Qlik Sense Desktop hub
Starting Qlik Sense DesktopYou start Qlik Sense Desktop from the Start menu under the Qlik Sense program group. Show
Before you can start using Qlik Sense Desktop, you need to authenticate yourself against a Qlik Sense Enterprise server. You need to have a working network connection to enable authentication. After you have been authenticated once, internet access is not required to continue using Qlik Sense Desktop. However, you have to re-authenticate yourself if thirty days have passed since you last authenticated, if you have logged out, or if your administrator has revoked your user access for Qlik Sense Enterprise server. If you are using SAML authentication and close the browser, the session ends and the cookie is deleted so you must re-authenticate yourself to start a new session. Note: Qlik Sense Desktop runs in the language of your operating system and the language cannot be altered, unless you open and run Qlik Sense Desktop in a web browser. Authenticating against SaaS editions of Qlik SenseYou can authenticate your Qlik Sense Desktop client against SaaS editions of Qlik Sense. To do so, you must generate an authentication link. How to Authenticate Qlik Sense Desktop with SaaS editions of Qlik Sense Download and authenticate Qlik Sense DesktopDo the following:
Authenticating against Qlik Sense Enterprise serverIf you have user access for Qlik Sense Enterprise, you can authenticate against the Qlik Sense Enterprise server when you start Qlik Sense Desktop. Before you can authenticate, the Qlik Sense Enterprise authentication link must be generated by your administrator in the Qlik Management Console. Your Qlik Sense administrator will provide you with information about how you can receive the link using one of the following methods:
Qlik Sense Desktop must be installed on your computer before you start any of the following procedures. Note: Client authentication is not supported on test servers. Retrieving a client authentication link from the Qlik Sense Enterprise hubDo the following:
After this, when you launch Qlik Sense Desktop, you can click the authentication button and log in using your Qlik Sense Enterprise credentials. Receiving the client authentication link from your administratorDo the following:
After this, when you launch Qlik Sense Desktop, you can click the authentication button and log in using your Qlik Sense Enterprise credentials. Receiving a hubs.ini file from your administratorDo the following:
After this, when you launch Qlik Sense Desktop, you can click the authentication button and log in using your Qlik Sense Enterprise credentials. Logging outYou can choose to log out from Qlik Sense Desktop. Do the following:
Opening Qlik Sense Desktop in a web browserBy default, Qlik Sense Desktop runs in a window of its own. But you can also open it in a web browser. You must log in using Qlik Sense Desktop before you can open it in a web browser. Do the following:
Qlik Sense Desktop opens in the web browser, showing the hub with all your apps. Note: You can now alter the language of Qlik Sense Desktop. For more information, see Changing language in Qlik Sense. |