Chapter 2. What's New in QlikView 12?

Since the previous version of this book was published in 2012, the Qlik ecosystem has expanded significantly. In this chapter, we will bring you up to speed with the changes over the past few years.

If QlikView 12 is your first entry into the world of Qlik then you might be tempted to skip this chapter. However, we highly recommend that, even as a new developer you, at least read the What is new in the Qlik product portfolio? section.

We will start with a look at some of the most important changes in QlikView 12. Although QlikView 12 Desktop is the main focus of this book, we will also discuss the changes and improvements in QlikView 12 Server and Publisher.

Next, we will take a look at the broader picture and see how the Qlik product portfolio has changed in the past few years. We will learn what these new products do and how they might fit into your Qlik deployment.

Finally, as this book is itself an update, we will finish this chapter by looking at some of the changes that were made in this revised edition of QlikView for Developers.

To summarize, in this chapter we will specifically look at: