Tasks
Tasks are used to perform a wide variety of operations and can be chained together in just any pattern. The tasks are handled by the Qlik Sense Scheduler Service (QSS). The following types of tasks are available:
- Reload
- Preload
- User synchronization
- External program
- Distribution
The Tasks overview lists all the available tasks. The following table presents the available fields and buttons. By default, only some of the fields are displayed. You can use the column selector () to add fields.
Field/Button | Description |
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Name |
The name of the task. Click |
Associated resource |
The name of the app or the user directory connector that the task is used on. |
Type | Type of task:
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Enabled |
Status values: Yes or No. |
Status |
The status of the task:
Click Tip noteIf the status of the task is not updating as expected, you can disable the cache for the task table. Add the following flag and set it to true in %Program Files%\Qlik\Sense\CapabilityService\capabilities.json, then restart the Qlik services:
{"contentHash":"2ae4a99c9f17ab76e1eeb27bc4211874","originalClassName":"FeatureToggle","flag":"QmcTaskTableCacheDisabled","enabled":true} |
Last execution |
The date and time of the last execution of the task. If never executed, no information is displayed. |
Next execution |
The trigger type that starts the next execution of the task:
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Time to live (minutes) |
How long time apps should remain loaded in memory after being preloaded. |
Dedicated nodes | A list of the nodes that a preload task can be executed on. If empty, apps can be preloaded on any node. |
Tags | The tags that are connected to the task. |
ID | The ID of the task. |
Created |
The date and time when the task was created. |
Last modified |
The date and time when the task was last modified. |
Modified by | By whom the task was modified. |
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Sort the list ascending or descending. Some columns do not support sorting. |
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Type a string to filter on, or, when available, select a predefined value. All rows that match your filter criteria are displayed. You can filter on multiple columns simultaneously to narrow your search. If a filter is applied to a column, To remove your criteria, click Actions in the table header bar and select Clear filters and search. You can combine filtering with searching. |
Actions |
Options for clearing filter and search, selecting and deselecting all rows, and toggling wrapping. Information noteThe option Select all rows is applied to the rows that are currently displayed. Any rows that have been filtered out before selecting all rows are disregarded, even if they were selected. The option Deselect all rows is applied to all rows, including those that were filtered out.
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Column selector: Select which columns to display in the overview. Click |
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Search – both basic and more advanced searches. |
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Refresh the page. |
Edit | Edit the selected task. |
Delete | Delete the selected tasks. |
Start | Start the selected tasks. |
Stop | Stop the selected tasks. |
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Create a new reload task. |
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Create a new preload task. |
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Create a new external program task. |
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Create a new distribution task. |
More actions > Enable | Enable the selected tasks. |
More actions > Disable | Disable the selected tasks. |
More actions > Duplicate | Duplicate the selected reload task. External program tasks, distribution tasks, preload tasks, or user sync tasks cannot be duplicated. |
Show more | The overview shows a set number of items, by default. To show more items, scroll to the end of the list and click Show more. Searching, sorting, and filtering of items is always done on the full database list of items, not only the items that are displayed. |