Managing load script history
View and manage your app load script history in History.
In the script editors Data load editor and Script, you can view your load script history in History. The current version in History updates as you make changes to your load script. You can save versions from the current version to keep specific points in your load script history. You can view and restore these versions.
When multiple users are co-developing the load script, a new version is created whenever a new user begins editing the load script. For more information on co-development, see Collaboratively developing data load scripts in shared spaces.
History in Data load editor
In History, you can:
- Create new versions
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Rename versions.
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Restore versions
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Download the load script from this point in history.
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Delete versions.
For apps existing before December 13, 2022, their history begins when this feature was released.
For scripts, space permissions may give you view-only access to the script history. You can view and download the load script versions, but cannot restore versions. For more information on History permissions with scripts, see:
Creating a new version
You can create a new version from the current state of the load script. This allows you to save versions for key points in history.
Do the following:
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Click History.
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Click
on the current version and select Name this version. -
Enter the new name for the version.
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Click OK.
Renaming version
You can rename the versions to be more meaningful to the changes made or the state of the load script.
Do the following:
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Click History.
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Click
on a version and select Rename version. -
Enter the new name for the version.
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Click OK.
Restoring versions
You can restore the load script to a previous version. When you restore, a new version is added to the history that contains the load script from your selected restore version. This ensures you do not lose any history when you restore a version.
Do the following:
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Click History.
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Select a version and select Restore this version.
Alternatively, click
on the version to restore and select Restore
Downloading versions
You can download version of the load script as a QVS file. QVS files can be edited locally in text editors and uploaded to Qlik Cloud. For more information about QVS files, see Creating reusable load script with QVS files.
Do the following:
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Click History.
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Click
on a version and select Download.
Deleting versions
You can delete versions from your history.
Do the following:
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Click History.
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Click
on the version and select Delete.
Load script history and Data manager auto-generated scripts
History only saves scripting created in Data load editor. It does not include auto-generated scripting sections created by Data manager. For example, if you restore a load script that contains auto-generated scripts in a locked section, the script outside of the auto-generated sections is restored to the old version while the script inside the auto-generated sections remains the same.