A Qlik app to estimate data volume in SaaS before migrating to new Capacity Model

[piotr-bratek]

Hi Guys,

I want to estimate the volume of Data Movement in SaaS environment as we're discussing whether to move from a classic cloud licensing into capacity model or not.

I'm looking for some new app which automates this estimation.
If you face a similar challange and start from scratch, here's the list of things I've just considered.

Manual ways which can be considered as some hints but not as a solution:
1. Administration - Console - Content - Apps - App size in the 5th column and space in the 4th column
2. Space details when you filter one in Catalog 
    

3. A very simple script used to list and sum the total size of QVD (or other files) in a specific space.
You can export the resulting table into a temp QVD file.
You can run it then for all spaces and check the total size then.

FileSize() function returns size in bytes.

Other ways:

4. QS QVD Monitor - yet, it was originally created for on-prem so it would probably require some adjustments
5. Other monitoring apps including some information which might be useful

The last two I have not verified yet, which could be the solution:

6. Some dedicated new monitoring app I have not found so far
7. Using Qlik API - if you already have a solution, I'd love to see it so I don't have to build it on my own.

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8. Data Capacity Reporting App IS NOT a solution as it requires working on Capacity model.
https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Admin/usage-metrics-app....

#capacity

[piotr-bratek]

OK, it seems, it's quite easy to build your own app based on API.
Later on, when I finish the app I can make it available.
That will require creating an API Key in the console and using that key in REST API Connections to Qlik API.
https://qlik.dev/apis/rest/data-files/#get-v1-data-files

So it might be a little bit easier to proceed with the way # 3 (see above).
The only thing you have to add is the list of spaces so that you can collect information from all spaces.

[VBD · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Hello,Maybe this can help you

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/migration/Content/Migration/Qlik-migration-playbook.htm.

Regards,

[VBD]

Hello, 

Were you able to take a look at the doc?

Regards ,

[piotr-bratek]

Hi,

yes I were. But can't so what I needed. Where is it? Which script or which monitoring app ?

PS. In the meantime I built my own app based on API which solves the issue.

[fmarvnnt]

Sorry but I do not find this as a solution since we're talking about SaaS user based to SaaS Capacity.  Am I right?

FMa

[fmarvnnt]

I guess the solution is in the Question:  The very simple script might be changed to gather all the files and not only QVDs. Thank U Piotr,

FMa