When you’re troubleshooting or diving into logs, it’s useful to have a mapping of object types. The name of an object is defined by the developer of that object, so there tends to be little convention – other some basic syntax rules and that Qlik Sense only allows one instance of the name per site.

Knowing what each type means is useful when inventorying a site for upgrade or migration.
Here’s a list put together at the time of writing. The latest version of the list is available on GitHub, and includes descriptions for each object.
Object Type | Object Name (UI) | Object Origin |
qlik-date-picker | Date picker | Qlik Dashboard Bundle |
qlik-share-button | Share button | Qlik Dashboard Bundle |
qlik-variable-input | Variable input | Qlik Dashboard Bundle |
idevioanimator | GeoAnalytics Animator | Qlik GeoAnalytics |
idevioarealayer | GeoAnalytics Area Layer | Qlik GeoAnalytics |
ideviobubblelayer | GeoAnalytics Bubble Layer | Qlik GeoAnalytics |
ideviochartlayer | GeoAnalytics Chart Layer | Qlik GeoAnalytics |
ideviogeodatalayer | GeoAnalytics Geodata Layer | Qlik GeoAnalytics |
idevioheatmaplayer | GeoAnalytics Heatmap Layer | Qlik GeoAnalytics |
ideviolinelayer | GeoAnalytics Line Layer | Qlik GeoAnalytics |
ideviomap | GeoAnalytics Map | Qlik GeoAnalytics |
auto-chart | Auto Chart | Qlik Native |
barchart | Bar chart | Qlik Native |
boxplot | Box Plot | Qlik Native |
bulletchart | Bullet chart | Qlik Native |
action-button | Button | Qlik Native |
combochart | Combo chart | Qlik Native |
container | Container | Qlik Native |
distributionplot | Distribution plot | Qlik Native |
filterpane | Filter pane | Qlik Native |
gauge | Gauge | Qlik Native |
histogram | Histogram | Qlik Native |
kpi | KPI | Qlik Native |
linechart | Line chart | Qlik Native |
map | Map | Qlik Native |
mekkochart | Mekko chart | Qlik Native |
piechart | Pie chart | Qlik Native |
pivot-table | Pivot table | Qlik Native |
scatterplot | Scatter plot | Qlik Native |
table | Table | Qlik Native |
text-image | Text & Image | Qlik Native |
treemap | Treemap | Qlik Native |
waterfallchart | Waterfall chart | Qlik Native |
qlik-barplus-chart | Bar & area chart | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-bullet-chart | Bullet chart | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-funnel-chart-ext | Funnel chart | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-heatmap-chart | Heatmap chart | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-multi-kpi | Multi KPI | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-network-chart | Network chart | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
sn-org-chart | Org chart | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-smart-pivot | P&L pivot | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-radar-chart | Radar chart | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-sankey-chart-ext | Sankey chart | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-trellis-container | Trellis container | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-variance-waterfall | Variance Waterfall | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
qlik-word-cloud | Word cloud chart | Qlik Visualization Bundle |
backgroundimg | Background Image | Unknown |
variable | Variable | Unknown |
qsSimpleKPI | Simple KPI | Unknown |
qlik-venn | qlik-venn | Unknown |
cl-finance-report | Vizlib Finance Report | Vizlib |
VizlibActivityGauge | Vizlib Activity Gauge | Vizlib |
VizlibAdvancedTextObject | Vizlib Advanced Text Object | Vizlib |
VizlibBarChart | Vizlib Bar Chart | Vizlib |
VizlibCalendar | Vizlib Calendar | Vizlib |
cl-kpi | Vizlib Simple KPI | Vizlib |
cl-horizontalselectionbar | Vizlib Selection Bar | Vizlib |
cl-cards | Vizlib Cards | Vizlib |
VizlibContainer | Vizlib Container | Vizlib |
VizlibFilter | Vizlib Filter | Vizlib |
VizlibHeatmap | Vizlib Heatmap | Vizlib |
VizlibKPI | Vizlib KPI Designer | Vizlib |
VizlibLineChart | Vizlib Line Chart | Vizlib |
VizlibPieChart | Vizlib Pie Chart | Vizlib |
VizlibPivotTable | Vizlib Pivot Table | Vizlib |
VizlibSankeyChart | Vizlib Sankey Chart | Vizlib |
vizlibstorytimeline | Vizlib Story Timeline | Vizlib |
VizlibTable | Vizlib Table | Vizlib |
VizlibVennDiagram | Vizlib Venn Diagram | Vizlib |
VizlibGantt | Vizlib Gantt | Vizlib |