Migrating applications from QlikView® to Qlik Sense®

All QlikView applications since QlikView Version 8 can easily be migrated. However, the conversion is only partial. The data and the script will be converted, but nothing from the layout is used. Perform the following steps to migrate applications:

  1. Move the QlikView app—the .qvw file—to your Qlik Sense Desktop app folder at C:\Users\<user>\Documents\Qlik\Sense\Apps. The file will then appear in your Desktop hub as a legacy app. Its name will have (qvw) after it:
    Migrating applications from QlikView® to Qlik Sense®
  2. You can now open the app and see the data model and the existing script.
  3. Once you make changes, you will need to save these. This is when ...

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