topic Re: License Lease with Publisher in QlikView

License Lease with Publisher

Giraldigno65 — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Hi experts,

I have a question: assuming you only have QlikView Publishers (without QlikView Servers), would it still be possible to do a license lease with the QlikView client, in order to open and edit any dashboard?
At the moment, the only way to license lease is to open a user document with the client, connecting directly to a QlikView Server (and having a named license).
Are there any other possibilities?

Re: License Lease with Publisher

Maria_Halley — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:33:53 GMT

Hi @Giraldigno65

To lease a license you have to have a QlikView Server and a user CAL assigned.

Also you can't use the publisher if you don't have a QlikView Server.

If you don't want to lease a license you have to purchase a QlikView Desktop license

Here is a link to an great article on the subject

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Knowledge/How-To-Lease-License-From-QlikView-Server-To-QlikView-Desktop/ta-p/1710251

Re: License Lease with Publisher

marcus_sommer — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:47:24 GMT

Licence lease refers to the automatic way respectively shortcut to assign a licence (CAL) to an user but AFAIK it's logically the same as manually assigning a CAL to an user within the QMC in the system/licence-tab. I'm not absolutely sure but I think this could be also done (remotely) per (QMC) API respectively the PowerTools.

What kind of scenario do you have in mind?

- Marcus

Re: License Lease with Publisher

Maria_Halley — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:56:43 GMT

@marcus_sommer

But what would the API talk to if there is no Server? And there still have to be a Server to answer the lease request.

But you can lease a license and then use it "offline" for a month. (I think it is still a month)

Re: License Lease with Publisher

marcus_sommer — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:14:41 GMT

Yes, of course there must be anywhere an available server. The question is more for which actions needs a publisher an user CAL? To EXCEUTE any cmd-lines or calling the desktop-client? If so why not using the classical method to lease a licence?

- Marcus

Re: License Lease with Publisher

Chip_Matejowsky — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:09:40 GMT

Hi @Giraldigno65,

I agree with @Maria_Halley 's great advice. The only way to completely avoid using QVS to lease a license for QV Desktop would be to have a stand alone QV Desktop license. If you don't have one, then license lease is your only option. Thanks!

Best Regards