topic Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user in QlikView

Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

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

Hello, everyone.

I have this strange problem that i could use little help with...

Over six months, i had a working task in qmc (Server/Publisher) that executed succesfully using a domain account user with administrator/QlikView administrator rights.

The task was a command line task that executed the following command:

"c:\Program Files\QlikView\QV.exe" /vReduceGreenData=1 D:\Files\File1.qvw

Before three days i changed the user running the QlikView Services with another domain account user that is never expiring and has administrator/QlikView administrator rights but the task hangs and never ends or fails...

Do you have any idea why is this happening?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

Peter_Cammaert — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 07:45:47 GMT

Isn't there something missing in this command line?

AFAIK your task starts QV Desktop, opens and loads a document, sets a variable, and then... just sits there...

To reload-save-quit there are other command line switches (IIRC /r and /p)

Peter

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

Peter_Cammaert — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 07:48:54 GMT

Sorry, my mistake. The reload switches are /r, /rp, /l and /lp.

See QlikView Reference Manual - Chapter 7.1 Command Line Syntax

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

dapostolopoylos — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:13:26 GMT

The command passes a value to vReduceGreenData variable in order to trigger a macro that performs reduce data

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

Peter_Cammaert — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:18:06 GMT

And the macro is responsible for saving the document and closing QlikView desktop?

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

dapostolopoylos — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:21:07 GMT

Yes

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

Peter_Cammaert — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:22:30 GMT

If you use Section Access in your document, that could be the reason why changing accounts suddenly makes this operation fail.

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

Peter_Cammaert — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:24:28 GMT

Another idea: have you assigned a Named CAL to the new account? Otherwise QlikView desktop will try to open the document in PE-mode, and all sorts of annoying things may happen...

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

dapostolopoylos — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:36:00 GMT

I am using section access but i have included the new user in the users list...

I have also assigned a document CAL to the user...

Is there a difference between the assignement of the named CAL and the document CAL?

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

Peter_Cammaert — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:40:40 GMT

Of course there is a difference. A Document CAL can only be used in the AccessPoint, to open a single document overthere. As such, a Document CAL cannot promote QV desktop from PE-mode to fully licensed mode: it cannot be leased like a Named CAL.

Assign a Named CAL to the new account, and your task will start working again.

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

dapostolopoylos — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:42:18 GMT

How can i do that?

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

Peter_Cammaert — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:54:11 GMT

Like you did with the Document CAL: through the QlikView Management Console.

Open QMC, goto System->Licenses->QV Server->Client Access Licenses->Assigned CALs and click the small heads at the right of the column headers.

One tip: the old account also has a Named CAL assigned, otherwise your task wasn't working in the past either. If you do not need the old account anymore, remove the Named CAL from that one, and assign it to the new account.

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

dapostolopoylos — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:38:11 GMT

When i try to assign the assigned license, i press the Apply button and the user desipears from thw assigned users panel...

Any ideas?

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

dapostolopoylos — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:06:17 GMT

I saw that on my license i have only one user cal available and it' already taken...

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

Peter_Cammaert — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:19:10 GMT

Can you post a screenshot of the following window?

QMC->System->Licenses->QV Server->Client Access Licenses->General.

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

dapostolopoylos — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:25:15 GMT

Here you are...

I can see it my self that is only one user license and is taken...

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

Peter_Cammaert — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:37:11 GMT

You're right. Although I didn't know that server licenses with less than 5 Named CALs even existed.

The only thing you can do now, is remove the Named CAL from the current user (you may have to wait some time after last use - there is a 24-hr quarantine period) and assign it to the new service account. Keep in mind that this will also change the development account...

As a side note, I would also disable the check mark next to "Allow dynamic CAL assignment" (see your QMC screenshot), since you have only one Named CAL and it will almost certainly be assigned to a specific user.

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

dapostolopoylos — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:29:19 GMT

I removed the other user and assigned the named cal to my system user but still the task hangs...

Do i have to restart the services???

Re: Command line task problem in QMC with domain user

stabben23 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:38:26 GMT

Logg in as the new system user and start qlikview desktop, open in server so you get licens to the user. Now try to run your command line.