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Exporting apps

You can export apps from the QMC. For example, to use an app in a local version of Qlik Sense or to export apps to another Qlik Sense site. For an unpublished app, all content is exported. For a published app, only published and approved content that is part of the QVF file is included in the export.

You can export apps with or without data. When importing an app without data, you can replace apps with sheets and stories without impacting the data or data model.

When you export a single app, the app is by default saved in the download folder on your local drive. You can also bulk export up to 50 apps at the same time to a temporary folder on the central node of your Qlik Sense environment. It's not possible to bulk export apps to your local drive.

Bulk export is controlled by a feature flag and is enabled by default. If you disable bulk export, you can only export one app at a time to the local drive. To toggle off bulk export, set the QMC_APP_BULK_EXPORT flag to False in %Program Files%\Qlik\Sense\CapabilityService\capabilities.json.

Information noteWhen you export an app, extensions are not included in the export. This may result in some visualizations not being rendered when moving apps between different instances of Qlik Sense. The extensions can be obtained from the shared folder given during the installation, for example: \\<domain>\QlikShare\StaticContent\Extensions.
Information noteWhen importing an app to a server, or exporting an app from a server, related content that is not stored in the QVF file, such as images, is also moved. The related content is stored in a separate folder: %ProgramData%\Qlik\Sense\Repository\AppContent\<App ID>. Each app has its own app content folder, with the app ID as the folder name.

Exporting a single app

Do the following:

  1. Open the QMC: https://<QPS server name>/qmc

  2. Select Apps on the QMC start page or from the Start Arrow down drop-down menu to display the overview.

  3. Select the app you want to export.

  4. Click More actions > Export.

  5. In the Export app dialog, you have two options:

    • Export the app with data (default), or clear the Export app with data checkbox to export without data.

    • Export the app to your local drive (default), or clear the Export app to a local drive checkbox to export on the central node of your Qlik Sense environment.

  6. Click Export.

    The Ongoing transports dialog opens. You will see a spinner during the file export.

    • To cancel the export, click Cancel.

    • To remove a failed item Warning, click OK. The item is removed from the Ongoing transports dialog.

    When the export is complete, is displayed and the app download starts.

    Ongoing transports dialog for export to local drive

    Ongoing transports dialog

    Ongoing transports dialog and export file path for bulk export

    Ongoing transport dialog
    Warning noteDo not close or log out from the QMC before the export and the download has finished – if you do the export cannot be completed and the app (QVF file) is lost.

    Any other transports initiated by you are also displayed in the dialog. There is a maximum limit for simultaneous transports, and if the maximum is reached an error message is displayed. When all your transports have finished successfully, the Ongoing transports dialog closes. If there are any failed transports, the dialog is displayed until the overview page is refreshed.

  7. When the file is downloaded, you can find it in one of these locations (depending on your choice in the Export app dialog):

    • The default download folder on your local drive.

    • A temporary folder on the central node of your Qlik Sense environment under %ProgramData%\Qlik\Sense\Repository\Exports\<new_folder>. The name of the new folder has the format <username>_DDMMYYYY_HHMMSS. In this folder, a status.txt file is also generated containing information about the export process: 'Done' if the export was successful, or 'Export failed. Check audit logs' if it failed.

Exporting multiple apps

Do the following:

  1. Open the QMC: https://<QPS server name>/qmc

  2. Select Apps on the QMC start page or from the Start Arrow down drop-down menu to display the overview.

  3. Select the apps you want to export. You can export up to 50 apps at a time.

  4. Click More actions > Export.

  5. In the Export app dialog, you have the option to export the app with data (default) or clear the Export app with data checkbox to export without data.

  6. Click Export.

    The Ongoing transports dialog opens. You will see a spinner during the file export.

    • To cancel the export, click Cancel.

    • To remove a failed item Warning, click OK. The item is removed from the Ongoing transports dialog.

    When the export is complete, is displayed and the app download starts.

    Ongoing transports dialog and export file path

    Ongoing transport dialog
    Warning noteDo not close or log out from the QMC before the export and the download has finished – if you do the export cannot be completed and the app (QVF file) is lost.

    Any other transports initiated by you are also displayed in the dialog. There is a maximum limit for simultaneous transports, and if the maximum is reached an error message is displayed. When all your transports have finished successfully, the Ongoing transports dialog closes. If there are any failed transports, the dialog is displayed until the overview page is refreshed.

  7. When the files are downloaded, you can find them in %ProgramData%\Qlik\Sense\Repository\Exports\<new_folder> on the central node of your Qlik Sense environment. The name of the new folder has the format <username>_DDMMYYYY_HHMMSS.

Moving apps with ODBC data connections

When you move an app between Qlik Sense sites or Qlik Sense Desktop installations, data connections are not included. If the app contains ODBC data connections, you must create new connections, or use the ones that already exist at the new site. You also need to make sure that the related ODBC data sources exist on the new deployment. The ODBC data sources need to be named and configured identically, and point to the same databases or files.

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