inProcess App Operations can be automated using the Windows Task Scheduler. This allows you to schedule the execution of inProcess App Operations at specific times, such as at startup or at regular intervals. This can be useful for automating tasks such as importing and exporting QVF files.
In this guide, we will show you how to set up a task in the Windows Task Scheduler to call the inProcess App Operations.
Step 1: Open the Windows Task Scheduler by searching for "Task Scheduler" in the start menu.
Step 2: Click on the "Create Basic Task" button to create a new task.
Step 3: Give your task a name and description, then click on the "Next" button.
Step 4: Select the trigger for your task. You can choose to run the task at startup, on a schedule, or when a specific event occurs.
Step 5: Select the action for your task. This should be set to "Start a program".
Step 6: In the "Program/script" field, enter the path to the inProcess App Operations executable file. This is typically located in the program's extraction directory.
Step 7: In the "Add arguments" field, enter any necessary command-line options for inProcess App Operations. For example, if you want to export QVF files, you would enter app-export connection profile where connection is the connection settings for your Qlik Sense Server and profile is your App Export Profile settings.
Step 8: in the “Start in (optional)“ add the directory where the inProcess App Operations is extracted.
Step 9: Click on the "Finish" button to complete the task setup.
Step 10: Your task will now appear in the Task Scheduler window. You can edit or delete the task by right-clicking on it and selecting the appropriate option.
You can now run the inProcess App Operations automatically at specific times by using the Windows Task Scheduler.
Notes:
To hide the command line during the execution of the task, select the option “Run whether user is logged on or not”. Enter an user and password with access to execute tasks - Administrator users in most cases.
Set your App Export or Import Profiles to execute without asking for confirmation. Set SkipConfirmation to true.
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please feel free to reach out to our customer support team: support@ipc-global.com.
Calling inProcess App Operations from Qlik Sense Management Console
Qlik Sense Management Console (QMC) allows you to schedule and run tasks, including the execution of external programs such as the inProcess App Operations. This can be useful for automating tasks such as importing and exporting QVF files. In this guide, we will show you how to set up a task in the QMC to call the inProcess App Operations.
Create a BAT file with the commands to execute the inProcess App Operations.
In our example, we have an inProcessAppOperations.bat with the following code:
D: CD D:\inprocess-app-operations\executable inProcessAppOperations.exe app-export RND RND
Step 1: Open the Qlik Sense Management Console by navigating to the URL of your Qlik Sense server and logging in.
Step 2: Click on the "Tasks" button in the left navigation menu.
Step 3: Click on the "External program task" button to create a new task.
Step 4: Give your task a name, and choose the type of task as "Windows"
Step 5: In the "Path”, enter the path to the BAT file created above, in our example:
D:\inprocess-app-operations\executable\inProcessAppOperations.bat.
Step 6: Select the Trigger for your task.
Step 7: Click on the "Apply" button to complete the task setup.
Step 8: Your task will now appear in the Tasks section of the Qlik Sense Management Console. You can edit or delete the task by selecting the appropriate option in the action button.
You can now run the inProcess App Operations automatically at specific times by using the Qlik Sense Management Console (QMC).
Notes:
Set your App Export or Import Profiles to execute without asking for confirmation. Set SkipConfirmation to true.
Note that both BAT and inProcess App Operations executable files must be accessible by Qlik Sense Server and the Qlik Sense Service Account user.
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please feel free to reach out to our customer support team: support@ipc-global.com.