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The QlikThoughts Blog is focused on ideas and issues related to QlikView, the world's fastest growing business intelligence software solution.  QlikView helps companies simplify analysis for everyone.

 

Twas the WeeQ Before Christmas

Dec 22, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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This is the time of year when we dust off a classic little poem about the joy of using QlikView.  Enjoy! 

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Lights, Camera, ACTIONS!

Dec 05, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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Grouping objects to be minimized or restored together using QlikView Actions.

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VIDEO: Wipfli’s Hospital Analytics Solutions…powered by QlikView – Introduction

Nov 07, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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This is an introductory video demonstrating how QlikView can be used by healthcare leaders to improve the way they analyze information and make decisions. 

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Highlighting the Highs and Lows

Oct 10, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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How to add an indicator in a chart to clearly show which values are the high and low points.

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Got ugly field names? RENAME them with QlikView!

Oct 03, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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Got ugly field names? RENAME them with QlikView!

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The Value of a Dashboard

Sep 12, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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Every company seems to want a dashboard, but not all companies seem to really understand why.

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Know Your Role

Sep 06, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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Using a Role Selector to limit what Users see in your QlikView application

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IN() or Out

Sep 01, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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How to use the MixMatch() function to limit your dataset in QlikView

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But What to Measure? Part 3 of 3

Aug 22, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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Such a simple question that can be problematic for so many companies. The final installment of this 3-part series completes the approach.

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But What to Meaure? Part 2 of 3

Aug 12, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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Such a simple question that can be problematic for so many companies. The second of this 3-part series focuses on the rewards behind the measures.

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But What to Measure? Part 1 of 3

Aug 05, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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Such a simple question that can be problematic for so many companies. This 3-part series lays out a simple approach to answer this question.

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Display static maps dynamically inside QlikView

May 31, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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Display static maps dynamically inside QlikView

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Show Me the Zeros

Feb 08, 2011
By Shawn Helwig
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Just as important as what you see, is what you don't see.

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Intellectual Curiosity…Can QlikView Change Corporate Culture?

Dec 03, 2010
By Shawn Helwig
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Can QlikView be a driver that changes the corporate culture so people start using BI to foster intellectual curiosity?

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Allow Sharing of Bookmarks

Oct 04, 2010
By Shawn Helwig
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Allow Sharing of Bookmarks

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It’s Technical: Year-over-Year comparisons using Set Analysis and Cycled Expressions

Jul 27, 2010
By Shawn Helwig
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How to display data from the current year against the same or related data from the same period last year.

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It’s Technical: Using Calculated Dimensions

May 06, 2010
By Shawn Helwig
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QlikView developer Scott Joelson makes his QlikThoughts debut with some technical insight into using calculated dimensions.
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It’s Technical: Date Function and Date Keys

Mar 13, 2010
By Shawn Helwig
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QlikView developer Paul Baenen makes his QlikThoughts debut with some technical insights into a common oversight regarding calendar linking. More

Build it with QlikView, Deliver it with SharePoint

Feb 12, 2010
By Shawn Helwig
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SharePoint has become a viable delivery mechanism for your QlikView dashboard objects. More

Is Microsoft BI 2010 Qool? – Part Two

Dec 28, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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More Business Intelligence Observations from the Microsoft Sharepoint 2009 Conference More

Twas the WeeQ Before Christmas

Nov 12, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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My regularly scheduled blog posts have been interrupted by a fun QlikView story that is fitting for the season. Enjoy!

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Is Microsoft BI 2010 Qool? – Part One

Oct 30, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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Business Intelligence observations from the recent Microsoft SharePoint 2009 Conference

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Does BI in the Cloud Get you Closer to Heaven?

Oct 02, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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BI in the cloud should be included in your BI strategy at some point.

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Round out your Business Intelligence strategy with Deep Analytics

Aug 18, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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Deep Analytics is the ad hoc component of a successful BI strategy.
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The Three Reasons Why You Should Want BI

Jul 28, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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A successful Business Intelligence strategy will consider these three key BI objectives.

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The Quiet Corporate Addiction

Jul 02, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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Many corporations simply cannot shake their addiction to more and more reports.

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Managing By Exception...is an Exception!

Jun 23, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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Here are four practical tips to get you started down the path to managing by exception.
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BI Dashboards become "Qool" for the iPhone

Jun 03, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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Is there another business application for the iPhone that business users would use regularly?

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Are Data Warehouses "Old School"?

May 14, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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New technology is completely changing the way data can be brought together to become valuable information.

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Welcome to QlikThoughts! - real world thoughts about business intelligence

May 12, 2009
By Shawn Helwig
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Welcome to QlikThoughts! - real world thoughts about QlikView and other business intelligence-related topics.

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