QlikView May 2022 (12.70): .qvf is the new default file format for saving files - how to change that?

[Daniele_Purrone]

QlikView May 2022 now, by default, saves files in .qvf format. Is it possible to revert to .qvw as the default?

Follow these steps:

1. Edit the Desktop client's settings.ini file following these instructions
2. The value to add to the [Settings 7] section is "QvDefaultFileFormat=qvw" (without quotes).
   
   

In order to revert the change, the setting can be changed to "QvDefaultFileFormat=qvf"

Environment

QlikView May 2022 (12.70) IR or higher

[VivenReddy]

Is it possible to apply these settings to all users or do we have to do it for each user individually?

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

Hello @VivenReddy 

The QlikView Desktop client is an individual install and will need to be modified for each individual install. The QlikView server cannot push the changes to clients.

A third-party program could be used to modify the files using a domain policy, but Qlik cannot provide a guide on how to achieve this.

All the best,
Sonja 

[VivenReddy]

Thanks for the response Sonja.

Yes that make sense for individual installations. I should have been more specific. I was think about the Desktop client installed on a server and there could be multiple developers accessing the application on the server.

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

Hello @VivenReddy 

Thank you for clarifying! 

Since the settings.ini is stored in the individual user folder (C:\Users\<User>\), these changes will only impact the specific user. 

All the best,
Sonja 

[Nilesh_C]

hi @Daniele_Purrone  i made the required changes in settings.ini file but it did not work

[p_verkooijen]

@Nilesh_C 

Change the users QlikView Desktop settings.ini

• Open file: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\QlikTech\QlikView\Settings.ini
• The value to add somewhere below [Settings 7] is "QvDefaultFileFormat=qvw"

[p_verkooijen]

@Nilesh_C 

Do not copy the Quotes !

[Daniele_Purrone]

Thanks  @p_verkooijen!
I will modify the article to make it clearer, with the image you kindly provided.

[p_verkooijen]

@Daniele_Purrone 

Maybe also change 

1. Edit the Desktop client's settings.ini file following these instructions

To

1. Edit the Desktop client's settings.ini file, Start -> Run %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\QlikTech\QlikView\Settings.ini
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The %userprofile% variabele allways points to the current user profile folder. 

[Nilesh_C]

Hi @p_verkooijen  i made the same changes in 'settings.ini' file but its still not working.

When i am saving any document, by default its showing .QVF instead of .QVW