topic Re: Copy User Access in QlikView

Copy User Access

KHSDM — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Is there a way to copy a user's access to another user? I have a new user and I need to grant the access same as an existing user. Currently I'm manually assigning it by going to each individual QVW and add the new user. Hope there is a faster way to do it. (Happen quite frequent)

Re: Copy User Access

Chip_Matejowsky — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:03:02 GMT

Hi Khim, It seems you are describing assigning NTFS permissions to QVW files in Windows. Is that accurate?

Re: Copy User Access

Qrishna — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 03:46:51 GMT

usually we have 'user groups' for any qvw where the users in a particular user group would be having same access properties. so when a new user requires access to a qvw, we add the new user to that exsting user group.Hope that helps.

Re: Copy User Access

KHSDM — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 03:03:11 GMT

Hi Chip,

We are using DMS/Custom User.

Re: Copy User Access

KHSDM — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 03:08:54 GMT

Hi Krishna,

Thanks for the suggestion. We are using DMS/Custom User and also section access in some of our QVW. If I'm not mistaken, DMS group won't work with section access. So, this method might not work for us.

Re: Copy User Access

Qrishna — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 17:40:02 GMT

section Access works for custom group users that are outside the AD.But you cannot add them to AD User groups.

How is your authentication done?

How about section access fields? are you using NTNAME or User ID?

Re: Copy User Access

KHSDM — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:09:18 GMT

Pure DMS (Custom Group). No AD involved.

Section Access using NTNAME (the DMS username)

Re: Copy User Access

Peter_Cammaert — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:26:04 GMT

Indeed, Section Access works with Users and Groups from Custom Directories too.

Just enter NTNAME values consisting of

CustomDirectoryName\CustomUserOrGroupName

where CustomDirectoryName is the name of the Custom Directory DSC you created in the QMC. Default = CUSTOM, but you can change it to anything you like.

Re: Copy User Access

Peter_Cammaert — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:33:34 GMT

If you use Section Access already, then why not let the Section Access information decide on who gets access to different documents? Adding a single record to your Section Access source table (or a copy of an existing record in which you change the user name) , publishing your documents to All Authenticated users and enabling Dynamic Document CAL assignment will perform a lot of tasks that you currently need to do manually in the QMC.

And after the next reload deleted users will be denied access and new users will be granted access.