Application export error - Application automation

[lwp89]

Hello experts,

I have apps in managed spaces, I am the owner of the app and the space.

I am using this block 'Export App To Base 64 Encoded File' but its throwing export error

Does it mean that I do not have the export permission? Its confusing because I am the owner of the app and space.

Thanks

[Frank_S]

Hi @lwp89

Is it possible that you are using sharepoint export block. If yes, this may be the solution:

• https://community.qlik.com/t5/Knowledge/Office365-Sharepoint-403-error-on-treeview-917656-error/ta-p...

Kind regards...

[lwp89]

I am using the following blocks

I have few more steps before this blocks.. those blocks basically lists the app IDs from this managed space.. and it works fine as I can see in the output that it successfully lists all the 3 App IDs from that managed space.. but it fails at this export block

[Frank_S]

Can you try exporting from a Shared Space rather than the managed space?
Does that work?

403 generally means "forbidden" so perhaps this could be it.

[Frank_S]

Take moment to review this community discussion as well. 

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Qlik-Application-Automation/Export-app-to-sharepoint-onedrive-or-dropb...

[lwp89]

Thanks @Frank_S 

I looked at this post.. but does not help.

FYI, the export works perfectly fine with an app in shared space, but it does not work for the apps that are in managed spaced.

Qlik Application Automation also has a very complex template about this to kind of export an app to github everytime its published. 

We all know that the apps can only be published in the managed spaces and not shared spaces so I am sure that this template is also talking about exporting the apps from managed spaces and not shared.

Its frustrating that it works for shared space and not managed 

[Frank_S · Accepted solution]

I thought that might be the case that it would work for the shared space.

This appears to be a limitation of the current capabilities (or possibly working as design given that managed spaces are strictly governed spaces).

• https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Spaces/Spaces.htm#anchor...

I am cc'ing our in house expert to confirm as well.

cc @ Emile_Koslowski

[lwp89]

Thanks, I have also raised a support case (00032087). 

[Emile_Koslowski]

Hi both,

Frank is correct, it's not possible to export apps from a managed space.
This is also not possible through the Qlik Sense UI.

[AlexOmetis]

To export or duplicate an app from a Managed Space you have to do some weird workaround trickery. 

It's possible using Qlik-CLI to move the app to a Shared Space (using qlik app space), duplicate it (either in the web or using qlik app copy) or export it, then move it back to the Managed Space (using qlik app space). I imagine you could construct something similar within App Automation. 

I'm really not sure why it's not supported in Qlik Sense UI as it causes major issues when someone deletes their shared/personal copy of an app. Vote on my idea here: Qlik Sense SaaS - Duplicate/Export App from Manage... - Qlik Community - 1779701