[Tutorial] Native Qlik Write Back: Bypassing the 90-Day Retention Limit with Incremental Loads

[marksouzacosta]

Hi everyone,

Like many of you, I have been exploring the new Native Write Back feature in Qlik Cloud. It is a fantastic addition to the platform, but for enterprise use cases, there is one critical limitation we need to plan for: the 90-day retention limit on the change history.

If you are using this for auditing, historical tracking, or long-term data entry, losing that history isn't an option.

I just released a new video tutorial (and supporting article) demonstrating how to bridge this gap. I walk through how to extract the change history via the REST API and implement a standard Incremental Load pattern to store that data permanently in QVDs.

In this tutorial, I cover:

• The mechanics of the 90-day limit.

• The specific script logic to merge new inputs with historical QVDs.

• How to automate this to ensure you never lose a record.

📺Watch the Video:
https://youtu.be/Ejp1I3Hts_g

📝Get the Code: If you want to copy/paste the script directly, I’ve posted it on my blog here:
https://www.datavoyagers.net/post/bypass-the-90-day-limit-incremental-load-for-qlik-write-back

I hope this helps anyone looking to build robust, long-term Write Back solutions!

Regards,

Mark Costa

[F_B]

So productive! Thanks