Commands

Ctrl-Q commands.

List available commands

If unsure about which command to use, run ctrl-q help to get a list of commands available in the Ctrl-Q version you are using.

Using Windows Terminal/PowerShell:

.\ctrl-q.exe help

Using macOS/Linux:

./ctrl-q help
Usage: ctrl-q [options] [command]

Ctrl-Q is a command line utility for interacting with client-managed Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows servers.
Among other things the tool does bulk import of apps and tasks, manipulates master items and scrambles in-app data.

Version: 3.16.0

Options:
  -V, --version                         output the version number
  -h, --help                            display help for command

Commands:
  app-export [options]                  export Qlik Sense apps to QVF files on disk.
  app-import [options]                  import apps/upload QVF files on disk to Sense based on definitions in Excel file.
  bookmark-get [options]                get info about one or more bookmarks
  connection-test [options]             test connection to Qlik Sense server.
  field-scramble [options]              scramble one or more fields in an app. A new app with the scrambled data is created.
  help [command]                        display help for command
  master-item-dim-delete [options]      delete master dimension(s)
  master-item-dim-get [options]         get info about one or more master dimensions
  master-item-import [options]          create master items based on definitions in a file on disk
  master-item-measure-delete [options]  delete master measure(s)
  master-item-measure-get [options]     get info about one or more master measures
  script-get [options]                  get script from Qlik Sense app
  session-delete [options]             delete proxy session(s) on a specific virtual proxy and proxy service
  session-get [options]                get info about proxy sessions on one or more virtual proxies
  task-custom-property-set [options]    update a custom property of one or more tasks
  task-get [options]                    get info about one or more tasks
  task-import [options]                 create tasks based on definitions in a file on disk, optionally also importing apps from QVF files.
  task-vis [options]                    visualise task network
  variable-delete [options]             delete one or more variables in one or more apps
  variable-get [options]                get variable definitions in one or more apps
  version [options]                     show version info

App scripts

Manage Qlik Sense app scripts

Bookmarks

Connection test

Command to test connection to Qlik Sense server.

Custom properties

Commands to retrieve and manipulate custom properties.

Dimensions

In-app master dimension.

Measures

In-app master measures.

Scramble fields

Scramble fields in Sense apps.

Sessions

Manage Qlik Sense proxy sessions.

Tasks

Reload, external program and user sync tasks.

Variables

In-app variables.

Export

Exporting various information from Qlik Sense.

Import

Import various information into Qlik Sense


Last modified March 12, 2024: Fix typo in session-* command (a32e260)