topic Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps in Connectivity & Data Prep

Can't edit Qlik sense apps

ksasidhars — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 16:45:36 GMT

Hi - Could you please let me know how to make the apps editable for users after published?

I've published few apps given by our users but now they would like to edit and perform changes in data model and design changes. How to allow this request, please let me know. I made the users role as Content admin and still they couldn't edit the apps from Everyone stream and not sure how to get them to My work area for those users.

Your response is highly appreciated- thanks, Sasi

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

Vinay_Kapoor — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 09:21:24 GMT

Hi,

At the moment, published apps in Qlik Sense are not editable. Once you publish an app on the server, if you wish to make changes to it, you simply edit the QVF file on the desktop (either a copy of the original or by exporting the existing published app).

Regards,

Vinay

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

martino — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:33:50 GMT

Hi Vinay,

Does that meen that you then have to Publish the App and add Stream and task to the uploaded App again or is there a way to replace the existing app with the already added stream and Tasks?

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

JonnyPoole — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:35:41 GMT

The workflow is:

1. Publish the app to stream (with or without task)

2. Duplicate the app and edit the duplicate in 'my work' area of hub

3. When publishing the duplicated and updated copy of the app , elect to 'replace' an existing app

Then nothing is lost that was tied to the original published version (personal content, tasks..) . you are just bringing in new approved sheets, bookmarks and stories and a new load script

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

ksasidhars — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:59:13 GMT

Thank you Vinay.

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

rubensgana — Tue, 26 May 2015 16:00:04 GMT

Hi, Jonathan.

I followed your steps, but the "Data Load Editor" button keeps disabled for my published app. It only gets enabled when I create a new app from the beginning.

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

Allardata — Wed, 27 May 2015 08:29:50 GMT

You should try the "Data Load Editor" for the UNpublished app. Thus the one you created by making a duplicate, accessible through "My Work". You should be able to edit that script, until the point where you publish (and replace) that one over the original.

If that doesn't work, you might have insufficient rights on that particular document. Check that app's security access rule, and your user and roles.

Disable edit in a published app is probably done by design, to prevent that your (auto)save of an Application's intermediate state immediately shows up for the users analyzing in the LIVE version of that app.

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

stevedark — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:36:52 GMT

By default the ContentAdmin role is limited to the QMC. If you open the Security Role and change the context to be both QMC and Hub then your Content Administrators will be able to do more with Apps in the Hub.

It may be prudent to create a new Hub role and allocate users to this, but the advantage of changing the ContentAdmin role is that when you allocate a token to a user you can put them in Admin security groups at that point, including the ContentAdmin role.

Steve

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:09:43 GMT

Hello,

I think if Qlik Sense keeps a copy of published app in the Work folder by default, then most of the confusion will be eliminated and the general flow will be more easy to use.

Serhan

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:08:39 GMT

I have exported and imported the app with another name.

It is not de ideal but works.

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

nico_ilog — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 20:45:21 GMT

Great! Thank you!

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 13:52:51 GMT

After publishing my app, it disappeared from the my work section, so I am unable to duplicate it as you suggest.

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

danimelo1 — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 17:06:31 GMT

Is it possible to modify the sheets from an app that is already published?

I only can view or create new sheets, but I'm wondering if it is possible to modify the sheets already created or I just need to duplicate sheet and create a new one with modifications?

Cannot editors the sheet:

Regarding to what the message displays, there should have been a way to have this permission (edit the sheet)?

Thanks

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

itmakervf — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:52:11 GMT

It's the best way, i've prove it.

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

crichter14 — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 22:04:59 GMT

Johnathan,

I know this is an old file, but if I follow your steps, to update a load script (adding a new field) for a user. Does that mean their 'work' and their Community sheets won't be lost?

I'm concerned about over-writing another's work to help the user add additional data.

Thank you in advance.

Cheryl

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

stevedark — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 06:52:30 GMT

Hi Cheryl,

This process of publishing over an existing app is the standard way of working, and users own Sheets and Objects are maintained.

You do have to be careful though that you don't change the app in such a way that it breaks users work. Ways of doing this will be to delete (or break) Master Dimensions or Measures, or modify the data model.

You also need to be very careful that you publish the same app over the top of the existing one. Publishing over a different app will be a "very bad thing". Since this thread was first started they have put in a few warnings and "are you sure" messages, so it is less easy to mess things up.

The weirdest part to watch out for though, is when you publish the first time your app is moved to the Published stream (and you need to duplicate it to be able to edit it) and on all subsequent publishes the app remains in My Work also.

Hope that answers your question?

Steve

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

crichter14 — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:45:09 GMT

It does, thank you Steve. Sense is just different enough from View, I'm a little cautious about overwriting data.

Thank you again, Cheryl

Re: Can't edit Qlik sense apps

stevedark — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 19:36:27 GMT

Always best to be cautious!