topic Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node in Management & Governance

Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

ArockiyaM — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:09:22 GMT

Hi Everyone,

We have two scheduler nodes (S.Node 1 and S.Node2). Due to security reasons, we are trying to trigger couple of batch files in command prompt in S.Node1 only. But Qlik sometimes assign the S.Node2 directly due to which the batch files are failing. Currently we are simply trying to pass local path of the batch file in the "Path Section".

It would be great if you can tell how we can acheive load balancing in this case? Or do we have to tweak the parameters in the External Program tasks.

Regards,

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

Ebelz — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:02:54 GMT

Hello,

We're facing the same problem. Have you found a solution for load balancing external tasks?

Best regards,

Enora

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

idogridish2 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:35:43 GMT

Same issue here,

I have dedicated nodes for load balancing, I tried to add to the custom property the "External program tasks" and also to the load balancing roles this value ExternalProgramTask_*

flagged the external program but it doesn't work,

see the attached screenshots.

Ido.

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

vasilev — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:59:42 GMT

Same issue here.

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

williamandersson — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:13:13 GMT

same issue for me.

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

vasilev — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:31:04 GMT

I have openened a case at Qlik about this problem, but for now no solution. I hope, that they will find a solution for that problem.

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

vasilev — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:27:53 GMT

Hello,

Qlik support could't help with this problem. There is a request suggestion about this problem in the ideation platform. Could you vote there please to push up this topic?

https://ideation.qlik.com/app/#/case/298282?cpid=363638b9-11b5-498e-baea-06f223c76272

BR,

Rumen

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

ArockiyaM — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:34:23 GMT

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the delayed reply. We are still unable to use the QMC external task feature. But as a workaorund, we have are using and executing the external commands from Qlik sense app script by load balancing the Qlik app.

Regards,

Arockiya.

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

vasilev — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:39:49 GMT

Hi Arockiya,

In this case you should switch to legacy mode and the execute tie batch file via the EXECUTE command, right?

BR,

Rumen

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

ArockiyaM — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:08:58 GMT

Hi Rumen,

Not in a legacy mode. But using EXECUTE command in the Qlik app script.

Regards,

Arockiya.

Re: Reloading an External program task in a particular scheduler node

vasilev — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:17:36 GMT

Execute is available only in standard mode (not legacy).

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/November2024/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/ScriptRegularStatements/Execute.htm?l=en-en