Restore deleted app in Qlik Sense, Import app in Qlik Sense

[Andre_Sostizzo]

A Qlik Sense app has been deleted from the Qlik Sense Management Console and needs to be restored.

! Deleting Qlik Sense application from Qlik Management Console (QMC) is generally an irreversible process. Restoring the applications is only possible if a previous backup exists. The delete process removes all files from the configured file share. See Creating a file share (Help.com).

If a backup of the files exists, proceed with the documented steps.

Note that these steps can also be applied when restoring and importing from one Qlik Sense environment to the other. 

Information on server migration has also be posted to Qlik Community: Qlik Sense Migration Part1: Migrating your Entire Qlik Sense Environment. If assistance is needed, Qlik Consulting would need to be engaged. Qlik Support cannot provide walk-through assistance with server migrations outside of a post-installation and migration completion break/fix scenario.

Resolution:

To successfully restore Qlik Sense Application to the Qlik Sense environment, you must ensure backup strategy using your backup software tool for your shared folder, where Qlik Sense Application files are stored.

! If no backups of files are available, no restoration will be possible. 
 

Restore process:

1. Find the App filename

You can find the filename (APP_ID) in the AuditActivity_Engine log.
This log is by default stored in: \\<rootShare>\Log\Engine\Audit\ by default.

An example showing App id followed by App name follows:


492    20.4.2.0    20180521T180500.118+0200    QlikServer1    0ccd5e9f-e020-4b76-a84d-144bdf903765    20180521T180500.112+0200    12.145.3.0    Command=Reload app;Result=0;ResultText=Success    0    0    2290    INTERNAL    sa_scheduler    d296b870-da06-4311-bacc-038992b1c954    c047d8a7-148c-4ea6-97f2-10290e706cd7    License Monitor    Engine    Not available    Doc::DoReloadEx    Reload app    0    Success    0ccd5e9f-e020-4b76-a84d-144bdf903765
 

2. Add extension ".qvf" to the app file

This will make the file readable and importable. 

• Navigate to the file on disk.
• Right-click and click rename 
• Add .qvf as a file extension
• Confirm any warnings that the file may not be accessible any more after renaming

  

3. Import the App

• Open the Qlik Sense Management Console
• Go to Apps
• Locate and click Import 

•  Locate the file on disk
• Click Open

  

• Rename the App to the original name

 

4. App has been imported and received a new APP_ID

You can now locate the app in the shared folder with a new App ID.

 

5. Find the proper stream where the app resides

 

6. Go to section "APPS" select the app, hit "Publish"

Click Publish  

The Publishing dialogue:
 

 

7. Hit "Ok", the app is being published - IMPORTED back

8. The confirmation message should now print as Successful in the App list.

 

[Bhagwat09]

hI @Andre_Sostizzo 

Thanks for the post

I just want to know that how to find the app file name i.e. 1 st step which you mention over here. I am not able to find \\<rootShare>\Log\Engine\Audit\ this path in my system rather i found below path [ screenshot] . I used to take take weekly backup of using qlik util tool. so  how should It will help me to find missing app ?

when I opened the audit activity_engine_2021_11-02 file in notepad it gives me object id not the app id ?

ProductVersion	Timestamp	Description	ProxySessionId	ProxyPackageId	RequestSequenceId	UserDirectory	UserId	SessionId	ObjectId	ObjectName	Service	Origin	Context	Command	Result	Message
12.878.16.0	20211101T034828.890-0700	Command=Export Excel;Result=0;ResultText=Success	0	0	6678938	ALLENLUND	nprinting	bcc6d252-433c-45ea-a168-5110617ea6c7	5e1866d1-192b-455d-b027-6a545b2f3094|TYKdT	Brokerage Inquiry copy_test|Not available	Engine	Not available	GenericObject::ExportData	Export Excel	0	Exported Object TYKdT of type table. Elapsed time: 305ms
12.878.16.0	20211101T034929.245-0700	Command=Export data;Result=0;ResultText=Success	0	0	6686573	ALLENLUND	nprinting	bac1cedf-7e19-453d-a202-6e0a3857ef5a	5e1866d1-192b-455d-b027-6a545b2f3094|VpaDJm	Brokerage Inquiry copy_test|Not available	Engine	Not available	GenericObject::ExportData	Export data	0	Success
12.878.16.0	20211101T041310.401-0700	Command=Export data;Result=0;ResultText=Success	0	0	6693987	ALLENLUND	nprinting	a3c2f271-69ab-489c-84a9-445710e4af15	5e1866d1-192b-455d-b027-6a545b2f3094|upsGw	Brokerage Inquiry copy_test|Not available	Engine	Not available	GenericObject::ExportData	Export data	0	Success

Please help me over this 

Thanks

[Andre_Sostizzo]

@Bhagwat09, I would double check what Qlik Sense is using as the <rootshare> to make sure you looked for the logs in the right place. This can be confirmed via Qlik Management Console (QMC), under "Service Cluster" configuration. The root path there is what is described as the rootshare in this article. Service Cluster information is touched by the following article. See video on minute 6:19sec.  https://community.qlik.com/t5/Knowledge/How-to-change-the-share-path-in-Qlik-Sense-Service-Cluster/t...