ConnectString - script function

Field

A field contains values, loaded from a data source. At a basic level, a field corresponds to a column in a table. Fields are used to create dimensions and measures in visualizations.

See: Fields

Data connection

In Analytics Services:

Data connections are used to load data from external data sources into Qlik Cloud for the purpose of creating analytics, in the form of apps and scripts. Data connections can load data from databases and remotely stored files.

See: Adding and managing your analytics data

In Data Integration:

Data connections are used to let data tasks access data sources, and external storage and cloud data warehouses used in a data project.

See: Setting up connections to data sources