Overview of an application's life cycle
As we begin our overview of a Qlik Sense application life cycle, it is best to start at the center of a Qlik Sense community collaboration, which is called the hub. The hub is made up of a number of streams that contain applications that are published by authors as well as users who can extend these applications by adding personal sheets and data stories. The Qlik Sense Management Console (QMC) governs this publishing through streams that have security rules. This approach provides the highly governed system that IT needs, while granting users the ability to explore information and share and collaborate on their findings.
Let's dig a bit deeper in each of these areas.
Starting application authoring
The need for a Qlik Sense application often starts with simple questions, such as these: why are sales down in my region? What products are not selling well? Are there opportunities to sell additional products to existing customers...