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Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

Florentin74 — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:50:26 GMT

We are a Qlik Partner delivering/delveloping Qlik Cloud Solutions to end-user-customers.

When performing ETL in the cloud, we use apps for extraction and apps for transformation when they reload they store data in the datafiles area... But I can be a bit slow to work in the cloud compared to a Qlik Sense desktop on your pc or our Qlik Sense Server. What we need to be able to do is to have a clone of the datafiles and apps on either our local computer or on our own enterprise Sense server when developing. This is a must... The cloud is simply too slow to work on. One should be able to download files from the datafiles areas, either mark them with check marks and then get a zip file or something..

Another problem with only working with a transform app in the cloud is, that if you mess up a join or something that takes all resources from the cpu or ram we cannot know this?? We cannot monitor it...

For every ones sake, I think this must be possible... It will also remove CPU and RAM usage from the cloud to local computers or servers.. 🙂 ...

A solution could be this :

- If it was possible to import a "Api key" from the Cloud into Qlik Sense desktop to make a secure connection to the cloud from Sense Desktop. Then from Sense Desktop one could get access to all the DataFiles and download and upload as one pleases...

Regards,

Anders

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

Florentin74 — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:03:44 GMT

I have logged a case in the support portal about this also 🙂 Case: 02088418

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

SimonBall — Tue, 11 May 2021 09:12:58 GMT

I agree. Sometimes you come to work on a cloud and there is a lonely file there which a QVF is importing to get some data, measures, or code for variables etc...and no one at the client has a copy of the original file. Would be extremely useful to be able to export the file to local PC, add a couple of rows and then push it back.

When I set up new clients, I tend to get them to use a window server with Qlik Data Transfer and have folders in a share on there for all the files I use in apps, so that I won't cause this problem for a.n. other Qlik dev down the line.

So perhaps exporting specific files could be a future feature of QDT..to bring them back down from the cloud to solve to OP problem?

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

blednyi — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:23:03 GMT

Hi, Any solutions ideas yet?

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

diegobormann — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:38:22 GMT

Just a simple scenario with uploading an Excel file with budget data that you want to change (and download first) and upload again is now not possible. Yes please allow the option to (bulk) export datafiles (but also apps!) would be awesome. Also, bulk removing datafiles (instead of single doing every file) would be awesome for housekeeping.

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

cotiso_hanganu — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:39:54 GMT

2000% should be URGENTLY solved !

Any decent projects for sure has some sattelite configuring and/or budgeting files ... Yes, it could be in OneDrive/GoogleDrive/Dropbox/etc, but why should we have something more complicate, when we could have it simple !? (Remember the old SAFE slogan: simplying analytics for everyone !)

At least in the QMC, where the apps can be downloaded, shouldn't be so hard to have also an option to download also the other resources !

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

EdwinQuarlesvanUfford — Mon, 30 May 2022 13:47:45 GMT

Hard to believe that downloading data sets/files isn't possible yet.

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

Roger11 — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:02:26 GMT

Hello,

Any update about this? This looks like not possible yet. Any idea if it is going to be possible?

Thanks

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

chris-s — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:28:44 GMT

We're also Qlik Partner and I have customers asking about the Cloud offerings and if the data can be exported again.

It seems like a bad idea to not have this functionality, because there is no way to audit or validate the underlying data.

Chris

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

rob_insley — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:48:29 GMT

I agree this would be extremely useful. Currently you have to keep an offline copy of any excel files being used for data load as once uploaded you cannot modify or view in Excel without a local copy

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

jsebrightbme — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:16:26 GMT

This is very much needed. The ability to download > edit > upload a spreadsheet or script file, seems to be really basic but very lacking.

Should take priority over constant interface tweaking that adds little to no functionality.

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

agigliotti — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 08:59:54 GMT

Hi,
It would be very useful to quickly check a QVD file generated on the cloud but also any data files.
I hope this feature will be implemented very soon.
Best Regards

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

Brad_Louern — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 03:09:20 GMT

Please implement the ability to extract data from cloud. If not please communicate why not!

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

Oliver_F — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:22:59 GMT

I can't believe that we actually had to even request this feature. Finding out that this request was done over two years ago and still nothing has happend is a little frustrating.

Scenario: Client uploaded complex mapping file. Client is on Vacation. Boss of Client wants me to change mapping.

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

WimDonckers — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:07:46 GMT

This is indeed a requirement for me as well.

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

trayer3 — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:09:26 GMT

This seems like a basic requirement for any kind of collaboration, even on a small team. Please prioritize this request.

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

dan-franklin — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:43:09 GMT

Hard to believe you haven't implemented this oft-requested feature yet. We have to keep copies of our data files in S3 or Google Cloud for comparison & archival purposes.

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

Ken_T — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:35:12 GMT

This is a critical need for SAAS and Qlik Cloud Government.
This should a pretty simple add, and it is urgently needed.
Please add this ASAP or sooner.

There must be a way for users to download the files that they add to Data Files, otherwise it is fairly useless as a storage place for excel files used in Qlik apps.

as a bare minimum, add a note in the user interface that tells users there is no way to download the files in Data Files ---- so they know to maintain a copy of the file outside of QLIK, should it ever need to be updated.

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

ragutter — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:11:22 GMT

Agree with this, I also think outputs from automations should be able to be stored locally to the tenant (not just to cloud providers) and downloadable in the same manner as data files. This will help customers who don’t have accessible cloud storage or SMTP servers to rely upon.

Re: Qlik SaaS - Download DataFiles to local computer should be possible.. (a must)

Ken_T — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:58:43 GMT

please fix this soon.