article How To: Restore the QVPR From Backup or Recreate the QVPR in Official Support Articles https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/How-To-Restore-the-QVPR-From-Backup-or-Recreate-the-QVPR/ta-p/1710837 <P>The QVPR may need to be restored from backup or re-initialized and recreated.&nbsp;</P> <P>The QlikView Publisher Repository (QVPR) stores tasks and triggers, as well as system-wide configuration. It should never be deleted on an active system. Backups are taken automatically and daily at 00:00.</P> <P><SPAN>By default, it is a set of XML files. These files are backed up as&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="Path">.zip</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;files in&nbsp;</SPAN><FONT face="courier new,courier"><SPAN class="Path">%ProgramData%\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR\Backups</SPAN></FONT><SPAN>.</SPAN><BR />&nbsp;</P> <H3>Restoring when using the default .xml QVPR database:</H3> <OL> <LI>Navigate to <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR\Backups </SPAN>and select the .zip file that is the most recent properly working QVPR</LI> <LI>Copy and paste the zip file to <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService&nbsp;</SPAN></LI> <LI>Stop all QlikView services. (The minimum shutdown includes the QlikView Management Console and the QlikView Distribution Service).&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Rename the <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR</SPAN> folder to <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR_OLD</SPAN>&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Create a new QVPR folder in <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\</SPAN></LI> <LI>Unzip and extract the backup QVPR to the <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR</SPAN> directory, replacing the one you just renamed.</LI> <LI>Restart the services and verify all functionality.&nbsp;</LI> </OL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H3>Restoring when the QVPR has been moved to a SQL database:</H3> <OL> <LI>No automatic backup will be done by QlikView when using an SQL database. The backup must be made available by the SQL server itself.</LI> <LI>Stop all QlikView services. (The minimum shutdown includes the QlikView Management Console and the QlikView Distribution Service).&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Restore your SQL database backup.</LI> <LI>Restart the services and verify all functionality.&nbsp;</LI> </OL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H3>Resetting the QVPR</H3> <OL> <LI>Stop all QlikView services. (The minimum shutdown includes the QlikView Management Console and the QlikView Distribution Service).&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Rename the <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR</SPAN> folder to <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR_OLD</SPAN>&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Create a new QVPR folder in <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\</SPAN></LI> <LI>Unzip and extract the backup QVPR to the <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR</SPAN> directory, replacing the one you just renamed.</LI> <LI>Restart the services</LI> <LI>This will automatically create a new QVPR folder in&nbsp;<SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\</SPAN></LI> <LI>Verify all functionality</LI> <LI>Manually repopulate all settings that were lost during the reset</LI> </OL> Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:15:13 GMT Andre_Sostizzo 2020-10-08T09:15:13Z How To: Restore the QVPR From Backup or Recreate the QVPR https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/How-To-Restore-the-QVPR-From-Backup-or-Recreate-the-QVPR/ta-p/1710837 <P>The QVPR may need to be restored from backup or re-initialized and recreated.&nbsp;</P> <P>The QlikView Publisher Repository (QVPR) stores tasks and triggers, as well as system-wide configuration. It should never be deleted on an active system. Backups are taken automatically and daily at 00:00.</P> <P><SPAN>By default, it is a set of XML files. These files are backed up as&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="Path">.zip</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;files in&nbsp;</SPAN><FONT face="courier new,courier"><SPAN class="Path">%ProgramData%\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR\Backups</SPAN></FONT><SPAN>.</SPAN><BR />&nbsp;</P> <H3>Restoring when using the default .xml QVPR database:</H3> <OL> <LI>Navigate to <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR\Backups </SPAN>and select the .zip file that is the most recent properly working QVPR</LI> <LI>Copy and paste the zip file to <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService&nbsp;</SPAN></LI> <LI>Stop all QlikView services. (The minimum shutdown includes the QlikView Management Console and the QlikView Distribution Service).&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Rename the <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR</SPAN> folder to <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR_OLD</SPAN>&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Create a new QVPR folder in <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\</SPAN></LI> <LI>Unzip and extract the backup QVPR to the <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR</SPAN> directory, replacing the one you just renamed.</LI> <LI>Restart the services and verify all functionality.&nbsp;</LI> </OL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H3>Restoring when the QVPR has been moved to a SQL database:</H3> <OL> <LI>No automatic backup will be done by QlikView when using an SQL database. The backup must be made available by the SQL server itself.</LI> <LI>Stop all QlikView services. (The minimum shutdown includes the QlikView Management Console and the QlikView Distribution Service).&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Restore your SQL database backup.</LI> <LI>Restart the services and verify all functionality.&nbsp;</LI> </OL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H3>Resetting the QVPR</H3> <OL> <LI>Stop all QlikView services. (The minimum shutdown includes the QlikView Management Console and the QlikView Distribution Service).&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Rename the <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR</SPAN> folder to <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR_OLD</SPAN>&nbsp;</LI> <LI>Create a new QVPR folder in <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\</SPAN></LI> <LI>Unzip and extract the backup QVPR to the <SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\QVPR</SPAN> directory, replacing the one you just renamed.</LI> <LI>Restart the services</LI> <LI>This will automatically create a new QVPR folder in&nbsp;<SPAN style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,monospace;">C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\</SPAN></LI> <LI>Verify all functionality</LI> <LI>Manually repopulate all settings that were lost during the reset</LI> </OL> Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:15:13 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/How-To-Restore-the-QVPR-From-Backup-or-Recreate-the-QVPR/ta-p/1710837 Andre_Sostizzo 2020-10-08T09:15:13Z