Coding Techniques Qlikview

Posted on February 27, 2012by Kulbir Minhas

This document covers couple of scenario, showing the power of Qlikview scripting and
way to achieve it
Some of sample coding techniques in Qlikview
1. Use of subfield
2. Pick and Match to replace if command
3. Dual Command Usage
4. Use of variable in variable in variable
5. Replacing IntervalMatch with Full Join
6. Optimization using Qlikview
7. Set Analysis
8. Use of library
9. Others
10. Sorting Techniques for Pivot table
11. Showing the value for each Dimension (in Pivot table)
In this document, I will cover the first 5 points and remaining points and any additional
topics in separate document (Coding Techniques 2)
Sample Code Subfield/Pick/Dual/Match
Data:
Load
Dual(RegionText, Match(RegionText,LN,TK,HK)) as
Region,
Pick(Match(RegionText, LN, HK, TK), 1.0,1.25, 1.50) as
Factor,
*;
Load
Subfield(LN,TK,HK, ,) as
RegionText,
Ceil(Rand() * 100) as
Amount
AutoGenerate(100);
The following example shows you how to use subfield to generate 3 fields from a single
value ->
Subfield(LN,TK,HK, ,) as RegionText,
Pick and Match to replace If condition, applicable only for equal to expression
Pick(Match(RegionText, LN, HK, TK, *), 1.0,1.25, 1.50,0.75) as Factor,
Use of Dual Command to assign Numeric value to Region (Generally used for regional
priority or Sorting)
Dual(RegionText, Match(RegionText,LN,TK,HK)) as Region,
Use of Dual Command to assign Numeric value to Region (Generally used for regional
priority or Sorting)
Use of variables:
The following 2 examples slightly different in approach are used in the attached qvw
showing the sum by region
Set 1 using AmountYTD, AmountQTD etc, which is predefined
Set 1:
Let
ReportType = WTD'; // The values of variable can WTD, MTD, QTD, YTD
Let
AmountYTD = sum(if ( CurrentYearFlag = 1, Amount))';
Let
AmountQTD = sum(if ( CurrentQtrFlag = 1, Amount))';
Let
AmountMTD = sum(if ( CurrentMonthFlag = 1, Amount))';
Let
AmountWTD = sum(if ( CurrentWeekFlag = 1, Amount))';
Set 2 using FlagName and will be using this flag to find the values
Set 2:
Let
FlagName = Current & Pick(match(ReportType,WTD,MTD,QTD,YTD),
Week,Month,Qtr,Year) & Flag';
The use of variables can be multiple levels, in Qlikview, the output of one variable can be
used as input to another variable
The good part is it can be used on either of equation as in case-1, it is used on LHS and
in case-2 it is used on RHS
Use of Peek/Previous and Interval Match
Scenario
Table1: Records with Amount and TimeKey
Table2: Records with FxRate and TimeKey
Table 2 Does not have FxRate For all TimeKey, so assuming it has records for
TimeKey 1,7, 30 only
Then records
1-6 -> will use TimeKey = 1
7-29 -> will use TimeKey = 2
And 30 onwards will use TimeKey = 3
Example with Interval Match
Keys:
Load
Alt(Peek(KeyEnd),-1)+1 as
KeyStart,
Key
as
KeyEnd,
FX;
Load
(Recno() 1 )* 10 + 1 as
Key,
Rand() as
FX
Autogenerate(10);
Concatenate(Key)
Load
KeyEnd + 1 as
KeyStart,
1000 as
KeyEnd,
FX
Resident Key
where
KeyEnd = peek(KeyEnd,-1);
Data:
Load
recno() as
Key,
Round(Rand()*100) as
Amount
Autogenerate(100);
IntervalMatch ( Key )
Load
KeyStart,
KeyEnd
Resident Keys;
Alternate Example with Left Join
Data:
Load
recno() as
Key,
Round(Rand()*100) as
Amount
Autogenerate(100);
Key:
Load
Alt(Peek(KeyEnd),-1)+1 as
KeyStart,
Key
as
KeyEnd,
FX;
Load
(Recno() 1 )* 10 + 1 as
Key,
Rand() as
FX
Autogenerate(10);
Concatenate(Key)
Load
KeyEnd + 1 as
KeyStart,
1000 as
KeyEnd
Resident Key
where
KeyEnd = peek(KeyEnd,-1);
Left
Join(Data)
Load
*
Resident Key;
Drop
Table Key;
DataNew:
Load
Key,
Amount,
FX,
KeyStart
as
Start,
KeyEnd
as
End
Resident Data
Where
Key >= KeyStart
and
Key <= KeyEnd;
Drop
Table Data;
All the above examples show alternate ways of doing things in Qlikview. This document
is more for understanding various features and alternatives rather than
recommendation for a particular technique.
The above examples are guidelines rather than rules
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