Binary load is still not supported in Qlik Sense Cloud Business because:
It is not possible to upload apps in the DataFiles section as the format qvf is not supported.
It is not possible to call a qvf from an external cloud storage service (e.g., Drive, DropBox, etc.), because one needs to connect to the cloud service first, but the Binary load should be in the first line of the script, so that does not work either.
I would highly desire having the possibility of using binary load, as I currently create several different data models that I use for multiple front end apps. It would be time saving if I can just use a binary load instead of loading many QVDs and then dropping fields to create a datamodel without synthetic keys.
Have you had any feedback on the binary load issue? I am quite desperate for a solution. Having to move the same data around four time makes no sense, when I could use binary load.
As a test, I created a test folder in my Dropbox and manually copied my 'master' qvf there. In QSB I created a lib called 'Dropbox'. In the QSB app I am using "Binary lib://Dropbox/Binary_Test/Sales Manager - DEMO.qvf;" on the first row, with Exit Script directly after.
The app does a binary load perfectly. Although it does work, it is not practical to have to copy the qvf manually every day..
No problem. I will try my best. If it's not clear enough please get back to me. I don't know about the 'Connect first'. I only know what works for me and in this one App I use it once a month.
Let me give you my example. I duplicate the production App, 'Sales - Manager.qvf', into my Private space. I also copy it to a specific folder in Dropbox. I rename the version in my Private space to 'Sales_Demo_v3.qvf', for example.
I have an existing connection to Dropbox called Dropbox. It only points to Dropbox root as I use Dropbox quite a bit.
In 'Sales_Demo_v3.qvf' I have this in the very first line:
