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alan_grn
Creator II
Creator II

Bookmark deletion / Loss of bookmarks

Can someone please provide me with details about how bookmarks work in Qlikview.We are encouraging our users to use bookmarks but on some occasios the bookmarks are being lost.

I would like to know under what circumstances this happens and what needs to be avoided in qvw development so that bookmarks are not lost when a new version of a qvw fiel is published.

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Not applicable

It depends on types of bookmarks. From QlikView Reference manual:


15.1 Bookmark Types

The current state of selections can be saved as bookmarks for later use. Bookmarks capture selections in all

states defined in a QlikView document. When recalling a bookmark created in version 11 (or later) the selections

in all states will be applied. There are different types of bookmarks:

Document bookmarks are stored inside the qvw document. They will always be available to whoever

opens the document locally or from a QlikView Server.

User bookmarks are stored separately on the user’s computer. They will only be available to the

user who created them on the computer where they were created. If the document

is moved or renamed all personal bookmarks related to it will be lost.

Personal Server bookmarks

are only available when working with a document on QlikView Server and

only to authenticated users. They are stored in a repository on the server and

are accessible to the user from any computer where authenticated.

Shared Server bookmarks

are only available when working with a document on QlikView Server and

only to authenticated users. Any user who has created a personal server bookmark

may flag this as shared to other users. They will then become available

to other users. Just like personal server bookmarks shared server bookmarks are

stored in a repository on the server.

ashfaq_haseeb
Champion III
Champion III

Hi,

Your bookmarks are store in .Shared file.

Make sure its not corrupted.

Take regular backups.

Regards

ASHFAQ

alan_grn
Creator II
Creator II
Author

Thanks. This will mainly apply to user bookmarks. Under what senarios do these get lost / deleted?

swarup_malli
Specialist
Specialist

where can I find .Shared files on the server?

ashfaq_haseeb
Champion III
Champion III

In the same folder where your end user application are stored.

Regards

ASHFAQ

swarup_malli
Specialist
Specialist

Hey Ashfaq,

I only see the .qvw file and log file in the SourceDocs folder.

What is the file extension of the .shared files?


swarup_malli
Specialist
Specialist

Found it, thank you Ashfaq !

Not applicable

Pls close this thread by marking correct answer

swarup_malli
Specialist
Specialist

@manojqlik-- you are asking the wrong person my friend, I did not create this thread 🙂