QlikView 11 SP1 Windows Task to restart QDS

This quick guide will assist QlikView server administrators with creating a simple Windows Task
using Windows PowerShell to restart the QlikView Distribution Service. This guide is in response
to a bug found with QlikView Server 11 Sp1. (Bug ID# 46252) In this bug, QlikView Server reload
tasks will run, and complete. However, the task will remain in a running state until the QDS is
restarted. If the QDS is not restarted, the next time a task which remains in a running state is
triggered, it will not trigger as the QDS believes that the task has not finished from the previous
run time.
Windows Task setup proces
1. Connect to your Windows Server
2. Launch Task Scheduler
3. Create a Task for this event
a. Recommend creating a QlikView folder for organization
b. Recommend naming task something QlikView appropriate for organization
4. General Tab: Detail the task as necessary
a. Recommend using the same account to run Task as that which runs the QlikView
Services
5. Triggers Tab: Set task to trigger after business hours
a. After all reloads are done
6. Actions Tab: Select Start a program
a. Program/Script:
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
b. Add Arguments:
-command Restart-Service QlikViewDistributionService;
i. (copy these the two lines above as shown)
7. Conditions Tab: Detail the task as necessary
8. Settings Tab: Detail the task as necessary
9. Click Ok
10.Enter password for account if prompted
11.Run task as a test
12.Close Task scheduler
Good luck. - Picture references detailed below.