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:

   

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 the conversion takes place. The old app with the new changes will be saved into a file with extension .qvf, and the old .qvw file will be renamed to *.qvw.backup.

Changes to the script

Now, you must change the script. The structure of the script need not be changed, but all references to databases and files should be changed. In Qlik Sense, you...