Managing generic links

Generic links offer a simple way to make external resources available in the cloud. For example, in a multi-cloud deployment consisting of QlikView or Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows in combination with Qlik Cloud, you can use these links to provide access to on-premises apps available in the cloud.

As a tenant or analytics admin, you can create and edit generic links both from the hub and the Management Console.

Adding generic links

• From the hub: Tenant and analytics admins can add generic links directly from the hub. Users with the Owner or Can manage role in a space can also add links to that space. A link can be added to only one space at a time. For detailed instructions, see Adding links.

• From the Management Console: Manage your generic links on the Generic links page, where you can create, edit, and delete links either individually or by uploading a CSV file containing multiple links. Qlik Cloud supports only UTF-8 encoding for these CSV files.

Access to the content linked is controlled by the permissions at the link destination. If a member has access to the link within the current space but does not have permission to the linked content, they will not be able to view it.

Creating a single generic link

Do the following:

1. In the Management Console, go to Generic links.

2. In the upper-right corner, click Create new.

3. To add an image to the link, drag and drop an image file or click Browse and navigate to the image file.

4. Enter link details:

   • Enter a name for the link in the Name field.

   • Add the URL in the Link URL field.

   • Select the space for the link from the Space dropdown menu.

   • Optionally, enter a description of the link in the Description field.

   • Optionally, add tags for the link in the Tags field to help categorize and find it easily.

5. Click Create.

Editing generic links

Do the following:

1. In the Management Console, go to Generic links.

2. Find the generic link you want to edit.

3. Click next to the link, and then select Edit.

4. Modify the details as needed. After making your edits, click Save to apply the changes.

Deleting generic links

Do the following:

1. In the Management Console, go to Generic links.

2. To delete a single link:

   1. Find the generic link you want to delete.

   2. Click next to the link, and then select Delete.

3. To delete multiple links:

   1. Select the links you want to delete.

   2. Click Delete above the table.

4. Confirm the deletion.