topic Without using EDX, can we trigger a task from external application? in QlikView

Without using EDX, can we trigger a task from external application?

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

Hi,

i have tasks created in the QMC, and i can be able to trigger and run the task using EDX.

but i want to know whether can we trigger the task without using EDX?

is there any other way to do that?

Without using EDX, can we trigger a task from external application?

bnichol — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:58:37 GMT

What are you requirements, that EDX doesn't meet?

You can always trigger reloads using the command line for either the QV.exe or the distribution service, but you would need to handle document distribution, exception handling, etc. manually.

Without using EDX, can we trigger a task from external application?

udaya_kumar — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:52:53 GMT

Hi,

thanks for reply,

actually to run the EDX task, we need to add the user to QlikView EDX or QlikView Administrators group.

so if someone wants to run the task who is not in the Group, then how we can do that?

we have tasks like distributing reports to Server, Reloading and executing VB Scripts task in the Supporting task.

so how we can run the task without using EDX from an external app?

client wants to know that can we do this?

Without using EDX, can we trigger a task from external application?

bnichol — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:16:23 GMT

I've implemented the script identified in the following discussion by Vlad Gutkovsky...

http://community.qlik.com/thread/36620

The necessary users need to be added to the 'QlikView EDX' group, but it prevents them from launching a batch or executable file from their PC. I added a network group to the 'QlikView EDX' group, simplifying the administration of the permitted users.

The task you create to be called by EDX can then trigger the supporting task upon successful completion.

Good luck,