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Are sub applications handled outside the variable editor

paputzback — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:59:49 GMT

I have to assume yes since the example folders do not appear in the variable editor.

So if I have my root application container as 2.QlikViewMonitoring, do I create my sub apps inside 2.QlikViewMonitoring\1.Application\ manually with windows explorer

2.QlikViewMonitoring\1.Application\1.Governance
2.QlikViewMonitoring\1.Application\2.SystemMonitor
2.QlikViewMonitoring\1.Application\3.DataProfiler

Or do I create the type in the full path in the variable editor as a new container Folder name = 2.QlikviewMonitoring\1.Application\3.DataProfiler and it magically creates the 3.DataProfiler folder inside of the 2.QlikViewMonitoring\1.Application folder?

Thanks,

Phil

Re: Are sub applications handled outside the variable editor

Magnus_Berg — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 07:59:52 GMT

Hi Phillip, yes you manually create the sub folders under Applications at the same time you create the app itself.

There is a function that can create folders if used, example: call createfolder('$(vG.QVDPath)\1.SalesData');

will create a 1.SalesData folder under 2.QVD in the same container as the app is resided.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Re: Are sub applications handled outside the variable editor

paputzback — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:11:34 GMT

Is there a common way QV developers run these onetime use functions? e.g. I might open a dos window to run mkdir, not create a bat file to do it. Take your example, if 1.SalesData would be my first application in my 1.Sales container, where would I run the createfolder... to create the sub application 1.SalesData?

Thanks for the quick response.

Phil

Re: Are sub applications handled outside the variable editor

Magnus_Berg — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 07:48:27 GMT

The first folder for your application you need to create manually, other folders that the application is using like subfolders under 2.QVD can be created using the createfolder function in the script. In this way the app will recreate it's needed structure every time you move it (application together with the manually created folder) to a new location. Hope that this helps. Best regards

Magnus

Re: Are sub applications handled outside the variable editor

paputzback — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:01:02 GMT

I am still confused on how you call the script outside of the QV designer. Or do I call the script from inside QV and delete the code when I am done. Kinda like making the QV designer my DOS window.

Re: Are sub applications handled outside the variable editor

Magnus_Berg — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:10:56 GMT

Don't really understand what you mean? All functions are loaded automatically during framework Initiation.

call createfolder('$(vG.QVDPath)\1.SalesData'); will first validate if the 1.SalesData folder exists, if not the folder will be created else it will skip, so you don't need to remove the line afterwards. Hope that this helps.

regards

Magnus

Re: Are sub applications handled outside the variable editor

paputzback — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:12:00 GMT

I think I get it now, I will always manually create my Sub Applications and once I create an application I can use the CreateFolder script to create the Sub QVD, or CONFIG... folders, but not the application folder itself.

For example, if in the 1.Example\1.Application folder I manually add a folder - 6.AdventureWorksExampleMartApp

And in the QVW for that app I would add the createfolder('$(vG.QVDPath)\6.AdventureWorks'); to generate folders.

I get that now.

Thanks,

Phil

Re: Are sub applications handled outside the variable editor

Magnus_Berg — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:30:06 GMT

Exact! Mark this tread as answered please

Cheers