Here you'll find the recordings of our Techspert Talks sessions (formally Support Techspert Thursdays).
This session addresses:
- Exploring templates & connectors
- Understanding functionality
- Debugging complex automations
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Getting Started Resources
01:42 - How many automations are free?
02:03 - How to find templates
03:09 - Getting started with GitHub template
04:24 - First run sending file to GitHub
05:52 - Seeing the changes in GitHub
06:38 - Block settings details
08:36 - Missing App ID error
09:22 - 2 apps with same name
10:06 - Variable Settings Block
11:00 - Condition Block
12:20 - Export Blocks
12:58 - Mapping Outputs and Inputs
14:52 - Debugging the Test Payload
16:52 - Troubleshooting Invalid Blocks
17:58 - Disabling blocks
19:36 - Adding an Output block
20:02 - Per block view vs Chronological
21:22 - Debugging Error Handling
24:45 - Adding error alerts
27:11 - Limiting block outputs
28:06 - Blocks with Loop Structure
29:02 - Test Runs
30:27 - Exporting Automations / Download workspace
30:55 - Importing Automation / Upload workspace
31:49 - Adding Comments
33:12 - Q&A: Only for SaaS?
33:27 - Q&A: How to see contents of a variable?
35:42 - Q&A: How to find Automations?
36:17 - Q&A: Whate are the limitations?
37:07 - Q&A: How to see the number of used runs?
37:35 - Q&A: What is the pricing model?
38:03 - Q&A: Can it do a Server Health Check?
38:17 - Q&A: What connectors are available?
40:19 - Q&A: How to do task / reload chaining?
42:17 - Q&A: Can it move apps to a shared space?
43:29 - Q&A: Can it limit automations per user?
44:01 - Q&A: What are the In-App Button limits?
44:43 - Q&A: How can you see ongoing automations?
45:09 - Q&A: Which automations do I have access to?
45:30 - Q&A: What security settings are there?
46:39 - Q&A: How many blocks in one automation?
Resources:
Getting started with Qlik Application Automation
Limitations documentation on Help
Available Automation Connectors
Getting started with the GitLab connector in Qlik Application Automation
How to build long-running task chains in Qlik Application Automation
Q&A:
Q: Is there a plan for Qlik data transfer to kick off an automation?
A: For now, we only have webhooks that listen to app.reloaded & app.data.updated events. I’m not sure if Qlik DataTransfer supports it but if you can call a URL after the transfer has finished, you could use a triggered automation. More on that here: Triggered automations
Q: Please can you investigate the integration of ZOHO Books Connector?
A: You can ask for new connectors through the Qlik Application Automation page in ideation or by discussing this with your account manager.
Q: Can we link one automation to another?
A: Yes, you can use the Call Automation block to start an automation from inside another one : Call Automation block
You could also work with triggered automations and call them from the Call URL block:
Q: Is it possible to run automations from an external site via the Qlik Sense SaaS APIs?
A: Yes, by setting the automation’s run mode to triggered: Triggered automations . Next month, we’ll also be releasing a new API to manage automations
Q: Can you trigger outside scripts from Python in automations in SaaS?
A: If you make these outside hosted scripts available through an API, you could use the Call URL block to trigger them.
