Excel File to Qlik Integration

How Datrise loads Excel File into Qlik

Datrise syncs Excel File's worksheets, rows, columns, headers, cell ranges, and workbooks into Qlik as tables loaded into Qlik's associative engine (often via QVD). Flexible or custom fields land in flattened columns for the data model, and timestamps such as created, updated, and status changes are typed as date/time fields.

Sync is incremental: Datrise uses incremental QVD loads merged on stable id, so re-runs update only what changed. QVD files per entity and load date. Qlik's associative model joins on identically named fields, so Datrise standardizes key names so associations link correctly.

Ideal for associative, in-memory exploration in Qlik Sense.

Endpoints

Excel File: Spreadsheet workbooks from exports and shared drives.

Qlik: Associative analytics with Qlik Sense apps and governed data models.

How Excel File entities map to Qlik

Excel File entity	Qlik object	Notes
worksheets	`excel_file_worksheets`	id PK · custom fields → flattened columns for the data model
rows	`excel_file_rows`	id PK · linked to excel_file_worksheets
columns	`excel_file_columns`	id PK · linked to excel_file_worksheets
headers	`excel_file_headers`	id PK · linked to excel_file_worksheets

FAQ

How does Datrise handle Excel File's custom fields in Qlik?

Flexible values are stored as flattened columns for the data model, so new fields don't require a migration; strongly-typed fields — dates, numbers, and references — are promoted to native Qlik types.

How does the Excel File to Qlik sync stay up to date?

It runs incrementally — Datrise uses incremental QVD loads merged on stable id.

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