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3 Compatibility Issues for Earlier Versions
of QlikView
The development team has done absolutely everything we could to make the migration to QlikView 11 from
earlier versions as smooth as possible. We believe that we have succeeded and think that the migration from
QlikView 7.52, 8, 9 and 10 has the potential of being very smooth indeed. This document lists some areas of
concern.
3.1 File Format Compatibility
File Format Compatibility in QlikView 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
QlikView 7.52 and later share the same file format as QlikView 11. Work in these versions in parallel virtually
without thinking about it. New QlikView 11 document features will of course not work in QlikView
7.52, 8, 9 or 10 but will be retained even if the document is opened and edited in the earlier version. The
whole thing works very much like Microsoft Office files have been working for some time now.
File Format Read Compatibility with Earlier Versions
QlikView 11 will open all QlikView files created in QlikView 7.52 and later. Should you need to open files
from earlier QlikView versions, you need to go via QlikView 7.52. Contact your QlikView vendor for a free
copy. The development team always strives to make the appearance of a document in the new version as similar
as is ever possible to how it looked in the older version. However, sometimes added functionality must
come with the price of changes in the look of old documents.
Saving in Earlier File Formats from QlikView 11
QlikView 11 cannot save documents in any file format usable in versions prior to QlikView 7.52.
3.2 Mixed Client/Server Environments
QlikView 11 QlikView 7/8/9/10
QlikView Server 7.52 and later will work seamlessly with QlikView 11 clients as will QlikView Server 11
with QlikView 7.52 and later clients. Of course, in order to make use of QlikView 11 specific functionality
you need to have both server and client of version 11. QlikView 11 is not compatible with QlikView versions
7.51 and older.
Earlier Versions
QlikView Server 11 is not compatible with QlikView 6 clients. Nor are QlikView Server 6 compatible with
QlikView 11 clients.
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