d use mashups instead of the ‘normal’ Qlik Sense dashboards.

First, a short introduction about myself, I’m Bernard de Bruin and I’ve been at Bitmetric since October 2017. Before starting as BI Consultant I studied Interactive Design, followed by a Digital Media and Communications study at the HU University of Applied Sciences. Here, I came into contact with the world of Business Intelligence when I did my minor in Big Data and Analytics. Seeing the interesting applications and potential, I decided to further pursue combining the disciplines of data, web development and interaction.

In my first blog at QlikFix, I want to show and tell your a little bit more about mashups and why you might want to use them. I will also show you an example of a simple mashup.

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Look who’s talking to your Qlik Sense Desktop

lookwhostalkingHappy new year to you! Just a very short post today with a little fun and possibly a warning. You may be aware that you can use the Qlik Sense API’s on your Qlik Sense Desktop, but are you also aware that any webpage can access them? The widget on the top right contains some JavaScript that tries to connect to your local Qlik Sense Desktop, if it succeeds the version and number of apps are displayed. (click on the X Applications link for an application browser)

This is just some harmless fun of course, and potentially offers some nice options for Qlik bloggers, for example click to automatically generate an app, online performance analyzer, etc. Just be aware that there could also be more nefarious purposes, for example deleting applications or extracting data. It’s probably very unlikely that someone will target this, but good to keep in mind anyway.

On a different note, Qlik Sense 3.1 SR4 was released yesterday. And, if you’re based in The Netherlands (or willing to travel there) and interested in Qlik Sense web development with mashups, extensions and widgets then we have an interesting training coming up. More info here (in Dutch, but training will be in English, contact me if you’re interested).