6 April 2022 Literal values vs search strings in Qlik Set Analysis Share this message Every Friday at Bitmetric we’re posting a new Qlik certification practice question to our LinkedIn company page. Last Friday we asked the following Qlik Data Architect certification practice question about search strings in Set Analysis: This is typically a relatively tough question, but fortunately everyone who participated is above average! The correct answer is D You may wonder why this is a tough question, that’s because in the past both single and double quotes would be evaluated as a search expression by Qlik. This has lead to single and double quotes being used interchangeably, while formally only the double quotes are correct. The single quotes (‘) are used to denote a literal value. So by using single quotations in Set Analysis, you are looking for an exact match with that value. In this case the answer B solution will be looking for literally Internal* as field value. By using double quotes (“) Qlik will interpret this as a search value. In this example, the correct answer D, will be conducting a search for Internal*. The asterisk is a wildcard that can match any (sequence of) character(s). In this case Internal-Call, Internal-Chat and Internal-Email would be matched. What about flag fields? Yes, if this particular condition is one you want to test more often then it can be beneficial to create flag fields in your data model. This will make your Set Analysis easier and in cases more performant as well. In the context of this question though, we only wanted to test if you knew the difference between single and double quotes in Set Analysis. We’ve already established that you’re all above average 😉 That’s it for this week. See you next Friday? See you at QlikWorld 2023 in Vegas? Come see us at QlikWorld 2023 for a chance to win a free, lifetime SenseTheme subscription and get some cool swag. Want more Friday Qlik Test Prep? Check out the Friday Qlik Test Prep archive for more Qlik questions and answers. Expressions Friday Qlik Test Prep Set Analysis Solution How can we help? Feel free to contact us if you have any comments or questions. Call us Mail us 23 May 2023 What’s New in Qlik Sense May 2023 for Administrators This blog post provides Qlik Sense administrators a summary of the new administrative features and improvements available in Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows. Let’s get started on what’s new in Qlik Sense for May 2023. New Release Qlik 23 May 2023 What’s New in Qlik Sense May 2023 for Business Users, Analytic Creators and Data Integrators This blog post provides Qlik Sense business users, analytic creators, and data integrators a summary of the features and improvements available in Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows. Let’s get started with what’s new in Qlik Sense for May 2023. New Release Qlik 11 May 2023 How to make seasonal trendlines in Qlik Sense Every Friday at Bitmetric we’re posting a new Qlik certification practice question to our LinkedIn company page. Last Friday we asked the following Qlik Data Architect certification practice question about how to make seasonal trendlines: The correct answer was B! Trend analysis Qlik has added Time series decomposition modifier functions to the line chart. This can […] Friday Qlik Test Prep Solution
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11 May 2023 How to make seasonal trendlines in Qlik Sense Every Friday at Bitmetric we’re posting a new Qlik certification practice question to our LinkedIn company page. Last Friday we asked the following Qlik Data Architect certification practice question about how to make seasonal trendlines: The correct answer was B! Trend analysis Qlik has added Time series decomposition modifier functions to the line chart. This can […] Friday Qlik Test Prep Solution