App scripts
Manage Qlik Sense app scripts
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
Manage Qlik Sense app scripts
Command to test connection to Qlik Sense server.
Commands to retrieve and manipulate custom properties.
In-app master dimension.
In-app master measures.
Scramble fields in Sense apps.
Manage Qlik Sense proxy sessions.
Reload, external program and user sync tasks.
In-app variables.
Exporting various information from Qlik Sense.
Import various information into Qlik Sense
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