2 August 2022 Direct Query powers SQL pushdown in Snowflake Share this message Now in Qlik Cloud, Direct Query provides the ability for analytics applications to directly query cloud databases like Snowflake with SQL pushdown as users interact with data through visualizations and filtering. Direct Query allows developers to build SQL-centric applications for big data analysis or near real-time scenarios and can be enabled when building a Snowflake data connection. Accessing Direct Query Accessing cloud databases directly with Direct Query Direct Query overview Example questions in Insight Advisor App creators can now provide example questions in Insight Advisor within the business logic layer of an app. This allows them to customize the questions to their specific analytic content, and thereby help users learn how to use natural language. When users ask questions, the examples appear in a drop-down menu from which users can select, modify, and submit the question. In Insight Advisor Chat, example questions from across your apps will be available. Example questions in Insight Advisor Search Adding example questions to Insight Advisor Support for native data or visualizations through Natural language API and Insight Advisor Chat Charts generated by Insight Advisor Chat and through the natural language API are now provided as native chart objects instead of images. For users, this provides added interactivity, such as tooltips and scrolling, and better performance. Developers can now use the data contained in these chart objects for additional applications such as custom chart libraries and functionality. Exploring apps with conversational analytics New ServiceNow connector You can now access data stored in ServiceNow. The new ServiceNow connector allows you to include ServiceNow data such as incidents, requests, and case records within your analysis. The new connector includes security options such as OAuth or SSL to ensure that only authorized users can access this data. ServiceNow Connector Alation connector support for Application Automation Application Automation now supports Alation Cloud Catalog with a connector. Alation serves enterprises in organizing and consolidating their data. Not supported in Qlik Cloud Government. Connector blocks How can we help? Barry has over 20 years experience as a Data & Analytics architect, developer, trainer and author. He will gladly help you with any questions you may have. Call us Mail us 2 June 2026 Copy and save monitored charts as images Copy and save monitored charts as images in Qlik Cloud for easy sharing in emails or presentations directly from the activity center. New Release Qlik 28 May 2026 Engine functions in Direct Query expressions Direct Query now supports Qlik Engine functions like GetUserAttr and if in $(=…) expressions for KPIs and custom SQL, enabling dynamic user-context-aware data filtering and personalized row-level security without in-memory data loading. New Release Qlik 27 May 2026 Updating activated data products in the Marketplace Qlik Cloud now allows explicit republish control for activated data products in the Marketplace, letting data product managers iterate privately before sharing updates. A new Update in marketplace button and edit counter track pending changes, while the changelog provides an audit trail of updates and who pushed them. New Release Qlik
2 June 2026 Copy and save monitored charts as images Copy and save monitored charts as images in Qlik Cloud for easy sharing in emails or presentations directly from the activity center. New Release Qlik
28 May 2026 Engine functions in Direct Query expressions Direct Query now supports Qlik Engine functions like GetUserAttr and if in $(=…) expressions for KPIs and custom SQL, enabling dynamic user-context-aware data filtering and personalized row-level security without in-memory data loading. New Release Qlik
27 May 2026 Updating activated data products in the Marketplace Qlik Cloud now allows explicit republish control for activated data products in the Marketplace, letting data product managers iterate privately before sharing updates. A new Update in marketplace button and edit counter track pending changes, while the changelog provides an audit trail of updates and who pushed them. New Release Qlik