topic Re: Export app without data in QlikView

Export app without data

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

Hi all,

Is it possible to export an app via QMC without including the source data for the app?

Example: on Server A (development environment) I have App1 using Dev Data and the correspondent qvf has a size of 50GB and I want to move App1 to Server B (production environment) where it will use Prod Data. Is there a way to export only the app itself or do I need to export the 50GB qvf and download it via browser to then import on Server B?

Thank you.

Re: Export app without data

marcus_sommer — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:37:26 GMT

What do you mean with "export via qmc"? You says qvf which means you mean qlik sense and I don't know sense very well but by qlikview you could open an app without data and store it and a transfer then would be quite easy (from a app-size point of view).

- Marcus

Re: Export app without data

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:48:04 GMT

you can try the following -

You can reduce the data and can copy it. To reduce it go to File Menu-> Reduce and select any of Keep Possible Values (If some selection is done) or Remove All Vlaues.

Save it with some other name and copy it.

If I understand, you are basically moving from a development environment to production and when you move it you do not want to move all of the data with it

Re: Export app without data

Peter_Cammaert — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:53:26 GMT

If discussing QlikView, you could also open QV Desktop, load the app and select File->Reduce Data->Remove All Values. Keeps your data model intact, only removes table rows.

Peter

Re: Export app without data

MarcoWedel — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 23:47:18 GMT

Hi,

in the Qlik Sense Hub right click on the application and open without data, then save qvf without data.

regards

Marco

Re: Export app without data

qlikviewwizard — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 01:33:15 GMT

Hi,

You can reload the data with limited load as shown in pic and save it.

Re: Export app without data

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:39:18 GMT

Hi Marco,

after opening the app w/o data I must change the script (e.g. inserting a single space) to be able to save the qvf ,right?

Just for laughs: I debugged with 0 data sets, because I found no other way to save the app w/o data...

Best Regards

Arthur

Re: Export app without data

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 01:18:32 GMT

Hi Carlos

Although this is a little fiddly it does work, so I have attached a step by step for you. Hope it helps.

Would make a great future feature though.

Cheers

Bella

Re: Export app without data

avinashelite — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 05:35:03 GMT

Go to Start page of Qlikview>you could see your app in the list>right click > select open with out data and save the file . Then you could change the file path to different location and change the data source to point for the production .