How to give access to end users to reload data on web access point

[#1]

Hi,

There is task to give to end users ability to reload data on web access point.

For example I have query with parameter date. User will input date into necessary field after it will press reload and report will shown to him.

Is it possible ?

[#2]

Nobody knows it!

Does it mean that it is impossible?

[nstefaniuk]

Hi, it's possible but I am not sure it will work like that.

First you want to use a date given in dashboard to reload, it's not so easy because the chosen date must survive the reload. Maybe it can work if you store it in a variable and read the variable during the load, maybe with macro but I am not sure you can use macro in the load, maybe by accessing the variable in the script.

Else you can generate a file on server that stores the choice of user, then read this file during the load.

Else you can give access to the reload task and use parameters, but the user will have to use 2 URL : 1 to launch and 1 to see the resut.

Not so easy in any cases

[#4 · Accepted solution]

Hi nstefaniuk,

Thank you for your reply. But below you can find the answer from official support:

The answer to your question is no,reload triggered by user in a server scenario is not possible.
Please see QlikView Reference Manual andthe section "Macro functionality limitations", which states thatfunctionality like Reload is not to triggered on server side by user client.

QlikView can handle large amounts of data, so try to load all your data intothe application instead. By making selections in the application the user willget the required datat limitation.

[nstefaniuk]

As I have said, you can but not like that.

You can give reload to users (through Management Console or using a webservice / API)

You can generate a file on the server (not during the reload) then read this file at the next reload

So if the need is : my user wants to refresh data on demand on server and change a parameter, you have some solutions, not easy, but it's possible.