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May 10, 2022 3:06:05 PM
Dec 11, 2018 8:46:27 AM
The Data Load Editor or Data Manager fails to create a new connector connection. The connection dialogue remains at the spinning icon and no progress is being made.
The relevant connector process (eg. QvRestConnector.exe) is idle in the Task Monitor.
Browser dev tool reports errors similar to Error loading connector, retrying: QvOdbcConnectorPackage
One possible root cause is Antivirus on installed on the server. The inter-process communication between Qlik Engine and connector processes (for example QvODBCConnector.exe) is done via named pipes. In certain cases, Antivirus programs restrict named pipes, which blocks communication between Qlik Sense and connectors.
For example, named pipes being blocked by McAfee Antivirus.
Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
Qlik REST Connector
Qlik Salesforce Connector
Qlik ODBC Connector Package