topic Change default timeout on trigger in QlikView

Change default timeout on trigger

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

Hello all,

is there a way to change default timeout from 1440 to a different value?

I know that it can be done manually, by selecting a task and changing the value, but I want to set different value to be default for all new tasks?

Best regards

Re: Change default timeout on trigger

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 13:37:40 GMT

Which timeout where? Session timeout, document timeout, object timeout?

Re: Change default timeout on trigger

tsyganov_av — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 13:44:10 GMT

Good afternoon, clarification in the attached file.

Re: Change default timeout on trigger

HirisH_V7 — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 06:55:14 GMT

Is it not allowing to do so?

Re: Change default timeout on trigger

tsyganov_av — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:18:47 GMT

Good afternoon. I need something to default this value was 120 minutes. this is Due to the fact that QMC is divided into zones, and in each zone there is a list of people who creates and runs the Task, without changing this parameter. Task is usually performed within 2 minutes, in case of an error it will hang for 1440 minutes.

Re: Change default timeout on trigger

Chip_Matejowsky — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:16:04 GMT

Hello,

You should be able to set the global task timeout to a value of your choosing in the %ProgramFiles%\QlikView\DistributionService\QVDistributionService.exe.config file. Try the following:

On the server running the QlikView Distribution Service (QDS), stop QDS
In Windows File Explorer, navigate to %ProgramFiles%\QlikView\DistributionService and open the QVDistributionService.exe.config file for editing
Search for <add key="AbsoluteMaximumMinutesBeforeTaskTimeout" value="1440"/>
If this key is present, set the key to the desired value.
If this key is not present, enter the key under the  portion of the file, and set the key to the desired value.
Restart QDS

Hope this helps,

Chip

Re: Change default timeout on trigger

tsyganov_av — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:05:16 GMT

Good afternoon.

Sorry for the delay in answering.

This setting gave no results.

Stopped the service, added option launched service, the result is in the screenshot.

The directory may need to brush?

Re: Change default timeout on trigger

tsyganov_av — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:33:51 GMT

Chip Matejowsky, good afternoon. Check out the correctly added line in my screenshot? Anything else you need to do?

Re: Change default timeout on trigger

Chip_Matejowsky — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:37:13 GMT

Hey, if this global setting in the QVDistributionService.exe.config isn't working for you, suggest you contact Qlik Support for further assistance.