Create Data Connections
The Create Data Connections step retrieves all data connections defined in the plan from the Qlik Sense Client-Managed environment and creates them in the Qlik Cloud tenant.
Prerequisite steps
There are no prerequisite steps for this migration step.
Step details
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Retrieval method:
Data connections are identified by a combination of name and space, which must be unique within the Qlik Cloud environment. -
Behavior:
- If a matching space does not exist in Qlik Cloud, the data connection will be skipped.
- If the specified data connection type is not supported in Qlik Cloud, it will also be skipped.
Important
For data connections that access firewalled or on-premises data sources, Qlik Cloud requires routing through Qlik Data Gateway - Direct Access. These gateway connections must be configured manually in the Qlik Cloud tenant, as the Qlik Analytics Migration Tool does not support automatic creation of gateway connections.
Once a gateway connection is established, application load scripts can be updated to reference the new connection using the Search and Replace Rows feature in the plan. This can be performed using either simple string substitution or regular expressions, depending on the complexity of the connection string.