Before we start, we need to make sure we have everything we'll need throughout the chapter.
Since the previous chapter covered the QlikView Desktop installation process, we assume that it is already installed on your machine by now. If not, please take a moment to install it before continuing.
We will create a Windows folder structure with which we'll work throughout the book. This set of folders will help us organize the various files we'll be using and arrange them by the specific role these files play in our project.
A typical QlikView deployment scenario will include different types of files, but for now we'll just focus on two of them:
Downloading the example code
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Follow these steps to set up the environment:
QlikView Development
. Place it in the location of your choice.Airline Operations
.Airline Operations
folder, create two additional subfolders, one called Data Files
and the other called Apps
.Data Files
folder, create yet another folder and name it QVDs
. The final folder structure is depicted in the following screenshot:Data FilesQVDs
folder.Our environment is almost set up. The only thing left is to create the QlikView document.
To create the QlikView file we will use to build our app, follow these steps:
Airline OperationsApps
folder and name it Airline Operations.qvw
.Now that we have our environment ready, let's move on to create our analytical application.