topic Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher in QlikView

How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Vegar — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

How do I clear all tasks and triggers in QlikView Publisher?

This is my scenario.

I have two environments A and B. I want frequently to replicate the tasks from A on into environment B.

1. I I use Remote Management Services (Import tasks) to do the initial replicate on to B.

2. I make changes in environement A and I want these changes to be deployed on B

3. I run Import Tasks again.

4. The result is a duplicate setup of all tasks.

I'm trying to find a method where I could remove / delete all tasks from environment B before running tot Import Tasks the second and third time.

I've localized the ProgramData folder for ManagementService (QVPR) and DistributionService and believe that the answer lies within on or both of these folders.

I'm thankful for all input to this question.

Vegar L. Arntsen

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Peter_Cammaert — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:07:24 GMT

Clearing the QVPR folder will remove all tasks, triggers and stuff from the reach of QMS-QMC, effectively resetting the entire Publisher DB. However, I don't know if that isn't a bit too drastic.

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Vegar — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:14:01 GMT

That was my thought also. I want to enter with a surgical knife and remove only the neccesary stuff.

Most of all would I like to do this from the QMC in the future.

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:32:54 GMT

Hi Vegar,

C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService\Tasks

location (default I think) holds the task XML files, should just be able to delete those only before doing your import

hope that helps

Joe

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

ashfaq_haseeb — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:16:43 GMT

HI,

Joe is right you will fins task information here

C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService\Tasks

First take backup of C:\PdogramData\Qliktech folder

Off all Qlik services

Delete C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService folder

Restart services and apply task again.

Let me know if that worked.

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Vegar — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:55:43 GMT

Ashfaq Mohammed

No, that does not work. When deleting that folder it will be recreated when I restart the Distribution Service.My guess is that the solution is found within QVPR, but I've not been able to figure it out. If I delete the QVPR folder the service does not start.

Anyone else that have a suggestion or experience on this issue?

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:51:00 GMT

hmm have a look within

C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\ManagementService\Workorders\xxxxxxx

xxxx will be a long key folder name, within that you will find work order task xml's, I think if you delete those out and then restart the service the tasks will be removed.

I would give that a try and see

hope that helps

Joe

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Vegar — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:58:11 GMT

I dropped the folder and both services stated without problems. But I did not get any change to the tasks our triggers.

Thank you for your suggestions. I'm leaving this issue unsolved and try to update it if I ever find a solution to it.

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:16:11 GMT

And the folder regenerated for you with all the xml files present again?

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Vegar — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 06:57:46 GMT

No, the Workorders folder does not change when I empty it.

Re: How to clear all tasks and triggers on a publisher

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 08:54:08 GMT

So after deleting the xml files within there and restarting the service, those files remain deleted but you can still see the tasks in QMC?

When you create/delete tasks in QMC those XML are created/deleted in parallel, so that's why I thought the reverse may work.