What’s New in Qlik Cloud

Data Analytics

Qlik Cloud has introduced another wave of powerful enhancements designed to help you get more value from your data. From automating usage reporting, to unlocking new performance insights in your largest apps, to extending global cloud coverage — these updates give developers, analysts, and administrators more flexibility and control than ever before.

Let’s explore the key highlights.

1. Multi-Template Report Tasks

Reporting workflows just got more versatile. With multi-template report tasks, developers can configure a single task to output multiple reports.

• For example, an email could include an embedded HTML report for quick viewing, while also attaching detailed PDF or Excel files for deeper analysis.
• You can also attach multiple report variations in the same email, ensuring that different audiences get the content they need without setting up separate tasks.

This small but powerful feature streamlines distribution and makes it easier to tailor reporting outputs for diverse stakeholders.

2. UI and Visualisation Improvements

• Easier Straight Table Navigation
  When working with the straight table, the currently selected field is now highlighted in the data asset panel. This small usability tweak makes it easier to orient yourself when working with large tables, reducing mistakes and saving time.
• Richer Visuals in Direct Query Apps
  Direct Query now supports layout containers, lines, and text objects from the Dashboard bundle. This means you can design more advanced layouts and add contextual information directly in your SQL pushdown applications, combining real-time queries with Qlik’s flexible visual storytelling tools.

3. Smarter Search with Semantics

Finding the right app is now faster and more intuitive. Qlik Cloud’s navigation bar search has been enhanced with semantic search.

Instead of needing the exact name, you can type a natural language query and Qlik will understand the meaning. For example:

• Searching “customer churn dashboard” will return apps with descriptions or names related to customer retention analysis.
• Support for multiple languages, making it easier for international teams to collaborate.

4. Custom CSS Styling for Sheets

A new custom styles section has been added to the sheet property panel, letting you enter CSS directly in addition to using custom themes.

This gives developers more control over visual presentation, but it comes with caveats:

• Always prioritise native settings first, CSS should be a last resort.
• Keep modifications light and short-lived, as Qlik classes may change without notice.
• Use sparingly for fine-tuning layouts or branding, not as a replacement for proper design.

This feature offers flexibility for those occasional moments when you need to go beyond the standard options.

5. Automate Deployment of the Data Capacity Reporting App

Monitoring data consumption is essential when you’re working with capacity-based subscriptions. Previously, many teams had to set up their own workflows to track usage or manually check reports. Now, Qlik Automate makes this process effortless with a new template to automate deployment of the Data Capacity Reporting app.

• The template delivers daily updates of detailed consumption reports directly into a managed space.
• This data can be used for subscriptions, alerts, and binary load into other apps, giving you regular insight into how your capacity is being used.

This is particularly valuable for organisations with multiple departments or business units. Instead of fielding ad-hoc questions about usage, administrators can provide stakeholders with self-service dashboards that are refreshed automatically.

6. App Performance Evaluation for Large Apps

The App Performance Evaluation tool has already been a go-to resource for understanding how apps behave in Qlik Cloud. But until now, it was limited when it came to very large applications.

With the October update, performance evaluations now extend to Large Apps, giving developers clear visibility into how even their most complex dashboards are performing.

• Pinpoint bottlenecks across sheets, charts, and KPIs.
• Identify where load times can be improved, or where design choices may be slowing things down.
• Ensure that performance stays smooth as apps scale in size and complexity.

Evaluations consume Large App reload capacity, so end users won’t notice any slowdown. Tests can be run from the Activity Centre, via Qlik Automate, or through the APIs for automated workflows.

Coming soon: You’ll be able to choose the compute environment for apps, and that choice will persist. This means developers can test performance on different engine sizes, fine-tune based on results, and then let everyday users benefit from the improved experience.

7. Qlik Analytics Migration Tool – v2.0.0

The Qlik Analytics Migration Tool has become an essential resource for organisations moving from QlikView or Qlik Sense Enterprise Client-Managed to Qlik Cloud. Version 2.0.0 builds on this foundation with a host of enhancements designed to make migration planning more flexible and efficient.

Key improvements include:

• Excel export/import for Migration Plans:
  Export site metadata as empty templates, prefilled from source connections, or based on your current plan. Then update in Excel for bulk edits, external data generation, or advanced transformations. When importing back, validation ensures errors are highlighted and annotated, guiding corrections. This workflow gives maximum flexibility, particularly for large or complex migrations.
• Data Gateway support:
  Data connections that require a Data Gateway can now be bound directly within the plan (or via Excel), giving you more precise control over how source data is accessed in Qlik Cloud.
• Standard job lists by scope:
  When creating jobs, you can now select the scope (such as Qlik Sense Enterprise, QlikView, or NPrinting). The tool then generates a standard set of jobs automatically, cutting down manual setup time.
• Job promotion/demotion:
  Jobs can now be reordered in the list, which is particularly useful when dependencies need to run in sequence.
• Updated folder data connection modal:
  A clearer interface plus a rename option, with scripts now supporting searches for renamed files, ensures smoother migration of file-based connections.

The update also includes UI enhancements, performance improvements, and bug fixes — making migration more predictable and less resource-intensive.

8. Qlik Cloud Expands to Israel

Global reach continues to expand with a new Qlik Cloud region in Israel. This is the eleventh region worldwide.

• Local data hosting ensures regulatory compliance for industries such as finance, healthcare, and government.
• Customers benefit from lower latency and faster performance by keeping data closer to users.
• With data sovereignty a top priority in many markets, this expansion allows Israeli organisations to confidently move analytics workloads to Qlik Cloud while staying aligned with national requirements.

9. New Permissions for Qlik Predict

Qlik Predict continues to evolve, and administrators now have more control over who can access its capabilities. Three new permissions can be set in custom roles or defaults:

• ML Experiments
• ML Deployments
• Run Real-Time Predictions

This update ensures that predictive analytics can be rolled out with the same governance and oversight as other Qlik features – critical for regulated industries and organisations scaling AI adoption.

10. Direct Access Gateway – v1.7.7

A new release of the Direct Access Gateway adds several performance and reliability improvements:

• SAP Report connector support, extending data source options.
• Reduced latency by using the IPv4 loopback address instead of DNS-based localhost.
• Configurable connector startup parameters (timeouts and retries) for more resilient handling of concurrent reloads.
• Asynchronous load slot requests, which reduce congestion and improve responsiveness during peak reload activity.
• Log files relocated to a consistent folder (\data\logs), aligning with other gateway logs and simplifying troubleshooting.

These changes make Direct Access Gateway more robust and easier to manage in high-demand environments.

11. Qlik Automate Enhancements

Block Search in Editor: Developers can now search for blocks, connectors, and comments within the automation editor using the new search tool (Ctrl+F / Cmd+F). This significantly improves navigation in large or complex automations. It also makes it easier to maintain and extend automations, especially when multiple developers are collaborating.