Qlik Sense lets you to connect to your data, wherever it is stored, with a wide range of Qlik Connectors and other data connection types.
When you create a data connection it is saved to Qlik Sense, so you can quickly select and load data from the data sources that you commonly use. Connect to databases, social media data, local files, remote files, and web files.
Qlik Sense allows you to access your data wherever it resides. The following data connection types are available with Qlik Sense:
Attached files
Attach data files directly to your app by using drag and drop.
Database connectors
Connect to an ODBC data source with preconfigured ODBC database connectors.
Essbase
Connect to an Essbase dataset.
Local or network files
Connect to a local or network file to select and load data.
REST
Connect to a REST data source. The REST connector is not tailored for a specific REST data source and can be use to connect to any data source exposed through the REST API.
Web files
Connect to a web-based data source on a web URL.
Web Storage Provider Connectors
Connect to your file-based data from web storage providers, such as dropbox.