Introduction
If you're working with Vizlib products and looking to deploy them using Qlik SaaS (Qlik Sense Cloud), this article contains an overview of any known issues regarding compatibility and reference tables for each Vizlib extension and global feature.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Known Issues with Qlik SaaS
- Vizlib Library
- Vizlib Gantt
- Vizlib Self-Service
- Vizlib Finance
- Vizlib Collaboration
- Vizlib Server
- Global Features
Known Issues with Qlik SaaS
Third-party export to image and pdf
Qlik does not allow Third-party extensions to be exported to images and pdf; please read the Qlik Sense article for more details. Vizlib customized exports are available in some extensions, but the native image export functionality of Qlik Sense is not compatible with extensions in Qlik SaaS. This limitation also affects the ability to use stories in SaaS since they use the same functionality.
Please note: Vizlib extensions do support the Qlik native export to Excel.
Session app
It is not possible to create a session app with a session cookie. This impacts the ability to use Vizlib Writeback Table and Vizlib Input Form on SaaS. For that reason, a separate version of Vizlib Server is available for Qlik SaaS users.
Reloading the application
The owner is the only user who can reload the application with Enigma doReload and doReloadEx.
Therefore, reload permissions cannot be granted to other users, and partial reloads are not possible in SaaS. Again, this impacts the use of Vizlib Writeback Table and Vizlib Input Form.
Subscription limitations
Subscriptions to Sheets and Collaborative Notes are not available in Qlik SaaS with any of the Vizlib extensions.
Tables 1 - 7, provide the details of Qlik SaaS compatibility with Vizlib products and features.
Vizlib Library
| Extension | Qlik SaaS Compatible? | Export | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Image | |||
| Line Chart | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Bar Chart | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Combo Chart | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Scatter Chart | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Pie Chart | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Table | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Pivot Table | Yes | Yes* | No | *Version 3.0.0+ only for data export. No formatted export. |
| Ridgeline Plot | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Waterfall | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Heatmap | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Sankey Chart | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Venn Diagram | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Mekko Chart | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Story Timeline | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Activity Gauge | Yes | Yes | No | |
| KPI Designer | Yes | N/A | No | |
| Advanced Text Object | Yes | No | No | |
| Line Object | Yes | N/A | No | |
| Filter | Yes | No | No | |
| Calendar | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Button | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
| Switch | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
| Slider | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
| Container Grid | Yes | No | No | |
| Sheet Menu | No | N/A | N/A | |
| Sheet Menu Plus | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
Table 1: Vizlib Library
Vizlib Gantt
| Extension | Qlik SaaS Compatible? | Export | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Image | |||
| Gantt | Yes | Yes | No | |
Table 2: Vizlib Gantt
Vizlib Self-Service
| Extension | Qlik SaaS Compatible? | Export | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Image | |||
| Custom Report | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Tiles | Yes | Yes* | No | *Will work with newly created objects from versions higher than 2.2.0. |
| Toolbar | Yes | N/A* | No | *Not supported with multiple dimensions and objects. |
| Simple KPI | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Selection Bar | Yes | N/A* | No | *Not supported with multiple dimensions and objects. |
| Cards | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Container Box | Yes | Yes | No | |
Table 3: Vizlib Self-Service
Vizlib Finance
| Extension | Qlik SaaS Compatible? | Export | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Image | |||
| Finance Report | Yes | Yes | No | Formatted Excel Report is supported. |
Table 4: Vizlib Finance
Vizlib Collaboration
| Extension | Qlik SaaS Compatible? | Export | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Image | |||
| Teamwork | Limited | Yes | No | Data export can include Vizlib charts, and image export for Qlik Sense native charts only. |
| Writeback Table | Yes | N/A | No* | A separate download and installation of Vizlib Server is required because Qlik Cloud works differently. This can be downloaded from the Vizlib Portal. REST is supported for serverless operations. Consider the security issues that access tokens and credentials need to be stored in the extension and will be accessible to the users when not using Vizlib Server. *Using an alternative table extension for image export is recommended. |
| Input Form | Yes | N/A | No | A separate download and installation of Vizlib Server are needed since Qlik Cloud works differently. This can be downloaded from the Vizlib Portal. REST is supported for serverless operations. Consider the security issues that access tokens and credentials need to be stored in the extension and will be accessible to the users when not using Vizlib Server. |
Table 5: Vizlib Collaboration
Vizlib Server
| Qlik SaaS Compatible? | Comments |
|---|---|
| Server | There is a separate installation of Vizlib Server that works with Qlik Cloud/SaaS, which can be downloaded from the Vizlib Portal. |
Table 6: Vizlib Server
Global Features
| Feature | Qlik SaaS Compatible? | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Viztips | Yes | |
| Actions | Limited | All export actions and the Open Qlik app action are not supported. |
| Templates | Limited | Taking a snapshot with a new template is not supported. |
| Property Panel Search | Yes |
Table 7: Global Features