A QlikView financial perspective is a challenge for any master. The creation of clean, clear, traditional financial reports is just as important as any other way to visualize data. However, we shouldn't stop there. We should strive to go beyond these first reports and create charts that allow financial analysts and executives to discover opportunities that are not so easy to find in a table full of numbers.

Be sure to review the use of the financial report metadata and the as-of calendar as tools to help create the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. They are also vital to create the supporting data visualization.

In the next chapter, we will leave behind traditional reports and experiment with more advanced data visualization in the QlikView marketing perspective.