How to configure user-defined configuration directory in Qlik Insight Bot

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This article explains on how to configure user-defined directory in Qlik Insight Bot and below are the steps,

1.   Stop below QIB and QS Services.

• Qlik Insight Bot Deployment Engine Service
• Qlik Insight Bot Narrative Service
• Qlik Insight Bot NLU Service
• Qlik Sense Service Dispatcher
• Engine Service (IIS web Service)
• Management Service (IIS web Service)
• NLP Service (IIS web Service)
• Management Console (IIS web Service)

2.   Copy Qlik Insight Bot folder from C:\ProgramData\Qlik Insight Bot to your desired directory/drive. e.g. D:\ABC
3.   Change default configuration directory to your user-defined directory in below files:

• Update ProgramDataPath value with user-defined directory in C:\Program Files (x86)\Qlik Insight Bot\Qlik Insight Bot Configuration\Qlik Insight Bot Configuration.exe.config
• Update UserDefinedDirectoryPath value with user-defined config directory in C:\Program Files (x86)\Qlik Insight Bot\Qlik Insight Bot Deployment Engine Service\Qlik Insight Bot Deployment Engine Service.exe.config
• Update SYS_XML_FILE_PATH, LOG_PATH, MAP_ENTITY_FILE_PATH, CERT_PATH value with user-defined config directory in C:\Program Files (x86)\Qlik Insight Bot\Qlik Insight Bot Narrative Service\config.json
• Update CERTIFICATE_PATH, MODEL_DIRECTORY, NLU_LOG_PATH value with user-defined config directory in C:\Program Files (x86)\Qlik Insight Bot\Qlik Insight Bot NLU Service\config.json
• Update UserDefinedDirectoryPath value with user-defined config directory in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Engine Service\Web.config
• Update UserDefinedDirectoryPath value with user-defined config directory in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Management Service\Web.config
• Update ProgramDataPath value with user-defined config directory in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\NLP Service\Web.config
• Update ProgramDataPath value with user-defined config directory in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Portal\Web.config
• Update QIBPath:Path value with user-defined config directory in C:\Program Files\Qlik\Sense\QibWebchatService\appsettings.json

4.   Give full control (read/write) permission to IUSR and IIS_IUSRS in the user-defined config directory e.g. D:\ABC\Qlik Insight Bot
5.   Start below QIB and QS Services.

• Qlik Insight Bot Deployment Engine Service
• Qlik Insight Bot Narrative Service
• Qlik Insight Bot NLU Service
• Qlik Sense Service Dispatcher
• Engine Service
• Management Service
• NLP Service
• Management Console (Portal)

6.   Once all services are started, try Load, Reload and Train operations from QIB management console and try asking few questions in QIB Webchat to ensure everything is working as expected or not.

Environment

• Qlik Insight Bot (any  version)

The information in this article is provided as-is and to be used at own discretion. Depending on tool(s) used, customization(s), and/or other factors ongoing support on the solution below may not be provided by Qlik Support.