Enable parquet file support for existing Apps in Qlik Sense August 2023 and newer

[Sebastian_Linser]

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows August 2023 has introduced support for parquet files. Support for parquet files is enabled by default but is only valid for newly generated apps.

This article guides you through enabling parquet file support for existing apps.

Resolution

To enable parquet files, they will need to be allowed as sources. We will use QlikSenseCLI in our example.  QlikSenseCLI is shipped with Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows since May 2023. 

1. Open Powershell ISE as administrator
   
   
2. Import the QlikSenseCLI module in the current Powershell session:
   
   
   1. Open the script C:\Program Files\Qlik\Sense\Tools\qlik-installation-tools
   2. Run ImportQlikSenseCLIModule.ps1
   3. This will print an about API output on successful run:
      
      SchemaPath : About
      BuildVersion : 31.34.0.0
      BuildDate : 6/13/2023 10:08:17 AM
      DatabaseProvider : Devart.Data.PostgreSql
      NodeType : Central
      SharedPersistence : True
      RequiresBootstrap : False
      SingleNodeOnly : False
      ExtensionData :
      
      
3. Run the Parquet Whitelist Script:
   
   AddParquetExtentionWhitelistTable.ps1

You can now use parquet files in existing apps.

Environment

Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows August 2023 and later