topic Converting to TShared file with Cleaning Tool in QlikView

Converting to TShared file with Cleaning Tool

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

Hello!

We are preparing to upgrade a QV 11.20 SR 12 Server to QV 12.40 SR 4

We'd like to use the new TShared file format and I have read the articles about converting from one format to the other.

QVS.exe -x "TestApp.qvw.shared" -p

That works and creates a new file shared_clean

QVS.exe -x "TestApp.qvw.shared" -p -f same QVS.exe -x "TestApp.qvw.shared" -p -f orig

Those do the same. The -p is necessary for the -f to do anything, right?

QVS.exe -x "TestApp.qvw.shared" -p -f tx QVS.exe -x "TestApp.qvw.shared" -f tx

But this doesn't seem to do anything.

We are using the QVS.exe of the 11.20 SR 12 Server. According to https://support.qlik.com/articles/000003827 the TShared Format is support from 11.20 SR 4 onwards, so that shouldn't be the issue.

Any advice?

Re: Converting to TShared file with Cleaning Tool

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:13:50 GMT

Hello!

Tshared files were introduced in November 2017, so 12.20: https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/November2017/Content/Whats_New_in_QlikView.htm

If you are using an 11.20 QVS you will not be able to convert the files.

The Cleanup tool was introduced in 11.20 SR4. I will edit the article to clarify that the tsharded functionality is not available in all versions prior to November 2017 (12.20).

Re: Converting to TShared file with Cleaning Tool

krumbein — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:21:44 GMT

That explains it. Thanks for this update and that of the article

We'll use the QVS.exe of the new server to convert then

Thanks

Re: Converting to TShared file with Cleaning Tool

Sonja_Bauernfeind — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:50:56 GMT

Anytime!