Folder data connections

You can create a data connection to select data from files in a folder, either on a physical drive or a shared network drive.

On a Qlik Sense server installation, the folder needs to be accessible from the system running the Qlik Sense engine, that is, the user running the Qlik Sense service. If you connect to this system using another computer or touch device, you cannot connect to a folder on your device, unless it can be accessed from the system running the Qlik Sense engine.

Creating a new folder data connection

Do the following:

1. Click Create new connection and select Folder.

   The Create new data connection (folder) dialog opens. When you install Qlik Sense, a working directory is created, named C:\Users\{user}\Documents\Qlik\Sense\Apps. This is the default directory selected in the dialog.

   Information noteIf the Folder option is not available, you do not have access right to add folder connections. Contact your Qlik Sense system administrator.

2. Enter the Path to the folder containing the data files. You can either:

   • Select the folder
   • Type a valid local path (example: C:\data\MyData\)
   • Type a UNC path (example: \\myserver\filedir\).
3. Enter the Name of the data connection you want to create.
4. Click Save.

The connection is now added to the Data connections, and you can connect to, and select data from files in the connected folder.

Editing a folder data connection

Do the following:

1. Click @ on the folder data connection you want to edit.

   The Edit connection (folder) dialog opens.

   Information noteIf @ is disabled, you do not have access right to edit folder connections. Contact your Qlik Sense system administrator.

2. You can edit the following properties:

   Path

   Name

3. Click Save.

The connection is now updated.