topic Re: Task running for days. How to stop? in QlikView

Task running for days. How to stop?

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Hi,

I have a task running each weekday with 120 hours interval. Now it's been running for two days. I can't stop it. I disabled it by right clicking and choosing Disable. When it started again (automatically) it still has the two days old date and time in started/scheduled column.

How can I totally stop it?

// Fjalar

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

ashfaq_haseeb — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:16:53 GMT

Hi,

Did you try by restarting QlikView Services?

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:29:13 GMT

What effect does that have when you have other tasks running? There are tasks running constantly 24/7.

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:35:29 GMT

Restart QDS Service

Best Regards

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

ashfaq_haseeb — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:43:50 GMT

In this case I Think you have to stop it via

QMC--> status --> Task tab --> Select your task --> Right Qlik and stop.

If you tried this earlier, I'm not sure how it works without restarting, may be Bill Britt can help here with his idea if any.

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

ashfaq_haseeb — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:48:42 GMT

Hi,

Restarting QDS will stop all currently running tasks. As mentioned by Fjalar Jörundsson tasks runs 24/7

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:58:27 GMT

Yes I tried to stop it without success. But I could disable it. Then it disappeared from running tasks. Then when I choose enable again it still had the two days old date and time in started/scheduled column.

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

ashfaq_haseeb — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:18:27 GMT

Yes it will show old date, untill your task is triggered for next run.

What is your concern here, do you think that you have some missing data or what?

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:25:45 GMT

As I said it should run each two hours all weekdays. Now it is still running since last Monday and I can't stop the task.

The task has the following triggers:•Once every 120 minutes every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Status: Running

Last execution: 2014-09-08 06:56:01

Started/scheduled: 2014-09-08 08:56:02

Average duration of successful executions: 10 min 34 sec

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

ashfaq_haseeb — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:50:52 GMT

By looking at

Last execution: 2014-09-08 06:56:01

Started/scheduled: 2014-09-08 08:56:02

Average duration of successful executions: 10 min 34 sec

The process is hang somewhere, the only thing I can think of is to restart services.

I don't know how bad that will impact you.

Can you confirm if there any any logs generated for 9th or 10th sep in the below path

C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\DistributionService\1\Log

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:15:29 GMT

"Generate Logfile in document is not set"

But I can see the log in QMC in Task Details.

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

ashfaq_haseeb — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:20:58 GMT

You will find the same log there in the location I specify.

What does log says, do you have successful entries in log.

may be script running in back end and its not shown in QEMC?

can you confirm.

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:49:43 GMT

LogFile

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

ashfaq_haseeb — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:02:22 GMT

This is for 8th sep, we don't have logs for 9th and 10th.

Regards

ASHFAQ

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:04:47 GMT

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:13:45 GMT

I have solved the problem In the Log I sent to you I found the ProcessID. Then I found the process in Task Manager by showing the PID and killed the process. After that the task was marked as "Failed" in QMC.

Re: Task running for days. How to stop?

ashfaq_haseeb — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:18:45 GMT

Great to know cheers