Beginning Qlik Overview
This instructor-led Introduction to Creating Data Visualizations with Qlik Sense training class starts by teaching attendees how to load data and build a simple data model. Students then create a variety of data visualizations, including pie charts, bar charts, scatter plot charts, and more. Attendees master a step-by-step process for producing a polished and professional-looking Qlik Sense visualization.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Introduce new users to Qlik Sense
- Create a simple data model by connecting to spreadsheets
- Leverage data blending tools to clean data
- Generate various visualizations, including KPIs, Charts, Filter planes, and more
Prerequisites
Students must have familiarity with basic reporting in Excel. This course is appropriate for non-technical users.
Outline
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Introduction
Using Qlik Sense to Analyze Data
- The Qlik Sense platform and app
- Basic components in visualizations
- Selections and selection states
- Search types and Insight Advisor
- Stories to narrate your insights
- Data Prep for Qlik Sense
- Adding data
- Managing data
- Data review
- Data associations
- Visual data preparation
- Defining the business logic
- Reusable items and the object library
Qlik Sense Visualizations
- Human perception
- Why visualizations?
- Data classification and representation
- Guidelines for designers
- Qlik Sense Visualizations
- Additional Qlik Sense objects
- Visualizations and object properties
Different Visualizations in Qlik Sense
- GeoAnalytics, maps, and map properties
- Other visualizations and extensions
- Visual aspects: color, order, and shape
- Dynamic calculations and conditions
- Using variables
Handling Data Selections
- Controlling data selection benefits
- Saving predefined selections
- Defining alternate selection state
- Defining and working with data sets in expressions
Using Storytelling
- Storytelling and its benefits
- Qlik Stories and its components
- Prepare the app for others
- Responsive design
- Styling and branding an app
- Publishing and sharing
- Active analysis
Conclusion
Training Materials
All Qlik training students receive documentation for the detailed exercises they complete in the class and sample solutions.
Software Requirements
A modern browser (i.e., Chrome, Edge, Firefox) to access the environment. Having a dual monitor is recommended but not required.
