[FEATURE] Fields metadata to be included in Qlik Connector about datacatalog-connectors-bi

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[ricardolsmendes]

Hi, @anugrah86, thanks for filling this feature request.
We need more details to evaluate the feasibility of such a feature, ok?

As you noticed, the Qlik Sense Connector currently scrapes metadata from Master Items (Dimensions, Measures, Visualizations) and Sheets through the Engine JSON API.

1. For Master Items, we perform the API calls in the following order: OpenDoc > GetAllInfos > <GET-ITEM> > GetProperties, replacing <GET-ITEM> with GetDimension, GetMeasure, and GetObject respectly.

   We filter GetAllInfos's response to:
   1.1. find all elements that have "qType": "dimension" and then make the subsequent GetDimension calls;
   1.2. find all elements that have "qType": "measure" and then make the subsequent GetMeasure calls;
   1.3. find all elements that have "qType": "masterobject" and then make the subsequent GetObject calls.

2. For Sheets, we call OpenDoc > GetObjects, passing the below params:

   'params': {
       'qOptions': {
           'qTypes': ['sheet'],
       },
   },

This means we don't use API calls with "qType": "DimensionList" so far.
That said, could you provide more details on how "qType": "FieldList" could be used to scrape Fields' metadata?

Thanks,

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