Vizlib Writeback Table - Introduction

Read-only dashboards are a thing of the past. With Vizlib Writeback Table, you can easily edit, update and comment on data points or entire rows directly in your dashboards, while remaining in the analysis flow. It’s like a version of spreadsheets in Qlik Sense, but a lot more powerful, as it lets you correct your data, insert new information, adjust numbers and create new data segmentations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Guides
• Properties
• Best Practice and Troubleshooting
• Changelog
• Examples

Fully customizable, Vizlib Writeback Table lets you edit Qlik dimensions, measures and fields, and add new data using a wide variety of data types. It's also incredibly quick to create an app, as you can see from the video guide here. You can also find a demo app in the product page for Vizlib Collaboration in our user portal or the Demo apps gallery on the Vizlib site. 

Vizlib Writeback Table is part of the Vizlib Collaboration product suite, you can find out more by watching our product demonstration and downloading our product catalogue here. 

The list of supported data output types for Vizlib Writeback Table is increasing all the time, you can find a summary in Table 1. Our setup guides are designed around connection types, e.g. all of the SQL products listed here will use the SQL setup guide. 

Note: Vizlib Writeback Table is supported in Qlik Sense Cloud for REST destinations only. 

Table 1: Supported Data Output Types

You can find links to all of our Vizlib Writeback Table documentation on the product homepage. We've organized our documents into several categories, and to make them easy to find, we've included keywords in the document title.

Introduction

This page helps you get started with Vizlib Writeback Table and explains where to find the information you need.

If you're new to our products, why not watch our video on getting started with Vizlib here, or have a look at the factsheet which summarizes all the available features in Collaboration?

You can find the latest version of Vizlib Writeback Table on our User Portal in the Collaboration section of the Downloads page. The software includes an installation file and a demo app showing you how Vizlib Writeback Table works. You can also review our Architecture Model to see which solution will be best for you.

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Guides

Guides are articles which contain technical information relating to Vizlib Writeback Table. 

Vizlib products all have the same installation process, and there are installation guides for Qlik Sense server and desktop.  Vizlib Writeback Table shares a Glossary of Terms and Expression guide with Vizlib Input Form, and also has a range of guides for Creating a Table, Setup instructions, Integration guides for SQL, Oracle, Snowflake and Google BigQuery databases, REST APIs, and QVD/CSV/TXT files, adapting your table with Form View, working with Data Types and Columns, Destination Types and Destination Lock Groups, learning how to use features in Analysis Mode columns, Paste Data Values, manage Column Visibility and work with Primary Keys using Update/Delete Options. There are also guides for Writeback Operations, Qlik Sense Security Rules and a guide to updating Numeric Formats if you've upgraded to . You can find a full list of all the guides on the homepage. 

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Properties

Properties articles contain information on the Property Panel, which you use in the Qlik Sense Hub to manage functions for Vizlib Writeback Table. These articles cover subjects like Input Field Options, Associated Fields, Custom Styling, Validation, Bulk Edit, Writeback Settings (Destination Settings, Load Script, Audit Columns, Table Settings and Reload and Actions) and Customization. You can find the complete list on the homepage. 

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Best Practice and Troubleshooting

You can use our Best Practice and Troubleshooting articles if you start seeing errors or exceptions in Vizlib Writeback Table. We've compiled documents containing advice on Best Practice, Known Issues, support for dealing with Duplicate Records and instructions on using Binary Loads. You can find the complete list on the documentation homepage. 

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Changelog

The Changelog contains details for each release of Vizlib Writeback Table, such as new features and bug fixes. You can find the changelog on the documentation homepage, and you can sign up to receive notifications of new releases for all Vizlib products here.

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Examples

To show you more about Vizlib Writeback Table we've included a tutorial about a finance use case. 

We've also included a recording of a webinar about getting started with Vizlib Writeback Table which aired in October 2020. 

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