Qlik Release Notes

July 16, 2026

Business glossary context for Qlik Answers application analysis

Qlik Answers now uses linked business glossary definitions and abbreviations when indexing application master items, improving semantic matching and consistency across terminology used in user questions.

Glossary definitions are evaluated at indexing time. If glossary definitions are updated after indexing, reindex the application to apply the changes. Only glossary terms in Verified state are considered.

Working with applications in Qlik Answers

Combining master item descriptions and business glossary terms

Not supported in Qlik Cloud Government.

Not supported in Qlik Cloud Government - DoD.

Some functionality may be rolled out in phases and not immediately available in all regions.

July 16, 2026

Qlik Trust Score™ forensic for Data products

Data products Qlik Trust Score™ drill down now gives you a deeper, more actionable view of trust and quality.

What’s new

A new Quality tab inside each data product gives you forensic-level visibility into your composite Qlik Trust Score™, so you can see not just where the score sits today, but what's moving it and which datasets are driving the change.

From the Quality tab you can follow the score from headline number all the way to root cause, layer by layer.

Why this matters

Data product owners can now pinpoint exactly what's impacting their trust score and why, getting to root cause in just a few clicks without leaving the data product. That transparency enables the Qlik Trust Score™ to be a truly explainable signal consumers can rely on, and producers can act on.

Qlik Trust Score™

Some functionality may be rolled out in phases and not immediately available in all regions.

July 14, 2026

New Direct Access gateway version (1.7.16)

Direct Access gateway 1.7.16 introduces both new and enhanced features, and resolves several issues. For upgrade instructions and a list of resolved issues, see Upgrading the Direct Access gateway installation

• Chunks recovery can be disabled per connection

  You can now disable chunks recovery for specific connectors, providing more granular control over reload resilience and performance. This setting overrides the global chunks recovery configuration and can be configured directly in the connector settings or via the Public API.

  For configuration details, see Disabling chunks recovery per connection.

• Canada region support

  Direct Access gateway now supports deployment in the Canada region, expanding availability for customers with data residency requirements.

• Improved reload stream throughput

  Reload stream throughput has been improved through optimization of thread pool management, WebSocket protocol handling, and adaptive pacing. These improvements are automatic and require no configuration.

• File Connector custom file extension support …

July 9, 2026

Advanced expressions and conditional branching in validation rules

You can now define advanced data quality checks with expressions using Qlik script syntax, directly from the rule builder. Rules also now support multiple conditions with else if for branching logic, all without leaving the guided user interface.

What’s available

• Arithmetic operands: Use +, -, *, /, and modulo between field references and literals on either side of a validation operator. For example: fieldA + fieldB = fieldC, fieldX - 100 > 0.
• Typed function operands (string and number functions): Reference functions including Len, Trim, Left, Right, Mid, IsText, IsNum, Floor as operands in any rule condition.
• Parenthesised sub expressions: Control evaluation order with parentheses. For example: (fieldA + fieldB) * 0.8 = fieldC.

Users also benefit from inline expression validation with actionable error feedback before the rule is saved.

Working with validation rules

Some functionality may be rolled out in phases and not immediately available in all regions.

July 7, 2026

Fast Mode for Qlik Answers

Qlik Answers now includes Fast mode — a new default experience for application analysis that returns answers in seconds.

What changed

When you open an application in Qlik Answers and ask a question, you are now in Fast mode by default. Fast mode is optimized for direct, retrieval-style questions against structured data: pulling a number, slicing by a dimension, generating a quick chart. For these kinds of questions, it is significantly faster than before.

This is the mode you will use most of the time. It handles the everyday questions well, and it handles them fast.

What stays the same

Thinking mode is still there, still works exactly as before, and is still the right choice for complex analysis, multi-step reasoning, or building charts and sheets from scratch. Nothing about Thinking mode has changed — it is just no longer the only option.

Switching modes

If Fast mode is not what you need, switching takes one click. The mode toggle sits in the chat interface once you have selected an application. Your conversation context carries over when you switch — you do not lose what you were working on.

If Fast mode genuinely cannot answer a question, it will tell you so rather than returning a weak response. A Think more button appears below the answer, and clicking it reruns your question in Thinking mode with full context preserved. You do not need to re-ask anything.

When to use each

Use Fast mode for questions like: …