Image not Displayed as an Image URL Text Shown Instead of Image

Images are not showing up properly in the application. URL Text is shown instead of the image in web-view on the desktop and on the ajax client from the Access Point. One possible way this can manifest is when there is a link to a google map item. 

Environment: QlikView 12.00, 12.10, 12.20 (November 2017) and later

In QlikView 12 both in Desktop and Server a new parameter, AllowGeneralAccessToImagesThroughURL, was added to the Settings.ini file. By default this value is set to 0, it appears in the ini file as:

AllowGeneralAccessToImagesThroughURL=0

This setting will prevent images appearing in any objects possible through a URL. If the URL is added to a text box without background the text box will appear to disappear in WebView or when opening the app in Server.

The reason for this parameter is that HTTP access is considered a risk because it allows the user to fetch pictures as the QVS process. As the QVS process might be running with elevated rights and runs behind a firewall, it may have access to servers that the user does not and therefore the user can fetch pictures that should be hidden from them.

Even if AllowGeneralAccessToImagesThroughURL parameter is set to 0 these images can be seen in Desktop and when accessing the app through the IE Plugin, because these images are fetched by the local client.

New setting.ini option in version 12 related to showing images.

The default value of the AllowGeneralAccessToImagesThroughURL is set to 0 and this prevents any image from showing up.

AllowGeneralAccessToImagesThroughURL has to be changed from 0 to 1 or 2 in the Setting.ini files for Desktop and Server.

QlikView Server:

1. On the QlikView server, navigate to C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\QlikViewServer - Settings.ini
2. Stop the QlikView server Service.
3. Open the Settings.ini file.
4. Find the line with parameter AllowGeneralAccessToImagesThroughURL=0 and change the 0 to 1. Kindly note that depending your environment this may have to change to 2.
5. Restart the QlikView server Service.

Desktop:

1. Close the Desktop Client.
2. Navigate to C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\QlikTech\QlikView - Settings.ini
3. Find the Settings.ini file
4. Find the line with parameter AllowGeneralAccessToImagesThroughURL=0 and change the 0 to 1 or 2.

Please note that there are 3 possible values for AllowGeneralAccessToImagesThroughURL

•  0 = No access at all
•  1 = Access through "http://" // 
•  2 = Full access (same behavior as in 11.20)

A good approach if none of the above steps are working, use Bundle Load especially if you are using AJAX. More info here. 

For MiniCharts it may be necessary to update the parameter detailed below in the file named Setting.ini for both QV Desktop and QV Server:

WebFileUseWinAPI=1