topic Can't get a document CAL to work with a Custom User in QlikView

Can't get a document CAL to work with a Custom User

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

I am getting Access Denied messages and no USER CAL messages.

I've created a custom user and have assigned this user to a specific document Via document CAL assignment. I don't know why this would be looking for a user CAL.

Any thoughts on how to make this work?

Below are error messages and server setting screen shots

Can't get a document CAL to work with a Custom User

vgutkovsky — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:27:14 GMT

Jonathan,

Are you trying to auto-authenticate? You can't do that when using a custom user. In QEMC --> System --> Web Servers --> Accesspoint tab, change your authentication method to "Login" and set login address to login.htm.

The "failed to reach server" problem is probably different. Are you connecting to the QVW via direct QVP url, or going through the Accesspoint?

Regards,

Can't get a document CAL to work with a Custom User

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:35:03 GMT

I don't think that I'm trying to auto-authenticate (can't say for sure)

I am using the DMS authorization and am loggin in via the login.htm.

I first tried the accesspoint and then attempting using a psuedo url via the qvp url string.

Both gave me similar "no user CAL" messages.

I don't know why it would be looking for a user cal since this is a stand alone server that only has document CALs.

By stand-alone I mean that I have a QVS plus the document CALs on this server

Can't get a document CAL to work with a Custom User

vgutkovsky — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:05:36 GMT

Well, that error message most likely means that your username was not entered properly in the Authorization tab. Check the format. It looks like the user is seen as CUSTOM\username. Try defining it in this format and/or just username. Also make sure you clear your temporary internet file cache. Finally, if you haven't done so already, you need to assign you Doc CALs to that QVW.

Regards,

Can't get a document CAL to work with a Custom User

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:01:43 GMT

I double checked everything to ensure they were an exact match and I also went ahead and cleared the cache.

The strange this is that it allowed me to log in and view the specific document that this doc cal has access to.

So I can get to the log-in screen

actually log in and see the doc

but then credentials stop working at this point

Can't get a document CAL to work with a Custom User

vgutkovsky — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:25:15 GMT

That really is weird. I can see how this error might come up if you have both User and Doc CALs on the server, but with just Doc CALs it should not be happening. Have you tried from a different browser, like Firefox? You might need to disable auto-authentication in your IE security settings (could be passing your Windows username despite the QV login), so give that a shot.

Also try switching to the Ajax client, which uses anonymous authentication by default. You'll need to make sure you are allowing anonymous in QVS security settings. You'll also need to set anonymous authorization in User Documents. This is obviously just for testing purposes.

Regards,

Can't get a document CAL to work with a Custom User

Wed, 26 May 2010 05:52:24 GMT

Jonathan,

Maybe, you already solve this problem. If not, check the document restrictons.

I've the same problem and discovered that a disconnected table caused the message. After review the model, worked well.