Configure QlikView to Qlik Sense Conversion
Last updated: 10/30/2026Beginning in version 2.3.0, the QlikView to Qlik Sense Converter Tool (QV2QS) has been integrated into the Qlik Analytics Migration Tool. This allows you to convert a QlikView document into a Qlik Sense application — including the full UI (sheets, visualizations, layout, styling, and expressions) — and deliver it to Qlik Cloud.
The Qlik Analytics Migration Tool uses the QV2QS converter directly. A connection to a converter is not needed.
Workflow overview
The typical flow for converting a QlikView document is:
- Select the documents to convert using the checkbox in the Convert column.
- Adjust the conversion settings for each document (optionally importing them from QV2QS).
- Generate a preview and review the results in Qlik Cloud.
- Iterate on settings until the preview is satisfactory.
- Delete previews once you have settled on the correct settings.
- Run the full migration job to produce the final converted applications.
How to access the converter tool
First, retrieve QlikView objects and select the QlikView documents to migrate. The Convert column will then display a checkbox indicating whether to convert the document, along with a Preview button.
The Convert checkbox is honored when the migration job runs. Only the documents for which the checkbox is selected are converted. Earlier releases converted every document regardless of this checkbox.
UI element reference
Several controls in the conversion interface appear only in certain states. The table below summarizes where each control lives and when it is visible.
| Control | Location | Visible when | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convert checkbox | Convert column | Always | Toggle whether the document is converted during migration |
| Preview | Convert column | Always | Generate a preview conversion of the document |
| Edit | End of the document row | Row is not in Edit mode | Enter edit mode for the row |
| Settings | Convert column | Row is in Edit mode | Open the conversion settings popup |
| Previews | Convert column | At least one preview exists | List all previews created for the document |
| QV2QS Actions | Settings popup | Settings popup is open | Menu for importing/copying command-line settings |
| Reset to Defaults | Settings popup | Settings popup is open | Revert all settings to their defaults |
| Open in Qlik Cloud | Preview result popup | After a preview completes | Open the preview app in Qlik Cloud |
| View Report | Preview result popup | After a preview completes | View the conversion report |
| Go to Previews | Preview result popup | After a preview completes | Jump to the list of previews for this document |
| Delete / Delete All | Previews list | Previews list is open | Remove one or all previews for the document |
Adjusting the settings
To access the conversion settings, click Edit at the end of the row for the document you are converting. A Settings button will appear under the Convert column. Clicking this button will open a settings popup.
The settings that are offered come from the manifest of the converter. Settings that differ from the default are marked and counted. You can reset a setting individually, or click Reset to defaults to revert all changes to the default settings. Settings can also be copied between documents, and exported as a converter command line.
Descriptions of all the available settings can be found in the Wizard steps of the QV2QS documentation.
Sharing settings between QAMT and QV2QS
Conversion settings can be transferred in either direction between QAMT and QV2QS, which is useful when you have already tuned a configuration in one tool and want to reuse it in the other.
Importing settings from QV2QS
Importing is useful when you have an existing QV2QS configuration you want to reuse without reconfiguring from scratch.
Do the following:
- Open the command preview in QV2QS and copy the PowerShell script.
- In QAMT Edit mode, click the Settings button under the Convert column of the QlikView document you want to convert.
- Click QV2QS Actions, then Import from QV2QS Command.
- Paste the settings into the text field.
- Click Save.
Your settings from QV2QS have now been applied in QAMT.
Copying settings from QAMT
Copying is useful when you want to reuse a QAMT configuration in QV2QS or run conversions programmatically from the command line.
Do the following:
- In Edit mode, click the Settings button under the Convert column of the QlikView document you want to convert.
- Click QV2QS Actions, then Copy Preview Command.
Your command line settings have now been copied to the clipboard.
Generating a preview
To execute a conversion, press the Preview button and confirm the action. Details about the conversion steps will appear on the screen as a popup while the conversion takes place, and the resulting preview app will be saved to the personal space of the cloud service user (the same user account used to set up the connection to Qlik Cloud). The preview app is a throwaway app, which exists only to check the conversion.
Once the preview has been generated, you can open the app in Qlik Cloud, view or download the conversion report, jump to the list of previews for this document, or close the popup.
Deleting previews
After you have determined the correct settings for your document, you can delete the previews from QAMT.
Do the following:
- Open the previews list by clicking the Previews button under the Convert column.
- Either delete one preview at a time by clicking Delete, or delete all previews by clicking Delete All.
- Confirm your action.
Deleting a preview from QAMT also removes the underlying app from Qlik Cloud.
All previews for a plan can also be deleted as part of executing migration jobs. See Delete QlikView Preview Applications.
Notes
- The settings available for conversion in the interface are a subset of the settings from the QV2QS tool. Test QlikView document conversions that require extensive custom settings in QV2QS before running them in QAMT.
- The Export Type setting must be set to With Data for the Convert QlikView Documents migration job to process the document.