How to extract Metadata ( measure, visualization,model,data,dim etc) from QVF file created in Qlik sense business trial

[RDB183]

Hi I am new to Qlik. I took a trial for Qlik sense business also created one app. Now my goal is to extract metadata of QVF file and map it to PowerBI. How can we extract metadata information ?
Kindly Help

[diegozecchini]

Hi!
I whink you can do it using 3rd-Party Tools
QViewer or EasyMorph: These tools can open QVF files and allow you to inspect and extract metadata easily.
Butler: a Qlik open-source tool, to extract metadata and monitor Qlik Sense activities.

[henrikalmen]

Things like QViewer is for qvd files, not qvf files.

What kind of metadata are you looking for?

[RDB1831990]

Hi,

     Thanks for reply.
I am looking for meta data for Data loaded, Data source, visualization chart used, dimension used, Measures etc.

Thanks in advance.

[RDB1831990]

Also, Can QVF and converted into XML or json ??

[PrashantSangle]

what is your approach for using it in Power BI?

[henrikalmen · Accepted solution]

You can't read what you want directly from the qvf file, but this is possibly what you need: https://qlik.dev/toolkits/qlik-cli/app/app-unbuild/

[RDB1831990]

Hi Thanks for Reply,
 I download Qlik cli from releases and run it via cmd
but after that to run those command i am not understanding which command to run 

Any help on that part?

[henrikalmen]

I haven't used the unbuild command myself, but I think that page seems self-axplantory. You don't apply the command to the qvf itself, but to the app ID (so you need to have the app in Qlik). First make sure that qlik cli authenticates (https://qlik.dev/toolkits/qlik-cli/qlik-cli-contexts/), then find the ID of your app (e.g. visible in the URL when you open the app from the qlik hub) and now you should be able to run the unbuild command.

[RDB183]

Hi @henrikalmen ,

                      I able to extract metadata from QVF file using Qlik cli.

Thanks for support.