What is QlikView's Access Point and what do it's different elements do?
Environment:
QlikView , all versions
QlikView AccessPoint is a web portal that lists the documents each user has access to. AccessPoint only links to each document – it does not host the documents. The hosting is done by QlikView Server.
The documents can be displayed as thumbnails or in a detailed list.
Thumbnails view in AccessPoint
Detailed view in AccessPoint
The settings available in AccessPoint are listed below:
Setting |
Description |
Category |
Category grouping for the document. Categories are managed in QMC under Documents>User Documents>Document Information. |
Attribute |
Attribute grouping for the document. Attributes are managed in QMC under Documents>User Documents>Document Information. |
View as |
Document display type, Detailed view or Thumbnails view. In the Detailed view, the documents can be sorted by Name, Category, and Last Update. |
Click a view details link in the Thumbnails view or a plus sign (+) to the left of a document name in the Detailed view to display additional information on a document (see below).
Field/Button |
Description |
Last Update |
When the document was last updated. Note! This is only displayed in the Thumbnails view. |
Next Update |
When the document will be updated next time. Note! This is only displayed if the document is part of a task that has a schema. |
File Size |
Size of the document. |
Available Clients |
Click a client to open the document with that client. |
Remove last document state |
Click this button to remove the last document state. |
Click a star icon next to a document name in the Thumbnails or Detailed view to set the preferences for the document.
Setting |
Description |
Open with |
Select a client to make it the default client to open the document with. |
Add to favorites |
Click this link to add the document to the favorite documents. Select Category>Favorites in AccessPoint to display the favorites. |