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User Preferences: Locations

Here you can determine default folder locations for certain files created when working with QlikView. It can also be used to define shortcuts to document file folders for QlikView Server and QlikView Publisher, as well as to specify URLs to the control panels of QlikView Server , QlikView Publisher and QlikView AccessPoint. The tab contains a list of resource locations that can be modified.

The pane at the top of the dialog contains a list of folder locations that can be modified:

  • Resource: The following resource locations can be modified:
    • QVD Buffers
      The default storage location of QVD files generated via the buffered prefix to load and select statements in the script.
    • Themes
      The default storage location for user defined layout themes.
    • User Files
      The default root folder location where the folders containing user bookmarks, user reports and user alerts are stored. Note that by changing this location without moving the folder contents the existing user bookmarks, user reports and user alerts will be lost.
    • Server Documents
      Here it is possible to specify the location of the QlikView Server document folder, when applicable.
    • Publisher Documents
      Here it is possible to specify the location of the QlikView Publisher source document folder, when applicable.
    • QlikView Management Console (URL)
      Here it is possible to specify a URL pointing at the QlikView Management Console, QMC, or QlikView Enterprise Management Console, QEMC, when applicable.
    • QlikView Server AccessPoint (URL)
      Here it is possible to specify a URL pointing at the QlikView AccessPoint, when applicable.
    • QlikView SDK (URL)
      Here it is possible to specify a URL pointing at the QlikView SDK, when applicable.
    • Default License Lease Server (URL)
      Here it is possible to specify a URL pointing to the QlikView License Lease Server, when applicable.
    • Publisher Authorization Table (URL)
      Here it is possible to specify a URL pointing to the section access authorization tables created in QlikView Publisher. Section Access Management is configured in the QlikView Management Console (QMC). For more information, see the QMC help.

  • Location: The path to the respective folder location.
  • Reset: This button resets the location of the selected folder to the QlikView default. The path shown in the list will be preceded by the text <default>.
  • Modify...: When a folder resource is modified, this button opens the Browse for Folder dialog where it is possible to browse to the location that is preferred for the selected folder. When a URL resource is modified, this button opens a dialog where it is possible to enter a URL.

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