topic Re: Using custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer in Integration, Extension & APIs

Using custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer

master_t — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:25:02 GMT

Hello everyone

Sorry if this is the wrong forum to ask this, but I didn't find one dedicated to the Qlik DataTransfer product.

My question is very simple: can we use custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer?

By looking around in the installation folder I found this folder:

C:\Program Files\Qlik\DataTransfer\Connectors

I assumed I could copy my custom connectors here (like I do with Qlik Sense enterprise) and they would work, but apparently this is not the case.

Is there a way to make Qlik DataTransfer see custom connectors?

Re: Using custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer

Akshesh_Patel — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:57:05 GMT

Hi,

Qlik DataTransfer is a lightweight Windows application that lets you upload data from on-premises data sources to a Qlik Sense SaaS tenant without firewall tunnelling. Unfortunately, it does not allow to add the custom connector to add in it, because QDT is simply made to transfer the on-prem data to cloud saas environment.

But it does have the ability to add the SAP NetWeaver to Qlik Data transfer externally (https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/QlikDataTransfer/sap-qlik-datatransfer.htm).

I apologize but currently, the custom connector is not supported.

Regards,

Re: Using custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer

master_t — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:28:36 GMT

So basically there is no way at all to use a custom connector with Qlik Cloud, is this correct? Quite a huge limitation in my opinion...

Re: Using custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer

rzenere_avvale — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:38:06 GMT

Hey @master_t ,

With QDT you can perform extractions using qvf files; once Qlik DataTransfer opens the qvf files, it tries to perform a reload of the script to generate the tables.
Personally I've never tried with custom connectors, but I believe it would worth a try:

on your pc install the custom connector
on your pc develop an application using Qlik Sense Desktop; the application needs to have all the data connections necessary to perform the reload
on the server where you have installed Qlik DataTransfer, install the custom connector and copy the application developed with Qlik Sense Desktop
configure Qlik DataTransfer to perform the reload of the application

Let me know if this helps,
Riccardo

Re: Using custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer

master_t — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:45:10 GMT

Thanks, I hadn't realized that when using a QVF input it was reloaded before upload. This should solve the issue, since I can use the full script and custom connectors.

Re: Using custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer

rzenere_avvale — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:06:05 GMT

Personally I find the help quite confusing about Qlik DataTransfer features... Anyway, you can read more at this page: Uploading on-premises data with Qlik DataTransfer - Qlik apps

Also, note that there are some limitations (see Uploading on-premises data with Qlik DataTransfer - Limitations ). Those are the main ones (that drive when you should choose a qvf or a qvw file)

Riccardo