topic Re: Issues with retrieving document node list and user access list from API in QlikView

Issues with retrieving document node list and user access list from API

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

When I run the code it successfully retrieves the list of documents from the QDS, but throws an exception when the "GetDocumentMetaData" method is called an exception is thrown.

Document ID: b7731ba0-6c3f-4566-7499-5e12ee0c2294
An exception occurred: System.Exception: Failed to load because item with ID 00000000-0000-00
00-0000-000000000000 does not exist.

I can see that the correct document ID is being retrieved by printing it to the screen before making the call to the "GetDocumentMetaData", however the exception states that the ID being used is "00000000-0000-00
00-0000-000000000000". While the document ID is actually "b7731ba0-6c3f-4566-7499-5e12ee0c2294".

I am using Version 1.0.11440 on the Server.

Here is the code sample.

List<ServiceInfo> qdsServices = apiClient.GetServices(ServiceTypes.QlikViewDistributionService);
            DocumentMetaData docMeta = new DocumentMetaData();
            if (qdsServices.Count > 0)
            {
                // retrieve all user documents for the first QDS in the list
                IList<DocumentNode> userDocuments = apiClient.GetSourceDocuments(qdsServices[0].ID);

                // print the names of all user documents
                Console.WriteLine("The " + qdsServices[0].Name + " contains the following user documents:" + Environment.NewLine);
                foreach (DocumentNode userDocument in userDocuments)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(userDocument.Name);
                    Console.WriteLine("Document ID: " + userDocument.ID);
                    //Get the user Access list for each document
                    docMeta = apiClient.GetDocumentMetaData(userDocument, DocumentMetaDataScope.Authorization);

                    Console.WriteLine(userDocument.Name + " User Access List");
                    //Print the name of each user that has access to the current document
                    foreach (DocumentAccessEntry D in docMeta.Authorization.Access)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(D.UserName);
                    }

                }

Re: Issues with retrieving document node list and user access list from API

bknol — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:02:26 GMT

Hi Xavier,

The problem here is that you are trying to request document meta data for a source document instead of a user document.

The code comment states that user documents will be retrieved, but the function GetSourceDocument is called

// retrieve all user documents for the first QDS in the list
IList<DocumentNode> userDocuments = apiClient.GetSourceDocuments(qdsServices[0].ID);

The code below should work.

List<ServiceInfo> qvsServices = apiClient.GetServices(ServiceTypes.QlikViewServer);
DocumentMetaData docMeta = new DocumentMetaData();

if (qvsServices.Count > 0)
{
    // retrieve all user documents for the first QDS in the list
  IList<DocumentNode> userDocuments = apiClient.GetUserDocuments(qvsServices[0].ID);
             
  // print the names of all user documents
  Console.WriteLine("The " + qvsServices[0].Name + " contains the following user documents:" + Environment.NewLine);
  foreach (DocumentNode userDocument in userDocuments)
  {
      Console.WriteLine(userDocument.Name);
      Console.WriteLine("Document ID: " + userDocument.ID);

      //Get the user Access list for each document
    docMeta = apiClient.GetDocumentMetaData(userDocument, DocumentMetaDataScope.Authorization);

    Console.WriteLine(userDocument.Name + " User Access List");
    //Print the name of each user that has access to the current document
    foreach (DocumentAccessEntry D in docMeta.Authorization.Access)
    {
          Console.WriteLine(D.UserName);
    }
  }
}

Bas Knol

The Implementation Group

Re: Issues with retrieving document node list and user access list from API

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:55:54 GMT

Thank you!

Worked like a charm once I made the change to GetUserDocuments.