Creating reload tasks

You can create a reload task to an app from the apps overview page.

• From the apps overview page
• From the Associated items on the App edit page
• From the tasks overview page

Do the following:

1. Select Apps on the QMC start page or from the StartS drop-down menu to display the overview..

   Tip noteYou can filter a column by using the filtering option: ..

2. Select the app that you want to create a task for, click More actions in the far right of the action bar and select Create new reload task in the pop-up menu.

   Alternatively:

   1. Select the app that you want to create a reload task for and click Edit in the action bar.
   2. Select Tasks under Associated items.
   3. Click PCreate new in the action bar on the tasks page.

   Either way the Reload task edit page is displayed.

3. Edit the properties.

   Tip note You can display or hide property groups using the panel to the far right.
   1. You can change the task name in the Name field. By default the name is Reloadtask of <App name >.

   2. App name displays the app you selected from the overview. You can change which app you are creating the task for by clicking the App name field. In the dialog that opens, double-click the app that you want this task to reload.

   3. You can change the Execution properties, see descriptions below. The task is Enabledm by default. Clear the selection to disable the task.

   4. A task must have at least one trigger to be executed automatically. Manage the triggers by clicking ActionsS in the Triggers table heading and selecting one of the following:

      • Create new once-only trigger, Create new hourly trigger, Create new daily trigger, Create new weekly trigger, or Create new monthly trigger. These are trigger shortcuts and the trigger of selected type is added to the table instantly. The start value for the trigger is set to 5 minutes from when it was created and the trigger is enabled.
      • Create new scheduled trigger or Create new task event trigger to create a new trigger of the selected type (see the property descriptions below). A dialog opens. Edit the trigger and click OK to close the dialog and add the trigger to the table.
      • Delete if you want to delete the trigger that is selected in the table.
      • Edit if you want to open the edit dialog for the trigger that is selected in the table. Edit the trigger and click OK to close the dialog and save your changes.
      Clicking undo B in the Triggers heading applies to all triggers you are currently editing.
   5. Optionally, apply QMC tags.
   6. Optionally, apply custom properties.
   Identification

   The Identification property group contains the basic reload task properties in the Qlik Sense system.

   All fields are mandatory and must not be empty.

   Property	Description	Default value
   Name	The name of the task.	Reload task of <App name>
   App	The name of the app that the task is created for. Click in the field to open a dialog where you can select (by double-clicking) which app the task reloads.	<App name>

   Execution

   The Execution property group contains the reload task execution properties in the Qlik Sense system.

   Property	Description	Default value
   Enabled	The task is enabled when selected.	m (selected)
   Task session timeout (minutes)	The maximum period of time before a task is aborted. When a task is started, a session is started by the master scheduler and the task is performed by one of the nodes. If the session times out, the master scheduler forces the node to abort the task and remove the session.	1440
   Max retries	The maximum number of times the scheduler tries to rerun a failed task.	0

   Triggers - Scheduled trigger

   The following properties are available for a scheduled trigger.

   Property	Description
   Name	The name of the trigger. Mandatory.
   Type	The trigger type.
   Enabled	The trigger is enabled when selected.
   Start	Select when the trigger takes effect by typing the following values: Time to start (hh:mm) and Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
   Schedule	Set the trigger schedule: Once. Hourly. Set the time period between the executions of the trigger. Edit Repeat after each by typing the values for: hour(s) (default is 1) minute(s) (default is 0) Daily. Set the time between the executions of the trigger by typing a value for Every day(s) (default is 1). For example, type 2 to repeat the trigger every second day. Weekly. Set the time between the executions of the trigger: Type a value for Every week(s) (default is 1) and Select one or more days under On these weekdays to determine which days the trigger is repeated (on the weeks you have specified). For example, type 3 and select Mon to repeat the trigger on Mondays every third week. Monthly. Select one or more days under On these days to define the days when the trigger is repeated every month. Tip noteIf you have selected Monthly and want to be sure that a trigger is repeated every month, you need to select a day no later than the 28th.
   End	Type values for the following: Time to end  (hh:mm)  End date  (YYYY-MM-DD) Select Infinite to create a never ending trigger.

   Triggers - Task event trigger

   The following properties are available for a task event trigger.

   Property	Description
   Name	The name of the trigger. Mandatory.
   Type	The trigger type.
   Enabled	The trigger is enabled when selected.
   Time constraint	Defines the time period (in minutes) that the other tasks in the task chain must be completed within. There is no effect if the trigger consists of only one task. See: Creating a task chain
   PAdd task   Task successful or Task failed	Do the following: Click PAdd task to add a tasks that will function as a trigger condition. A drop-down list and an empty field is added. Click the empty field to add a task. The dialog Double-click to select is opened and displays a list of tasks with the following columns: App name, Tags connected to the task, and Name, which is the task name. Click a column heading to sort that column ascending S or descending R. Tip noteYou can filter a column by using the filtering option: .. Double-click the task that will function as a trigger condition. The task is added to the trigger and the dialog is closed. Use the drop-down list to select whether the trigger condition is fulfilled on Task successful or Task failed. Click EDelete to remove a task from the trigger. Information noteA task with trigger condition Task failed is started not only when the preceding task finishes with status Failed, but also with status Aborted, Skipped, or Error (when the error occurs before reload). Repeat the steps above for all the tasks that you want to include in the trigger. A task can only be added once and is not displayed in the Select task by double-click dialog if it has already been added to the trigger. There is a logical AND between

   Information noteThe tasks do not need to be executed in any specific order and the Time constraint is not static. If all tasks but one have completed when the time period is reached, the task that was first completed is no longer considered executed and the end of the time period is recalculated. The trigger then waits for all tasks to be completed within the recalculated time period.
   Tags

   The Tags property group contains the available QMC tags in the Qlik Sense system.

   Property	Description
   Tags	Tip noteIf no QMC tags are available, this property group is empty. Connected QMC tags are displayed under the text box.

   Custom properties

   The Custom properties property group contains the custom properties in the Qlik Sense system. When a custom property has been activated for a resource, you can use the drop-down to select a custom property value.

   Property	Description
   Custom properties	If no custom properties are available, this property group is not displayed at all (or displayed but empty) and you must make a custom property available for this resource type before it will be displayed here.

   Click Apply to save your changes. If a mandatory field is empty, Apply is disabled.

4. Click Apply in the action bar to apply and save your changes.

   Successfully added is displayed at the bottom of the page.

You have now created a new reload task to an app.