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? Whether something’s still unclear or you’re ready to take the next step, Barry and Eric are happy to talk it through. Email us, call us, or book a meeting at a time that works for you. Call us Mail us 20 August 2026 Generic OAuth redirect URIs for agentic IDEs You can now configure Native OAuth clients with redirect URLs beyond just http and https, enhancing integration with AI-powered IDEs like Cursor and Kiro. Tenant Admins can manage these settings in Administration > OAuth, allowing for more flexible configurations. New Release Qlik 19 August 2026 View Direct Access gateway benchmark results in Administration activity center The Direct Access gateway now displays benchmark test results in the Administration activity center, enhancing transparency for administrators regarding gateway performance. This feature allows users to troubleshoot reload performance and assess network conditions without the need to access log files. Direct Access gateway version 1.7.17 is required for this functionality. New Release Qlik 13 August 2026 Now in Qlik Cloud Government: Programmatically manage your organization’s automations, without transferring ownership Qlik Cloud Government now allows trusted OAuth machine-to-machine bot users to programmatically manage automations without transferring ownership. Users can back up, audit, migrate, and manage automations across a tenant using the admin.automations scope, enhancing administrative capabilities alongside the existing admin.apps scope. New Release Qlik
20 August 2026 Generic OAuth redirect URIs for agentic IDEs You can now configure Native OAuth clients with redirect URLs beyond just http and https, enhancing integration with AI-powered IDEs like Cursor and Kiro. Tenant Admins can manage these settings in Administration > OAuth, allowing for more flexible configurations. New Release Qlik
19 August 2026 View Direct Access gateway benchmark results in Administration activity center The Direct Access gateway now displays benchmark test results in the Administration activity center, enhancing transparency for administrators regarding gateway performance. This feature allows users to troubleshoot reload performance and assess network conditions without the need to access log files. Direct Access gateway version 1.7.17 is required for this functionality. New Release Qlik
13 August 2026 Now in Qlik Cloud Government: Programmatically manage your organization’s automations, without transferring ownership Qlik Cloud Government now allows trusted OAuth machine-to-machine bot users to programmatically manage automations without transferring ownership. Users can back up, audit, migrate, and manage automations across a tenant using the admin.automations scope, enhancing administrative capabilities alongside the existing admin.apps scope. New Release Qlik