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9781118949580 English 1118949587 Step-by-step guide to using QlikView and Qlik Sense to unlock the meaning in your data QlikView Your Business shows you how to build dynamic, best-of-breed data visualizations using the QlikView toolset. This full-color, step-by-step guide walks you through the basics of using the tools, then dives deep to provide expert advice on complex implementation techniques and solutions. Coverage includes both QlikView and Qlik Sense, with a focus on the process of developing analytic applications, with scripting and visualization techniques for analyzing sales, profitability, and inventory. You will learn how to analyze your data, determine the appropriate solution, define the data model, and develop the load script and user interface for a complete analytic solution implemented in QlikView, Qlik Sense, or both. The companion website provides sample data sets, scripts, and visualizations that support chapter examples. Data visualization helps unlock the stories within the data, making it easier to see and make sense of complex data points. Many visualization tools are complex and require advanced training, but QlikView's toolset was specifically designed for speed and ease of use. This book gets you up and running quickly, using QlikView and Qlik Sense to deliver timely and relevant results. Develop solutions to analyze sales, profitability, and inventory Understand the business scenarios relevant to each solution Understand best practices for data modeling Learn advanced techniques in data aggregation and chart development This book goes beyond the basics to illustrate little-known features and techniques for getting the most out of the toolset, supporting the needs of the business analysts who use it, as well as the developers who support it. QlikView Your Business is your essential guide to better data analysis., Unlock the meaning of your data with QlikView The Qlik platform was designed to provide a fast and easy data analytics tool, and QlikView Your Business is your detailed, full-color, step-by-step guide to understanding Qlikview''s powerful features and techniques so you can quickly start unlocking your data''s potential. This expert author team brings real-world insight together with practical business analytics, so you can approach, explore, and solve business intelligence problems using the robust Qlik toolset and clearly communicate your results to stakeholders using powerful visualization features in QlikView and Qlik Sense. This book starts at the basic level and dives deep into the most advanced QlikView techniques, delivering tangible value and knowledge to new users and experienced developers alike. As an added benefit, every topic presented in the book is enhanced with tips, tricks, and insightful recommendations that the authors accumulated through years of developing QlikView analytics. This is the book for you: If you are a developer whose job is to load transactional data into Qlik BI environment, and who needs to understand both the basics and the most advanced techniques of Qlik data modelling and scripting If you are a data analyst whose job is to develop actionable and insightful QlikView visualizations to share within your organization If you are a project manager or business person, who wants to get a better understanding of the Qlik Business Intelligence platform and its capabilities What You Will Learn: The book covers three common business scenarios - Sales, Profitability, and Inventory Analysis. Each scenario contains four chapters, covering the four main disciplines of business analytics: Business Case , Data Modeling , Scripting , and Visualizations . The material is organized by increasing levels of complexity. Following our comprehensive tutorial, you will learn simple and advanced QlikView and Qlik Sense concepts, including the following: Data Modeling: Transforming Transactional data into Dimensional models Building a Star Schema Linking multiple fact tables using Link Tables Combing multiple tables into a single fact able using Concatenated Fact models Managing slowly changing dimensions Advanced date handling, using the As of Date table Calculating running balances Basic and Advanced Scripting: How to use the Data Load Script language for implementing data modeling techniques How to build and use the QVD data layer Building a multi-tier data architectures Using variables, loops, subroutines, and other script control statements Advanced scripting techniques for a variety of ETL solutions Building Insightful Visualizations in QlikView: Introduction into QlikView sheet objects -- List Boxes, Text Objects, Charts, and more Designing insightful Dashboards in QlikView Using advanced calculation techniques, such as Set Analysis and Advanced Aggregation Using variables for What-If Analysis, as well as using variables for storing calculations, colors, and selection filters Advanced visualization techniques - normalized and non-normalized Mekko charts, Waterfall charts, Whale Tail charts, and more Building Insightful Visualizations in Qlik Sense: Introducing Qlik Sense - how it is different from QlikView and what is similar? Creating Sense sheet objects Building and using the Library of Master Items Exploring Qlik Sense unique features -- Storytelling, Geo Mapping, and using Extensions Whether you are just starting out with QlikView or are ready to dive deeper, QlikView Your Business is your comprehensive guide to sharpening your QlikView skills and unleashing the power of QlikView in your organization.
9781118949580 English 1118949587 Step-by-step guide to using QlikView and Qlik Sense to unlock the meaning in your data QlikView Your Business shows you how to build dynamic, best-of-breed data visualizations using the QlikView toolset. This full-color, step-by-step guide walks you through the basics of using the tools, then dives deep to provide expert advice on complex implementation techniques and solutions. Coverage includes both QlikView and Qlik Sense, with a focus on the process of developing analytic applications, with scripting and visualization techniques for analyzing sales, profitability, and inventory. You will learn how to analyze your data, determine the appropriate solution, define the data model, and develop the load script and user interface for a complete analytic solution implemented in QlikView, Qlik Sense, or both. The companion website provides sample data sets, scripts, and visualizations that support chapter examples. Data visualization helps unlock the stories within the data, making it easier to see and make sense of complex data points. Many visualization tools are complex and require advanced training, but QlikView's toolset was specifically designed for speed and ease of use. This book gets you up and running quickly, using QlikView and Qlik Sense to deliver timely and relevant results. Develop solutions to analyze sales, profitability, and inventory Understand the business scenarios relevant to each solution Understand best practices for data modeling Learn advanced techniques in data aggregation and chart development This book goes beyond the basics to illustrate little-known features and techniques for getting the most out of the toolset, supporting the needs of the business analysts who use it, as well as the developers who support it. QlikView Your Business is your essential guide to better data analysis., Unlock the meaning of your data with QlikView The Qlik platform was designed to provide a fast and easy data analytics tool, and QlikView Your Business is your detailed, full-color, step-by-step guide to understanding Qlikview''s powerful features and techniques so you can quickly start unlocking your data''s potential. This expert author team brings real-world insight together with practical business analytics, so you can approach, explore, and solve business intelligence problems using the robust Qlik toolset and clearly communicate your results to stakeholders using powerful visualization features in QlikView and Qlik Sense. This book starts at the basic level and dives deep into the most advanced QlikView techniques, delivering tangible value and knowledge to new users and experienced developers alike. As an added benefit, every topic presented in the book is enhanced with tips, tricks, and insightful recommendations that the authors accumulated through years of developing QlikView analytics. This is the book for you: If you are a developer whose job is to load transactional data into Qlik BI environment, and who needs to understand both the basics and the most advanced techniques of Qlik data modelling and scripting If you are a data analyst whose job is to develop actionable and insightful QlikView visualizations to share within your organization If you are a project manager or business person, who wants to get a better understanding of the Qlik Business Intelligence platform and its capabilities What You Will Learn: The book covers three common business scenarios - Sales, Profitability, and Inventory Analysis. Each scenario contains four chapters, covering the four main disciplines of business analytics: Business Case , Data Modeling , Scripting , and Visualizations . The material is organized by increasing levels of complexity. Following our comprehensive tutorial, you will learn simple and advanced QlikView and Qlik Sense concepts, including the following: Data Modeling: Transforming Transactional data into Dimensional models Building a Star Schema Linking multiple fact tables using Link Tables Combing multiple tables into a single fact able using Concatenated Fact models Managing slowly changing dimensions Advanced date handling, using the As of Date table Calculating running balances Basic and Advanced Scripting: How to use the Data Load Script language for implementing data modeling techniques How to build and use the QVD data layer Building a multi-tier data architectures Using variables, loops, subroutines, and other script control statements Advanced scripting techniques for a variety of ETL solutions Building Insightful Visualizations in QlikView: Introduction into QlikView sheet objects -- List Boxes, Text Objects, Charts, and more Designing insightful Dashboards in QlikView Using advanced calculation techniques, such as Set Analysis and Advanced Aggregation Using variables for What-If Analysis, as well as using variables for storing calculations, colors, and selection filters Advanced visualization techniques - normalized and non-normalized Mekko charts, Waterfall charts, Whale Tail charts, and more Building Insightful Visualizations in Qlik Sense: Introducing Qlik Sense - how it is different from QlikView and what is similar? Creating Sense sheet objects Building and using the Library of Master Items Exploring Qlik Sense unique features -- Storytelling, Geo Mapping, and using Extensions Whether you are just starting out with QlikView or are ready to dive deeper, QlikView Your Business is your comprehensive guide to sharpening your QlikView skills and unleashing the power of QlikView in your organization.