Qlik Analytics Migration Tool fails with Details: Forbidden

Qlik_Eric_Thomas — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:16:39 GMT

The Qlik Analytics Migration Tool fails to migrate an app between Qlik Sense Client-Managed and Qlik Cloud Analytics. The error reads:

[ERR] App '<App Name> '<App ID>' could not be exported to path 'C:\ProgramData\Qlik Analytics Migration Tool\Migration Projects\Cloud Migration_<Migration Guid>\Exported Apps\<AppID>.qvf' from Client-Managed tenant. Details: Forbidden

Resolution

A successful migration requires the account selected when creating the Qlik Sense Client-managed connection to have the appropriate permissions to export the app from Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows.

If this has been verified, other factors may come into play, such as:

Load Balancing rules preventing an app from loading on a certain node
Modified Security rules
Legacy License Allocation Rules giving Root Admins Analyzer Capacity license; see Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows: Root Admin cannot duplicate or export apps on QMC for details.

Cause

During App Migration, the app is exported via API from the Qlik Sense Client-Managed environment by the Root Admin account specified.

The migration fails if the account does not have the correct permissions or is otherwise prevented from accessing the app.

Environment

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
Qlik Cloud Analytics

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Qlik Analytics Migration Tool fails with Details: Forbidden

Resolution

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