Qvw file size following upgrade

[Mark_Glazener]

We just installed QV 12.5 on a test server and copied our version 11.2 apps onto this new server. I completed parallel reloads of these apps on both versions, and the resulting runtimes and qvw/qvd file sizes were pretty much the same with one exception. One qvw file increased in size from about 100 MB in version 11.2 to 800 MB in 12.5. From what I can tell, the data looks the same when compared through AccessPoint, but I would like to know if there is any explanation for the increased file size. I couldn't find a related post.

I attached the reload log from the 12.5 version. It might contain some useful information. No changes have been made regarding compression. 

[QFabian]

Hi @Mark_Glazener ,  i saw that related to Lineage, check this link :

https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView-Scripting/Expansion-of-QVD-file-size-during-iterated-process/...

Enable Easter Egg feature in QlikView Desktop client

1. Open Qlikview Desktop client
2. Go to Help > About Qlikview...
3. Right click the QlikView logo in the bottom right corner
4. Highlight the AllowDataLineage value
5. Set the value to -1 to disable the Lineage information
6. Click Set to store the value change
7. Close the settings and about dialog boxes
8. Reload the QVD generator application           

Enable Easter Egg on QlikView Server

1. Open the QlikView Server’s batch settings.ini file in a text editor. Default file path;
2. C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\QlikTech\QlikViewBatch\Settings.ini
3. Add AllowDataLineage=-1 in the [Settings 7] section of the settings file.
4. Save the settings file and close text editor
5. Restart QlikView Server, to trigger loading of the altered settings
6. Reload the QVW file from QlikView management console to see that the setting has been changed
7. To enable the lineage information follow the steps above, but set the Value to 0 instead of -1 in step

[Mark_Glazener]

Hi QFabian,

The post you provided refers to growing QVD files. In my case, the QVD files actually got smaller but only by a little bit. My issue is with one the QVW files, and just the one out of three. The other two maintained their sizes.