QlikView Message - Script Execution Progress Window

[GDaw2022]

Hi all, 

I've recently seen the following message come up when re-loading data on QlikView:

'Bytes left for column id'

The app will hold for around 30-seconds then proceed as normal with no effects to the load etc. 

Can anyone shed any light on why this might be happening?

Thank you in advance. 

[hic · Accepted solution]

It's probably the re-indexing of the indexes in the symbol tables.

As the number of distinct values of a field increases, the engine sometimes needs to add a bit to the index, and then it has to run through all already loaded values to increase the number of bits. And this can take a few seconds.

See also https://community.qlik.com/t5/Qlik-Design-Blog/Symbol-Tables-and-Bit-Stuffed-Pointers/ba-p/1475369

[Chip_Matejowsky]

Since this thread looks to be regarding a QlikView issue, I'm going to move it from the Qlik Sense > Alerting Discussions forum to the QlikView > Administration forum so that it reaches it's intended audience.

Best Regards