Using custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer

[master_t]

Hello everyone

Sorry if this is the wrong forum to ask this, but I didn't find one dedicated to the Qlik DataTransfer product.

My question is very simple: can we use custom connectors in Qlik DataTransfer?

By looking around in the installation folder I found this folder:

C:\Program Files\Qlik\DataTransfer\Connectors

I assumed I could copy my custom connectors here (like I do with Qlik Sense enterprise) and they would work, but apparently this is not the case.

Is there a way to make Qlik DataTransfer see custom connectors?

[Akshesh_Patel]

Hi,

Qlik DataTransfer is a lightweight Windows application that lets you upload data from on-premises data sources to a Qlik Sense SaaS tenant without firewall tunnelling. Unfortunately, it does not allow to add the custom connector to add in it, because QDT is simply made to transfer the on-prem data to cloud saas environment.  

But it does have the ability to add the SAP NetWeaver to Qlik Data transfer externally (https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/QlikDataTransfer/sap-qli.... 

I apologize but currently, the custom connector is not supported. 

Regards,

[master_t]

So basically there is no way at all to use a custom connector with Qlik Cloud, is this correct? Quite a huge limitation in my opinion...

[rzenere_avvale · Accepted solution]

Hey @master_t ,

With QDT you can perform extractions using qvf files; once Qlik DataTransfer opens the qvf files, it tries to perform a reload of the script to generate the tables.
Personally I've never tried with custom connectors, but I believe it would worth a try:

• on your pc install the custom connector
• on your pc develop an application using Qlik Sense Desktop; the application needs to have all the data connections necessary to perform the reload
• on the server where you have installed Qlik DataTransfer, install the custom connector and copy the application developed  with Qlik Sense Desktop
• configure Qlik DataTransfer to perform the reload of the application

Let me know if this helps,
Riccardo

[master_t]

Thanks, I hadn't realized that when using a QVF input it was reloaded before upload. This should solve the issue, since I can use the full script and custom connectors.

[rzenere_avvale]

Personally I find the help quite confusing about Qlik DataTransfer features... Anyway, you can read more at this page: Uploading on-premises data with Qlik DataTransfer - Qlik apps 

Also, note that there are some limitations (see Uploading on-premises data with Qlik DataTransfer - Limitations ). Those are the main ones (that drive when you should choose a qvf or a qvw file)

Riccardo