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Andre_Sostizzo
Digital Support
Digital Support

How to switch QlikView to the modern Qlik User licensing

Last Update:

Feb 15, 2021 6:53:46 AM

Updated By:

Sonja_Bauernfeind

Created date:

Aug 21, 2020 7:39:34 AM

This video demonstrates the basics on how to switch from Client Access Licenses (CALs) to the new Professional and Analyzer Access licensing.

 

Environment

  • QlikView 12.40 and later

 

Full Video Transcript:

Hi and Welcome to Qlik Fix
This video will demonstrate how to switch from Client Access Licenses (CALs) to the new Professional and Analyzer Access licensing

When applying a Signed License Key to QlikView, the licensing model is converted to Professional and Analyzer access. In this example we see the displayed allocations of User CALS, and Document CALs under the User Document's settings.
The signed license key is applied by pasting it under System Licenses configuration in the "Signed Key" field. Then click on the Apply License button. Please note that once a Signed license key is applied the current QlikView Deployment cannot be reverted to the legacy Client Access License model.
Click OK to restart the QlikView Server service.
When the existing QlikView deployment already has legacy CAL assignemnts, after applying the new Signed Key the license allocations need to be manually re-configured according to the Analytics Modernization Program licensing conversion ratio that was opted for.
The primary conversion being the following:
Under the License Definition we can see the allotments provided by this License key.
When a new signed license key is applied the file AllocatedCALinfo.txt is automatically generated under the location seen here. It contains a semicolon-separated list of users that had Named User CAL and Document CAL assigments before switching to the Professional and Analyzer access licensing model.
Copy the list of "Named Cals", and paste it under the "Manual Input of Users Names" field when performing the Professional Access assignement. Click OK, then click Apply.
Next copy the list of "Named Document Cals", and paste it under the "Manual Input of User Names" when performing the Analyzer Access assignment. Click OK, then click Apply.
Now you can review your assignments under the General tab.
Thanks for watching!

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p_verkooijen
Partner - Specialist
Partner - Specialist

@Andre_Sostizzo We are using the Modern Licensing, we also have 3 Analyzer Capacity packs.
Is there a way to monitor the Analyzer Capacity usage in QlikView? 

 

Sonja_Bauernfeind
Digital Support
Digital Support

Hello @p_verkooijen 

We have an app to analyze this on Cloud in more detail (so if you're sharing licenses between the systems). Still, for QlikView directly, you can get an overview in the Management Console just like with Qlik Sense: Qlik's Analyzer Capacity License: How to assign it and track usage.

If I hear of other methods that I am not currently aware of, I will let you know.

All the best,
Sonja 

p_verkooijen
Partner - Specialist
Partner - Specialist

Hi @Sonja_Bauernfeind I've seen the SaaS version, however both environments are client managed.
Is there any way to read the usage from a file/log/rest?

Sonja_Bauernfeind
Digital Support
Digital Support

Hello @p_verkooijen 

You can track it by user in the QlikView Server Event logs (as with other license types).

The entries look like this:

20230201T011808.000-0800 20230201T024208.000-0800 4 100 Notice UserLicense: User DOMAIN\user3 is using Analyzer Capacity license. f9618739-9a27-4940-bc17-5a1cffdcb1e2
20230201T011808.000-0800 20230201T024208.000-0800 4 700 Information TheServer: Initial license check done successfully. Type: Capacity f9618739-9a27-4940-bc17-5a1cffdcb1e2

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