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KEY PRODUCT FEATURES

• QlikView Deployment Scanner ScansandextractsQlikViewspecificmetadatafromyourQlikViewdeployments,andpreparesanassociativedatamodeltobeusedbytheQlikViewGovernanceDashboarddocument.

• QlikView Governance Dashboard AQlikViewdocumentthatcontainspurpose-builtsheets,tables,filtersandsheetobjectsthatpresentQlikViewdeploymentrawmetadataasactionabledatagovernanceinformation.

• DeploymentSummary

• ComplexityAnalysis

• KeyFindings

• RecordCounts

• FileTypesandDetails

• TablesandFields

• QVWOverview

• QVDChangeAnalysis

• DataLineage

• ImpactAnalysis

• ServerandPublisherStatistics

• SheetObjectsandVariables

• RecurringExpressions

• HistoryandTrends

• …andmore

PRACTICAL DATA GOVERNANCE AS YOU DEPLOY TheQlikViewGovernanceDashboardisafreeQlikViewapplicationavailableonQlikMarket(http://market.qlikview.com/)thatdeliversa360degreeviewofanyQlikViewdeploymentstartingwithversion10SR2andup.CreatedusingQlikViewandQlikViewExpressortechnology,theQlikViewGovernanceDashboardfocusesonmanagingandunderstandingtheQlikViewenvironment.ItallowsQlikViewandITprofessionalstodiscoverhowQlikViewisbeingused.ThisinformationsubsequentlyhelpstointroduceamoremanageableandrepeatableprocesswhendevelopingQlikViewapplications,addressingdatalineageandimpactanalysistypequestions,allowingthemtomaximizedatagovernanceandoptimizetheirQlikViewinvestment.

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QLIKVIEW MANAGEABILITY

TheexplosivegrowthofQlikViewapplicationswithinenterpriseshasintroducedagreaterneedformanageabilityandbestpractices.TheQlikViewGovernanceDashboardmeetstheneedsoforganizationswhoaretryingtocarefullybalancedatagovernanceofQlikViewapplicationswiththecontinuedspeedandflexibilitythatareessentialtoanyQlikViewdeployment.

VIEW MANAGEABILITY

ITprofessionalsaretaskedwithmaintainingITsystemsandhavinginsightintotheiroperationssothattheycanpredictandmitigatetheimpactofchanges.ThisisalsotrueforQlikViewdeployments.TheQlikViewGovernanceDashboardallowsITorganizationstosavetimeandresourcesbydeployingquicklyacrosstheenterprisewitharepeatableandconsistentviewofcommonbusinessanddatadefinitions.ItgivesbusinessandITprofessionalsconfidenceandtrustinthedatatheyuseoftenbecausethereisasecuredatagovernanceframeworkinplace.

BuiltusingQlikView,theQlikViewGovernanceDashboardputsthepowerofQlikView’suniqueassociativeexperienceinthehandsofITprofessionals;providingimmediatevisibilityintotheoperationsoftheirQlikViewestate.Withtheseinsights,ITprofessionalscanmakedecisionsthatrangefromallocatingnewdatasourcesandhardwaretocreatingareusable,centralizedrepositoryofconsistentanalyticaldatamodelstosupportnewandexistingQlikViewapplications.

WHAT WILL YOU DISCOVER?

• Understanding data and its usage Answerstoquestionssuchas:

• Howandwhereisdatabeingused?

• Whatsourcesarebeingused?

• Whenwasthedatalastreloaded?

• Whichcolumnsareusedthemost?

• Whichexpressionsarerecurring/overlapping/inconsistent?

• Best Practices CentersofexcellenceandcompetencycenterscanclearlyidentifyareasofimprovementinordertoestablishbestpracticeswhendevelopingQlikViewapplications.

• Improved Compliance Compliancewithregulatoryacts,policiesandstandardsthatrequireanunderstandingonhowdataanditsapplicationsarecreated,protectedanddeliverediseasilyachievable.

• Consolidate and Reuse Identifyingdataandapplicationsthatoverlaporareredundant,helpscreateamoreefficientQlikViewenvironment.Learnwhatdataandcommonlyusedelementstoconsolidateandreuse.

IMPROVING THE IT USER EXPERIENCE

AN ASSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCE

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ARCHITECTURE

• It’s Simple Simplesetupandconfiguration-fromoneapplication.AddyourdirectorypathstoyourQlikViewdocumentsandlogsandyouaredone.

• It’s Insightful Previouslyscanneddataismaintainedwitheachcurrentscan.Easilycompareinformationandidentifychangesandtrendsoverselectedtimeperiods.

• It’s QlikView TheQlikViewGovernanceDashboardallowsyoutoanalyzeyourQlikViewenvironmentusingQlikView.Filter,searchandclick-justlikeanyotherQlikViewdocument.

SIMPLE TO DEPLOY

Aone-clickinstallationwizardunloadstheappropriatesoftwareontopofanexistingQlikViewenvironment.Configurationisasnap.JustaccesstheQlikViewGovernanceDashboardanditsConfigurationsheetfromQlikViewDesktop,enteryourdocumentandlogdirectorypaths,reloadtocomplete.Thescanningengine,poweredbyQlikViewExpressor,knowsexactlywhatQlikViewmetadatatoscan,extractandprepareasaQlikViewassociativedatamodel.UsetheQlikViewGovernancelikeanyotherQlikViewapplication.

Figure 1: Architecture of the QlikView Governance Dashboard

Figure 2: It’s QlikView