Qlik Sense

1. Create a Qlik Sense User

  1. Create a new user, for example:
    • Username: bigeye_lineage_user
  2. Give the user the Audit Admin role
    • Role: Audit Admin
    • This role will enable read access to all apps on the server for the user.
  3. Note the user directory. This is the domain or user directory associated with the user. You will leave this blank if you are using the Desktop version.

2. Understand Apps

Qlik apps are task-specific, purpose-built applications that contain data loaded from data sources that is interpreted through visualizations. One app can consist of one or more sheets containing visualizations.


3. Pull Configuration Details

Pull your configuration details based on the configuration parameters below. You will need these to set up your connection.


Configuration Parameters

The following fields can be configured:

ParameterExample ValueDescription
Qlik Sense hostnamelocalhostThe hostname of the engine URL.
Qlik Sense port4848The port of the engine URL.
User Namebigeye_lineage_userThe user we are attempting to connect with. Leave blank/commented out if connecting to the Desktop version. The user should have the 'Audit Admin' role to enable read access to all Apps on the server.
Qlik Sense user directoryDAGThe domain/user directory of the user. Leave blank/commented out if connecting to the Desktop version.
Qlik Sense EnterpriseTRUEThe default value is true. If set to false, We scan the Qlik Sense Desktop file system.
Qlik Sense log locationC:\Bigeye\resources\Qliksense\exThe location of the Qlik Sense script log files to be analyzed, if any.
Load Appsonly_published

Flag to indicate whether to extract published, unpublished or both types of reports. Permitted values are:

only_published

both

Include AppsApp1,App2

A comma delimited list of Qlik Sense apps to include in the snapshot. Note that no spaces should follow the comma separators. Specify '*' only to extract all apps.

Wildcards are supported.

Use '?' for single character wildcard
Use '*' for multi character wildcard
Use '' for escaping

Note that all app names are CASE SENSITIVE.

Exclude Apps*_backup

A comma delimited list of Qlik Sense apps to include in the snapshot. Note that no spaces should follow the comma separators.

Wildcards are supported.

Use '?' for single character wildcard
Use '*' for multi character wildcard
Use '' for escaping

Note that all app names are CASE SENSITIVE.



Summary of Steps

  1. Create a user (e.g., bigeye_lineage_user).
  2. Give the user the Audit Admin role
  3. Prep your configuration