QlikView: Checklist for Publisher task, reload and distribution failures

[Andre_Sostizzo]

Before beginning with troubleshooting steps, please review Scaling the QlikView Publisher for best practices on how to set up a QlikView Publisher. 

Note: this article is a list of the most common issues happening in a Publisher environments. If your issue does not appear here, please search our knowledge base for the specific error or scenario.

• Tasks and reloads do not trigger, are queued, or give wrong status
• How many reload engines (QVB) to allow in an environment
• Distribution tasks are failing with following error: Error QDSMain.Exceptions.DscOffLineException: F...
• Reload with QlikView Distribution service gives error Error: Cannot open file, the system cannot fin...
• Large Document Does Not Close After Distribution
• Task Failed To Reload With Error "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005) Error HRE...
• QlikView Publisher Task Fails With Error "Could not close the SourceDocument. Exception=The currentl.....
• QlikView Publisher Task Failing With Error:Error Document open call failed. The document might requi...
• Publisher Task Failing with System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null

Environment:

QlikView any version 

Resolution:

Popular Solutions for Task Issues

1. Exclude QlikView folder/files from anti-virus scanning
   What QlikView folder/files to exclude for anti-virus scanning

2. Adjust Chunk Size (only valid for QlikView 11.20 and 12.00)
  Task Won't Run in Publisher - Adjust Chunk Size

3. Recreate the Distribution Service folder 
   How: Recreate the Distribution Service folder

4. Restore QVPR From Backup
   How To: Restore QVPR From Backup

5. Task Fails with, Failed to create QlikView Engine.. Exception=System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80080005)

Scaling the QlikView Publisher (under the Microsoft Windows limitation section)