Limit the number of points/polygons to be rendered
Rules of thumb for object limits
The most typical reason for poor QlikMaps performance is forcing QlikMaps to render too many points and/or polygons. Performance thresholds vary depending on the data and environment, but below are some general guidelines beyond which performance starts to decline when rendering a QlikMaps object:
- 1000 polygons
- 5000 points (performance is often acceptable in this range, but the map will likely be overly cluttered and visually unaesthetic and would be better as a density map, as detailed in Create a Density Map).
Dependent on environment
The aforementioned thresholds are not data limits; these are just thresholds where QlikMaps performance begins to degrade in many environments. However, many QlikMaps implementations perform extremely well when rendering a much larger number of polygons/points.
Manage rendering limits in Options
There are many ways to prevent a user from plotting more polygons/points beyond the acceptable performance range. The most common way is to use the standard “Use Show Condition” option that is common to all QlikView Sheet Objects, as shown above.
Alternatives
When a particular map is hidden, here are some options to show an end user instead:
- Another map that is at a “higher level” and does not have to render so many points/polygons
- A text box informing the user to add additional selection criteria before the map can be displayed