Glossary

A quick reference for the terms used throughout this manual.

Term	Meaning
Report	A Qlik-powered email built from objects, text, and attachments, sent on a schedule or on demand.
Execution (Run)	A single instance of a report being generated and sent.
Trigger	What starts a report: a time schedule, a Qlik task reload, or another report finishing.
Burst / Cycle	Sending one tailored copy of a report per distinct value of a chosen field (the cycle field).
Section	A group of report elements that only appears when a condition is met.
Cell	A single element on the report canvas - a Qlik object, text, image, or current selections.
Template	A reusable Excel workbook that fills with live data when a report runs.
Binding	The link between a template element and the Qlik object or token that fills it.
Mail profile	The email (SMTP) configuration used to send. There is a default for the installation; a report can use its own.
Recipient	A person in the shared registry who can receive reports and alerts.
Recipient group	A named set of recipients you can address as one.
Alert	An automatic email sent when a Qlik task reloads or a report run finishes.
Data destination	An external SQL database that report data can be exported to.
Preload	Opening the Qlik app and applying filters before capturing data - slower, but more reliable.
Repository	KPImailer’s catalogue of published Qlik apps synced from your servers.
Role	A named set of permissions (e.g. view, manage, run on a given area) assigned to user accounts. KPImailer ships User, Superuser, and Admin; administrators can also create custom roles.
Background job	A scheduled task running inside KPImailer - either a report’s own schedule or a system maintenance task like log cleanup or database backup.
API key	A scoped credential that lets an external script or monitoring tool call specific KPImailer endpoints without a personal login.