topic Re: Re: Source document vs user document in QlikView

Source document vs user document

deepakqlikview_123 — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Hi all,

Can you please tell me

1Is source document and user document are related to each other.

2 If I have same QVW in source document and user documnet.

then after reloading the QVW file in user document will it be impacted on source document or vice versa.

3 Moreover when we can define the path of mount folder in both source and user document What is difference between

between both.

thanks

Re: Source document vs user document

Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:08:23 GMT

Source Documents are related to Publisher, without Publisher license you will only have User Documents.

For example, you have file A in Source Docs, you distribute the file to UserDocs as this folder is hosted by QlikView Server.

Therefore, if you then reload file A once in UserDocs, this will of course impact the hosted/published document.

So documents located under Source Docs, are the "orginal" file that you use when configuring a task.

In plain,
Source Documents = files to be used when setting up tasks with Publisher

User Documents = files hosted by QlikView Server, and then can be found in Access Point.

Re: Source document vs user document

tresB — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:09:55 GMT

You see these different folders for documents when you have Publisher. Now I suggest you to read Server Manual for details.

Re: Source document vs user document

ashfaq_haseeb — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:11:02 GMT

HI Deepak.

1 Is source document and user document are related to each other.

If you have publisher licence then only you will get source document option or else you will get user documents.

We can say Source document is are the documents to be processed where as User documents are the documents which end user have access to.

2 If I have same QVW in source document and user document.

Your qvw application will be distributed from source document to user document.

if you have same file in both folder and let say you have some secure distribution. then distribution from source to user document will take priority.

Documents only move from source document to user docements but not vice cersa.

you cannot schedule your document from user documents if you already have source document.

3 Moreover when we can define the path of mount folder in both source and user document What is difference between

between both.

If you have some specific folder pattern then mounted folders come into picture

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Source document vs user document

deepakqlikview_123 — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:26:43 GMT

Hi Ashfaq,

Thanks for valuable information.

Can you please tell me

1 what is the use of mounted folder.

2 what is root folder

2 If I have 3 documents a,b,c

document b and c are depend on document a then while scheduling above document in publisher how to proceed.

Thanks

Re: Re: Source document vs user document

ashfaq_haseeb — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:30:39 GMT

Hi,

go through the attached Manuel .

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Re: Source document vs user document

Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:49:49 GMT

Ashfaq

Have you ever seen an instance where after scheduled reload of a Source Document it is complete removed fromt the source document file folder? Could this be due to improper configuration of folders or some other server setting

? The entire .qvw is gone immediately after reload with no error reported on the server task.

Re: Source document vs user document

ashfaq_haseeb — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 04:59:29 GMT

Hi,

I haven't seen anything like this before.

Document cannot be removed from source folder.

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Source document vs user document

its_anandrjs — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:48:47 GMT

Hi Debbie,

May be there is any Bat file for this which removes the QVW application if so check that one.

Regards,

Anand