NPrinting API Setup Requirements

Frank_S · May 10, 2022 3:21:58 PM

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- June 2020 and later versions Qlik Sense: If you have upgraded Qlik Sense recently and are having REST connection failures, please visit the following article: https://community.qlik.com/t5/Support-Knowledge-Base/Qlik-Sense-June-2020-connecting-to-NPrinting-ge...
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Setup Requirements - QlikView

Ensure the Qlik rest connector equal or greater than v1.3 but lower than Rest Connector v2.10 is installed on the computer that you are running the QVW reload from. Otherwise download and install 2.11 version (or higher) of the Rest Connector
The QvRest Connector software must be installed on the NPrinting Engine/Server computer where the QV desktop is installed.

Setup Requirements - Qlik Sense

Older Qlik Sense versions: Qlik Sense April 2019 is necessary to leverage defect fixes in QV Rest Connector v2.11. (Lower versions of QS but no less than Feb. 2018 Qlik Sense, can be use but only if they contain QVRestConnector 1.3)
Newer Qlik Sense versions: To bypass a number of defect issue in the rest connector, upgrade to June (SR 1) or later (preferably September 2020 Qlik Sense) to leverage defect fixes in the rest connector that directly affect NPrinting. Your load script will also need to be updated as per https://community.qlik.com/t5/Knowledge-Base/Qlik-Sense-June-2020-connecting-to-NPrinting-getting-qu...

Setup Requirements - QlikView and Qlik Sense

Ensure you have current/supported versions of NPrinting and Qlik Sense installed
In the NPrinting Web Console under 'Admin'>'Users', check the "domain account" field and ensure you have a windows domain user account (NP domain service user account) mapped to NPrinting User user account for use with NPrinting API's. This NP account must have also have the NPrinting 'Administrator' role assigned to it.
The domain account must be a member of the local administrators group on the NP server (use the existing NPrinting domain service user account).
The domain account that is setup in the previous point must also be used for the respective GET and POST connection configurations (use the NP service account)
Ensure that you inserted valid rest GET and POST connection strings into your load script. See How to create NPrinting GET and POST REST connecti... - Qlik Community - 1832298
In order to accept POST calls from the Sense server, you MUST add the Qlik Sense and or QlikView server hostname address among the NPrinting Trusted Origins.
The host name format in the NPrinting 'Trusted Origins' should be the same format as the proxy address used in setting up NPrinting connections to Qlik Sense apps
Rest Compatibility with QV and QS can be found here: https://help.qlik.com/en-US/connectors/Subsystems/REST_connector_help/Content/Connectors_REST/REST-c...

Reference: https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/Content/NPrinting/On-Demand/Install-Components.htm

See section - "Adding the QlikView Server as a trusted origin".
NOTE: the same steps apply to adding a Qlik Sense server as an NPrinting Trusted Origin in order to allow NPrinting API's to function normally
Domain accounts are required (Local windows accounts are not supported. See NPrinting installation requirements. https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/Content/NPrinting/DeployingQVNprinting/Deploying.htm)

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*The Qlik Rest connectors are not supported for use where kerberos authentication is present. See details here: Feature Request: Qlik REST connector should be able to support connections to server with Kerberos a...