topic Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied. in QlikView

Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

I am getting the following error message when I try to reload a QV App with Publisher:

Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

The strange thing is that Publisher is able to save the log file but not the QV application.

Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:48:12 GMT

Hi Fredrik,

have you been able to fix the problem?
I'm currently stuck with the same error message. I have only QlikView Server (not the Publisher). In my case the QVW file is located on an UNC location.
If the QVW is located on a local drive the reload is working.

BR
Helmut

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:01:12 GMT

Hello Helmut! Same issue here.... Is this a bug? We're using QV11 IR publisher, btw.

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:04:56 GMT

Hi prinzartus, by us it was a problem related to the permission on the UNC share itself. The user account which runs the publisher needs FULL CONTROL on the share permission. On the NTFS Filesystem Permission maybe Read/Write is sufficient, but I would try it with FULL CONTROL on NTFS too. Other question: Does the task run successfully if you run it on the local fielsystem?

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:48:02 GMT

Thank you Helmut, your answer resolved our issue.

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:20:00 GMT

perfect. I'm glad i could help you!

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:12:57 GMT

Hallo Helmut,

I'm also facing this problem. I use SBE (no Publisher). Reload on local drive works. Reload on UNC does not work. We tried granting FULL CONTROL to QlikView Service Account. The reload itself works fine, but saving the new document still fails. Log:

(2012-06-21 16:58:59) Information: Reloading

(2012-06-21 16:58:59) Information: The Source Document reload complete.

(2012-06-21 16:59:01) Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

(2012-06-21 16:59:01) Error: at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)

(2012-06-21 16:59:01) Error: at System.IO.File.InternalReplace(String sourceFileName, String destinationFileName, String destinationBackupFileName, Boolean ignoreMetadataErrors)

Any ideas?

Thanks

Matthias

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:26:08 GMT

Hi Matthias,
Actually I have exactly the same problem,..
Simple SBE server,.. and the service user itself can run the .qvw file local on the server,..

On the management console I get get same error,..
I already gave the service user "Full Controll" on the UNC,.. still the same error...

Did you solved the problem?

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:56:00 GMT

Hi,

the only thing I found out was, that the service user needs Full Control on the UNC. Since even that didn't work, we thougt it might be another security issue in the enterprise network and we switched our whole architecture so that the QVW-files are directly on the server itself.

If you find a better solution, please let me know. My clients IT admin would be very happy 😉

Thanks and regards

Matthias

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:16:38 GMT

Sure,
I submitted a bugreport to qliktech.
I will post my solution or result if I know more about the mysterious saving problem,..

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Bill_Britt — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:33:05 GMT

Does everything work OK if you use the local drive? If so then this isn't a bug but issues with your share. Service accounts can't use Mapped Drives and only understands UNC paths.

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:47:31 GMT

I cannot image that service account isn't allowed to use mapped drives.
Over remote desktop connection to the server and logged in as service user, I can reload and save with qv fat client.
Sbe is the only piece of software, which throws this .net exception: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:31:54 GMT

Hi,

the problem with mapped network drives is, that they are not connected if the service is starting under the specific service user, regardless if they are mapped using RDP. (This is as far as I know)

Can you provide some screenshots with the share permission and the permission on the folder directly, you entered in the moun folder secion of the SBE?

Helmut

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:01:14 GMT

I'm sorry my mistake, I meant that the service user has access to the unc path, ( not mapped drive )

this is also the paths which is in the qmc "\\Viepfil004\dfsat\SHARED ...... "

SBE can:
*) write log files into the directory,
*) write a qvd/txt into the directory,
*) not store / modify the .qvw itself

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

dde — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:24:22 GMT

Remember that both Share permissions and NTFS permissions come into play here. The QlikView Service account will need Full Control to both. "Change" or "Modify" permissions aren't good enough.

I've seen it happen that a customer might have one correct but not the other.

Re: Error: The sourcedocument failed to save.. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied.

rolandstadler — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:37:54 GMT

Thanks Helmut, this solved the issue for us as well.

NTFS security was set to full control, but not the UNC sharing permissions. I attached a screenshot on where to find these settings.

Cheers to this great community!

Roland