Solved: Re: nPrinting 17.2 and 17.3 attach external file - Qlik Community

qlikconsult · ‎2017-02-27

I'm working with Nprinting 17.2 and 17.3

I need to attach external files (files not generated from nprinting), as was possible in nPrinting version 16

On the NPrinting 17.2 help web pages, there is a page for this (see link below)

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/17.2/Content/DistributionSchedulesAutomation/CanIattachExterna...

I cannot find these configurations on the management console in 17.2.2.0 or 17.3 however

Funny enough, on the Nprinting 17.3 help pages, this section has disappeared completely

If this is possible, I would appreciate it if someone could assist me in finding the configurations, alternatively tell me if it is not possible and that the 17.2 help page entry is a bad copy and paste mistake from the version 16 documentation,

I'm so frustrated because so many features that were in version 16 has been removed in version 17, it makes life very difficult for nPrinting report developers.

Thanks,

Jan-Hendrik

Lech_Miszkiewicz · ‎2017-05-25

I am with you men - I am frustrated sometimes too!

NPrinting 17 is new product! It is not next version of NPrinting 16. It will eventually replace it and it will have feature gaps filled - this requires some time! Lets all be patient about it. Next version coming up soon will have some new features for sure (I hope)

Now - what external files you need to attach? DOC, XLS, PDFs? Maybe you can create "dummy reports with those files and attach them as reports"?

cheers

Lech

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Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2017-05-23

Hi Jan-Hendrik, i have same question. Did you get answer about it?

regards,

qlikconsult · ‎2017-05-25

Hi Damain

Unfortunately not

Jan-Hendrik

Lech_Miszkiewicz · ‎2017-05-25

I am with you men - I am frustrated sometimes too!

NPrinting 17 is new product! It is not next version of NPrinting 16. It will eventually replace it and it will have feature gaps filled - this requires some time! Lets all be patient about it. Next version coming up soon will have some new features for sure (I hope)

Now - what external files you need to attach? DOC, XLS, PDFs? Maybe you can create "dummy reports with those files and attach them as reports"?

cheers

Lech

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Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2017-05-30

Yes, I talked with Qlik Support and they give me the same solution. At the moment there isn't another way to attach an external file.

Lech_Miszkiewicz · ‎2017-05-30

Does it solve your issue then?

cheers

Lech

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qlikconsult · ‎2017-05-30

In my opinion its "sales talk" to say that this is a new product, I would have rather said that Qlik broke the program.

If you install/implement a program at a client you use the latest available version of a product. Now suddenly features that use to work is simply just not there anymore,

Anyways, I appreciate the fact that Qlik is revamping the product to fit in with the new Qlik architecture and will wait with anticipation for future releases to solve my issues

Jan-Hendrik

qlikconsult · ‎2017-05-30

actually thinking about it, Qlik should not have called the "new product" NPRINTING at all but rather have given it a new name, "NEXT" 🙂 , that would have been less confusing

Lech_Miszkiewicz · ‎2017-05-30

Well,

If you want to use latest available (old version) - you have a NPrinting 16.6 which is supported with QlikView 12. So you can still use old program if you want to.

now comparing NPrinting 16 and NPrinting 17 it is like comparing: Windows XP with Windows 10 - they are still MSWindows operating systems, but they are not the same products anymore.

Also regarding naming:

there are 2 names:

"QlikView NPrinting" is Old version - only for QlikView (this includes 17.0 version which - agree - may be confusing)
"Qlik NPrinitng" is a new version - supporting QlikView and Qlik Sense

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