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Run the Qlik Sense Connector Externally | /connectors/dashboard/qliksense/yaml |
{% connectorDetailsHeader name="Qlik Sense" stage="PROD" platform="OpenMetadata" availableFeatures=["Dashboards", "Charts", "Datamodels", "Lineage"] unavailableFeatures=["Owners", "Tags", "Projects"] / %}
In this section, we provide guides and references to use the PowerBI connector.
Configure and schedule PowerBI metadata and profiler workflows from the OpenMetadata UI:
{% partial file="/v1.6/connectors/external-ingestion-deployment.md" /%}
Requirements
Python Requirements
{% partial file="/v1.6/connectors/python-requirements.md" /%}
To run the PowerBI ingestion, you will need to install:
pip3 install "openmetadata-ingestion[qliksense]"
Metadata Ingestion
All connectors are defined as JSON Schemas. Here you can find the structure to create a connection to QlikSense.
In order to create and run a Metadata Ingestion workflow, we will follow the steps to create a YAML configuration able to connect to the source, process the Entities if needed, and reach the OpenMetadata server.
The workflow is modeled around the following JSON Schema
1. Define the YAML Config
This is a sample config for Qlik Sense:
{% codePreview %}
{% codeInfoContainer %}
Source Configuration - Service Connection
{% codeInfo srNumber=1 %}
hostPort: Qlik Engine JSON API Websocket URL
Enter the websocket url of Qlik Sense Engine JSON API. Refer to this document for more details about
Example: wss://server.domain.com:4747
or wss://server.domain.com[/virtual proxy]
Note: Notice that you have to provide the websocket url here which would begin with either wss://
or ws://
{% /codeInfo %}
{% codeInfo srNumber=2 %}
displayUrl: Qlik Sense Base URL
This field refers to the base url of your Qlik Sense Portal, will be used for generating the redirect links for dashboards and charts.
Example: https://server.domain.com
or https://server.domain.com/<virtual-proxy-path>
{% /codeInfo %}
{% codeInfo srNumber=3 %}
Since we use the Qlik Sense Engine APIs, we need to authenticate to those APIs using certificates generated on Qlik Management Console.
In this approach we provide the path of the certificates to the certificate stored in the container or environment running the ingestion workflow.
- clientCertificate: This field specifies the path of
client.pem
certificate required for authentication. - clientKeyCertificate: This field specifies the path of
client_key.pem
certificate required for authentication. - rootCertificate: This field specifies the path of
root.pem
certificate required for authentication.
{% /codeInfo %}
{% codeInfo srNumber=4 %}
In this approach we provide the content of the certificates to the relevant field.
- Client Certificate Value: This field specifies the value of
client.pem
certificate required for authentication. - Client Key Certificate Value: This field specifies the value of
client_key.pem
certificate required for authentication. - Root Certificate Value: This field specifies the value of
root.pem
certificate required for authentication. - Staging Directory Path: This field specifies the path to temporary staging directory, where the certificates will be stored temporarily during the ingestion process, which will de deleted once the ingestion job is over.
when you are using this approach make sure you are passing the key in a correct format. If your certificate looks like this:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MII..
MBQ...
CgU..
8Lt..
...
h+4=
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
You will have to replace new lines with \n
and the final private key that you need to pass should look like this:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMII..\nMBQ...\nCgU..\n8Lt..\n...\nh+4=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n
{% /codeInfo %}
{% codeInfo srNumber=5 %}
userId: This field specifies the user directory of the user.
{% /codeInfo %}
{% codeInfo srNumber=6 %}
userDirectory: This field specifies the user directory of the user.
{% /codeInfo %}
{% codeInfo srNumber=7 %}
validateHostName: Enable/Disable this field to validate the host name against the provided certificates.
{% /codeInfo %}
{% partial file="/v1.6/connectors/yaml/dashboard/source-config-def.md" /%}
{% partial file="/v1.6/connectors/yaml/ingestion-sink-def.md" /%}
{% partial file="/v1.6/connectors/yaml/workflow-config-def.md" /%}
{% /codeInfoContainer %}
{% codeBlock fileName="filename.yaml" %}
source:
type: qliksense
serviceName: local_qliksense
serviceConnection:
config:
type: QlikSense
hostPort: wss://localhost:4747
displayUrl: https://localhost
certificates:
# pass certificate paths
clientCertificate: /path/to/client.pem
clientKeyCertificate: /path/to/client_key.pem
rootCertificate: /path/to/root.pem
# pass certificate values
# clientCertificateData: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n....\n.....\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n
# clientKeyCertificateData: -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n....\n....\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n
# rootCertificateData: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n....\n...-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n
# stagingDir: /tmp/stage
userId: user_id
userDirectory: user_dir
validateHostName: false
{% partial file="/v1.6/connectors/yaml/dashboard/source-config.md" /%}
{% partial file="/v1.6/connectors/yaml/ingestion-sink.md" /%}
{% partial file="/v1.6/connectors/yaml/workflow-config.md" /%}
{% /codeBlock %}
{% /codePreview %}
Securing Qlik Sense Connection with SSL in OpenMetadata
To establish secure connections between OpenMetadata and Qlik Sense, there are two ways to communicate: defining the certificate file path or using the certificates value.
When using the local certificate file path, ensure that the certificates are accessible from the Airflow Server. You can specify the path for the client certificate
, client key certificate
, and root certificate
.
Alternatively, when using the certificates value, you can provide the CA certificate used for SSL validation by specifying the CA Certificate
(rootCertificateData). If both client and server require mutual authentication, you can upload all three: CA Certificate
, SSL Certificate
(clientCertificate), and SSL Key
(clientKeyCertificate).
Refer to the guide on how to generate authentication certificates so that OpenMetadata can communicate with Qlik Sense here.
certificates:
# pass certificate paths
clientCertificate: /path/to/client.pem
clientKeyCertificate: /path/to/client_key.pem
rootCertificate: /path/to/root.pem
# pass certificate values
clientCertificateData: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n....\n.....\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n
clientKeyCertificateData: -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n....\n....\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n
rootCertificateData: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n....\n...-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n
{% partial file="/v1.6/connectors/yaml/ingestion-cli.md" /%}