topic Re: Partial reload and current selections lost when triggered by button actions in App Development

Partial reload and current selections lost when triggered by button actions

PedroC — Fri, 22 May 2026 11:28:54 GMT

I'm trying to do a partial reload of an App on Qlik Cloud using a button action to trigger the reload.

The partial reload works fine but, whenI trigger the reload, the current selections are lost, no matter what field I've got selected.

However, if I trigger the partial reload from the Qlik Cloud console (creating a planned task with partial reload) everything works fine and selections are kept.

I only lose current selections when I trigger the partial reload from the App using a button action.

¿Any idea of why is thing behavior is occurring or any workaround?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Partial reload and current selections lost when triggered by button actions

Goldy-chicken — Sat, 23 May 2026 16:41:48 GMT

From what I’ve seen, a common workaround is saving selections using bookmarks or variables before triggering the reload and then restoring them afterward i hope it helps.

Re: Partial reload and current selections lost when triggered by button actions

PedroC — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:25:04 GMT

Thanks Goldy-chicken, I’m currently using variables to save current selections and restore them after reload, but it creates some sort of blinking effect because of the selections change.

What really makes me crazy is that planned reloads works perfectly fine and selections are not lost.

May be I could try to use automations to do the reload but then I would have to deal with limitations with the number of daily reloads in Qlik Cloud.

I believe I’m stuck…

Re: Partial reload and current selections lost when triggered by button actions

Daniele_Purrone — Mon, 25 May 2026 06:54:37 GMT

Hi @PedroC ,

in-app reload of applications (either via a button or the data load editor) is meant for development purposes, and comes with limitations.
To circumvent these limitations you will need to have a button triggering an automation.

However, I don't see specifically limitations concerning partial reloads and selections.
I did some tests with a sample app, and I'm able to do a partial reload with a button, while keeping the current selections.
I suggest that you reach out to support to have this investigated in a case. Please mention this discussion and provide as much details as possible (possibly including the app).

Please note: the investigation might go back to my original statement about in-app reloads.

Re: Partial reload and current selections lost when triggered by button actions

PedroC — Mon, 25 May 2026 08:55:58 GMT

Thank you Daniele

After some testing I've realized the problem. If I remove Section Access from the app the partial reload works perfectly fine.

I all has to do with my permission table and a left join I need to do before applying section access.

I wasn't aware of using IsPartialReload() to treat joined tables in a partial reload (dropping table and using ADD prefix before join)

Now I've changed my script and works as expected.

Thank you all!

Re: Partial reload and current selections lost when triggered by button actions

Daniele_Purrone — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:11:52 GMT

Great to know @PedroC !