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82 Using Macros in QV Documents on the
QV-Server
82.1 Macros on QlikView Server
QlikView Server can execute macros in QlikView documents. Due to client-server environment some considerations
must be taken when using macros.
When using QlikView as a client all macros are executed in the client. In this case more operations can be
permitted.
Note!
Using macros extensively may lead to potential problems with macros executing in parallel instead of as
sequentially, as a designer might have intended/assumed.
82.2 Macro functionality limitations
Functionality that will normally work well in macros in the QlikView Server environment with any type of
client is:
l Logical operations such as clearing or selecting in fields
l Operations related to variables
The following types of functionality are not to be used in the QlikView Server environment , as they may
cause unexpected results:
l Layout operations acting on the properties of sheets and sheet objects via SetProperties
l Operations changing document or user settings
l All operations related to the script, including Reload
l Data reduction operations, e.g. ReduceData
l Operations such as Save and Open document
Note!
Layout operations acting on the properties of Server objects are supported.
82.3 Macro trigger limitations
The following triggers will work as usual in the QlikView Server environment regardless of which client is
used:
Document.OnAnySelect
Field.OnSelect
Field.OnChange
Field.OnUnlock
Document.OnPressMacroButton
Variable.OnChange
Variable.OnInput
The following triggers are not to be used in the QlikView Server environment, since they lack meaning or
may cause unexpected results:
OnPostReduceData
OnPostReload
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