why I cannot open QV document on QV server, however can open it on my PC

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

I have assigned client access license, which I thought I should be able to open any document.

I was trying open a QV doc. on QV server -- logging in to the server use my userid, I got
" this qlikview document was created by qlikview personal edition user.. '

however same doc. I have no issue opening using my own PC-- the QV doc is not created by me

Re: why I cannot open QV document on QV server, however can open it on my PC

Bill_Britt — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:52:45 GMT

Hi,

If you are using the Desktop you are allow to lease two license. I would check the QMC to see if that has happen already. When you lease a license it is assigned to not only the user but also the machine.

Bill

Re: why I cannot open QV document on QV server, however can open it on my PC

Ronnie_Taborn — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:54:43 GMT

You will have to license your personal edition. You cannot open other QVW's that were created by another user with personal edition.

When to use License Lease

Use License Lease if you don't have a QlikView Desktop license or if running out of QlikView Desktop licenses

Prerequisites when leasing a license

The following prerequisites must be met to lease a license from QlikView Server

Small Business Edition or Enterprise Edition of QlikView Server
Named user CALs
CAL assigned to user

Settings in QlikView Management Console

The following settings are required in QlikView Management Console (QMC) on the QlikView Server

System > License > QlikView Server > Client Access Licenses (CALs) > General > Check 'Allow license lease'
System > License > QlikView Server > Client Access Licenses (CALs) > Assigned CALs > Select the specific user > Assign CAL

Leasing License from QlikView Desktop

In order to lease a license from QlikView Server the following steps needs to be done on the client:

Option 1: (If User domain and server authentication are the same)

Launch QlikView Desktop client
From the menu, go to File -> Open in Server...
Enter the address to QlikView Server using the qvp protocol (example: qvp://myserver )
Hit Connect
Open a document. The license is now leased from the Qlikview Server
Close and relaunch QlikView Desktop client. You should now be able to work with local documents and the client is fully licensed.

Option 2: (If custom authentication mechanism is used - v10 SR4 or later & v11 only)

Open the QlikView Desktop client
From the menu, goto Settings > User Preferences
Go to the Locations tab and select QlikView Server AccessPoint (URL)
Click the Modify... button
Enter the URL to the QlikView AccessPoint, configured using Custom Authentication
Click OK
Click Apply then OK
From the menu, goto Tools > Open QlikView AccessPoint
Login using the custom credentials
Open a document if a User CAL has not already been assigned. The license is now leased from the QlikView Server
Close and relaunch QlikView Desktop client. You should now be able to work with local documents and the client is fully licensed.

What is QlikView Personal Edition?

The full version of QlikView Desktop (not a trial version)
Free of charge and license key is not required
With QlikView Personal Edition you are free to create QlikView documents for personal use
It is possible to upgrade to a newer version

Download QlikView Personal Edition

What are the limitations of QlikView Personal Edition?

It only works with local documents
Cannot share your QlikView documents with other users
Cannot load QlikView documents from other users
Cannot import an entire document layout into QlikView Personal Edition, e.g. sheets, objects, security settings without data
DO NOT attempt to open QlikView documents that you did not create, such as documents from the forums or created by a colleague

What is "Document Recovery"?

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why I cannot open QV document on QV server, however can open it on my PC

Re: why I cannot open QV document on QV server, however can open it on my PC

Re: why I cannot open QV document on QV server, however can open it on my PC

When to use License Lease

Prerequisites when leasing a license

Settings in QlikView Management Console

Leasing License from QlikView Desktop

Option 1: (If User domain and server authentication are the same)

Option 2: (If custom authentication mechanism is used - v10 SR4 or later & v11 only)