How to migrate Active Directory Users in QlikView

Daniele_Purrone — Wed, 19 May 2021 13:45:09 GMT

Your company might need to migrate its users from an old Active Directory domain to a new one. Sometimes usernames will also be renamed.

In some cases, it won't be possible to use the QMC to perform the migration of a document permission, due to users having the same name in the old and new domain.

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If documents are being distributed using the QlikView Publisher functionality, then the DistributionDetail.xml can be edited to have the new and old domain and user names replaced.

Prior to doing this, ensure that a QVPR backup exists.

Locate the QVPR folder in: C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR
Stop the QlikView Management Service
Locate the DistributionDetail.xml file.
In the file, locate the old User ID

Example:
RecipientName="domain1\user1"
Replace the domain and/or user ID

Example:
RecipientName="domain2\user2"
Save the file
Start the service
Verify in the Distribution List that the Users have been changed.

Re: How to migrate Active Directory Users in QlikView

cotiso_hanganu — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:21:58 GMT

If there is a temporary migration phase (of user batches) when we need the same QVS to access both the old and the new AD, how this should be handled ?

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How to migrate Active Directory Users in QlikView

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