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Configuring Qlik Cloud Authentication

Configure Qlik Cloud authentication to create a secure connection between your Qlik and Talend tenants and enable new or extended capabilities deployed on Qlik Cloud Services.

Follow the steps to create this secure connection:
  1. Create an OAuth client to generate a client ID and secret in Qlik Management Console
  2. Configure the client ID and secret in Talend Management Console

Before you begin

  • You must meet all the requirements listed in this Prerequisites section.
  • You have linked the Qlik tenant in Talend Management Console, if not done automatically.
  • You have generated and configured the secure access token between Talend Management Console and Qlik Cloud, if not done automatically.

Generating a client ID and secret in Qlik Management Console

Create an OAuth client in Qlik Management Console to generate the client ID and secret.

For more information on OAuth clients in Qlik Cloud, see Creating and managing OAuth clients.

Procedure

  1. In Qlik Cloud, go to the navigation menu and select Administration.
  2. In the Administration activity center, go to OAuth.
  3. Click Create new.
  4. Provide the following values:
    • Client type: Web
    • Enter a name and a description.
    • Scope: select all check boxes.

      OAuth scopes define the level of access granted to OAuth client applications. For more information, refer to the OAuth scopes and permissions and the list of available scopes.

    • Allow Machine-to-Machine (M2M): select this check box.
    • Consent method: Trusted.
    You can see the detailed procedure described in Creating an OAuth client.
  5. Click Create.
  6. Generate a client ID and secret code.
  7. Click Copy to clipboard to save the client ID and secret.

What to do next

You can now configure the Qlik Cloud authentication in Talend Management Console.

Configure the client ID and secret in Talend Management Console

Before you begin

  • You have created an OAuth client and generated a client ID and secret in Qlik Management Console.
  • You must have the Subscription - Manage (TMC_SUBSCRIPTION_MANAGEMENT) user permission to configure the Qlik Cloud authentication.

About this task

You can store only one pair of client ID and secret.

Once configured, the values of the saved client ID and secret are not visible.

Procedure

  1. In Talend Management Console, go to the Configurations page.
  2. Open the Qlik Cloud tab.
  3. Under Qlik Cloud Authentication, enter your client ID and secret previously generated.
    Qlik Cloud Client ID and secret.
  4. Click Connect.

Results

If configured successfully, your Talend tenant can communicate and share information with your Qlik Cloud.
Successful connection to Qlik Cloud tenant.

You can store a new pair of client ID and secret by clicking the Update button.

You can remove this connection by clicking the Disconnect button.

What to do next

You can now create an API with API Assistant in Talend Cloud API Designer to create an API by interacting with an AI model using natural language.

You can now enable the lineage collection for Job tasks in Talend Management Console to view the lineage of your data that tracks the transformations backwards to the original source from Qlik Cloud Catalog.

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