What’s New in Qlik Cloud

Data Analytics

Above all, Qlik delivers a strong set of analytics improvements across Qlik Cloud. This month’s release introduces new visualisation objects, expands AI capabilities into another region, strengthens the Qlik MCP server, improves automation controls, and refines the experience for administrators and app developers. So, here are the key updates.

1. New Slider Object

A new dedicated slider object is now available in the dashboard section. The slider works with both fields and with one or two variables, so it makes it a flexible tool for filtering continuous numeric data such as revenue, price, or time ranges without requiring users to type values manually or rely on dropdown lists.

Styling options include:

• Direction (horizontal or vertical)
• Colour and background customisation
• Range and step configuration
• Label display options

The new slider replaces the slider functionality previously available in the variable input object, providing a more capable and visually consistent alternative.

2. New Image Object

Qlik Cloud now includes a dedicated image object for dashboards. While all chart objects support background images, the new image object is designed to be easier to use for new app developers and is particularly well suited to building multi-layer layouts that mix content types.

The image object supports:

• Images from the media library or by URL
• Opacity and rotation controls
• Mirror and repeat display options

3. Right-Click Menu for Table Columns and Dimensions

You can now right-click items in the Data tab of straight tables and pivot tables to access a full set of management actions. Previously, these actions were only accessible by clicking the options icon next to each individual item.

The right-click menu provides quick access to:

• Move to top / move to bottom
• Hide / show
• Cut, copy, duplicate, paste, and delete

This improvement speeds up the process of managing table columns and dimensions, particularly in tables with many fields.

4. Bidirectional Glossary Term Relationships

When you define a relationship between two glossary terms, the inverse relationship now automatically appears on the related term as well. Previously, term relationships were only visible on the term where they were applied, requiring data stewards to manually maintain relationships on both sides of the connection.

For example, if you relate Active Customer to Customer using the Is a relationship type, Customer will now automatically display Has subtype: Active Customer – with no additional steps required.

The full mapping of applied and automatically displayed relationships is as follows:

This update gives stewards a complete and consistent view of how terms relate to one another across the glossary. It thereby reduces maintenance overhead and improves the reliability of business terminology governance.

5. Engine Functions in Direct Query Expressions

Direct Query now supports using Qlik Engine functions within $(=…) expressions in KPIs and custom SQL statements. You can use GetUserAttr and if functions to create dynamic, user-context-aware data filtering.

This enables you to implement row-level security and personalised data access in Direct Query applications without loading data into memory. User attributes from the identity provider can be referenced directly in expressions, allowing access control to be applied at the query level for governed, real-time data scenarios.

6. Data Load Editor and Script Editor: Updated Connections Panel

The connections panel in the Data load editor and Script editor has an updated look and feel, alongside practical improvements that speed up working with connections and files.

Updates include:

• Folder browsing is now available directly in the Insert Store statement dialog
• Files and folders can be filtered by name when browsing from a connection
• Faster and more reliable connection panel loading, particularly in spaces with a large number of connections

7. Qlik Answers Agentic Experience Available in the South America Region

The Qlik Answers agentic experience is now available for tenants hosted in the South America (São Paulo) region. Organisations can get started by turning on AI Features in Administration > Settings.

This regional expansion continues Qlik’s rollout of the governed, conversational AI experience to additional geographies. It helps organisations in South America address data residency requirements while benefiting from the full agentic experience.

8. Knowledge Base Search in the Qlik MCP Server

The Qlik MCP server now includes knowledge base search capabilities. LLM clients such as Anthropic Claude and Microsoft Copilot can now search and retrieve information from Qlik knowledge bases, providing answers grounded in your organisation’s curated content.

Two new capabilities:

• qlik_search tool update: Knowledge bases are now included as a searchable resource type alongside existing search targets
• qlik_search_knowledgebase_chunks tool: A dedicated tool that enables targeted searching within specific knowledge base contents, returning relevant document chunks for use in LLM responses

This update is particularly valuable for organisations that have built Qlik knowledge bases from internal documents and want external AI assistants to draw on that curated content in a governed, citable way.

9. Updated Experiment Configuration Panel for Qlik Predict

The Qlik Predict experiment setup experience has been overhauled for usability. The updated layout moves from an accordion pattern to a dual-panel design, aligns with Qlik’s updated design system, and improves labelling and discoverability throughout the configuration flow.

Customers configuring experiments will find the experience faster, cleaner, and more intuitive, reducing the time spent navigating configuration options and making it easier to understand what is being set at each step.

10. UI Improvements for Qlik Answers

The Qlik Answers chat panel can now be expanded to full screen. Click the expand icon in the top-right corner of the chat window to enter full-screen mode. You can seamlessly switch between full-screen and standard view at any time, and source references and citations remain visible while in full-screen mode.

Navigating long conversations is also smoother in this release. The conversation history panel now supports improved scrolling, allowing you to move forward and backward through previous exchanges with greater ease.

11. Direct Access Gateway Knowledge Base Connector

Knowledge bases now support Direct Access gateway as a connection method for pulling in unstructured documents. This allows you to connect knowledge bases to data sources located in private networks that are not directly accessible from Qlik Cloud.

This is particularly relevant for organisations with on-premises document stores or private cloud environments where unstructured content relevant to Qlik Answers assistants resides behind a network boundary.

12. New Direct Access Gateway Version (1.7.14)

Direct Access gateway 1.7.14 introduces new and enhanced features and resolves several issues. Key changes in this release include:

• Improved troubleshooting through gateway configuration propagation: Gateway configurations are now propagated to Qlik Cloud, making it easier for Qlik Support to assist with troubleshooting without requiring manual configuration exports
• Gloo session affinity for reload re-connections: Reload re-connections now use Gloo session affinity, which reduces load on services and improves reload success rates

Qlik advise customers to upgrade to the latest version to benefit from these stability and supportability improvements.

13. New Permission: Manage Engine Assignments for Applications

A new permission – Manage engine assignments for applications – is available to complement the existing application engine assignment feature. This permission allows tenant administrators to delegate engine assignment management to specific users without granting them full Tenant Admin or Analytics Admin rights.

The permission is available only through custom roles and is not included in the User Default permissions. It gives administrators precise control over who can influence compute resource allocation for analytics applications.

14. Changes to Analyzer User Access

To simplify the permission model and align with capacity-based subscriptions, several changes have been made to Analyzer user capabilities:

• Expanded access in managed spaces: Analyzer users now have the same access as Professional users when they hold the Can contribute role in managed spaces
• Private sheets in shared spaces: Analyzer users with any Can edit role can now create private sheets in shared spaces
• Application metadata: Analyzer users can no longer update application metadata in shared spaces

Administrators should review their Analyzer user assignments and space roles to ensure these changes align with their intended access model.

15. Changes to Scheduled Automations

Improvements are coming to how scheduled automations are handled in Qlik Automate. This update begins with improvements to how the next scheduled run is displayed in the Automation history view, and introduces a change to the minimum scheduling period, which is now set to one minute as announced in January 2026.

Customers with schedules using second-grain intervals will see these rounded to the nearest minute with this change. For further detail, refer to the Qlik Automate: 30-second interval deprecation notice on Qlik Community.

16. Configurable Maximum Run Time for Automations

Qlik Automate now lets you configure the maximum run time for each automation, giving you more control over how long an automation is allowed to execute before it is stopped.

Previously, synchronous triggered automations had a fixed limit of 55 seconds, which could cause failures when dependent services – particularly AI models – responded slowly. The new configurable limits are:

• Synchronous triggered automations: Configurable from 55 seconds up to 5 minutes (default remains 55 seconds)
• All other automation types: Configurable up to 4 hours (default remains 4 hours)

Existing automations are not affected unless the setting is explicitly updated. Configure the limit in each automation’s individual settings.