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source: https://qlik.dev/toolkits/qlik-cli/report-template/report-template-create/
last_updated: 2025-06-18T09:34:47+02:00
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# report-template create

## qlik report-template create

Create a new report template

### Synopsis

Create a new report template.

```
qlik report-template create [flags]
```

### Options

```
      --description string                    Template description
  -f, --file file                             Read request body from the specified file
  -h, --help                                  help for create
      --interval int                          Duration in seconds to wait between retries, at least 1 (default 1)
      --name string                           (Required) Template name
      --onDemandSettings-description string   The on-demand template description
      --onDemandSettings-fileName string      The on-demand output file name. Required if on-demand output formats are specified.
      --onDemandSettings-output strings       The enabled on-demand output formats
  -q, --quiet                                 Return only IDs from the command
      --raw                                   Return original response from server without any processing
      --retry int                             Number of retries to do before failing, max 10
      --sourceAppAction string                Specifies the action to perform with the given source app id. Use "validate" to verify that the template source app matches the provided value. Use "replace" to migrate the template to a different app by replacing the source app id.
                                              Allowed values: "validate", "replace"
      --sourceAppId string                    The ID of the app that this template is using as data source. The id stored in the template file metadata is used if no value is specified.
      --temporaryContentId string             (Required) The ID of a previously uploaded temporary content file
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -c, --config string            path/to/config.yml where parameters can be set instead of on the command line
      --context string           Name of the context used when connecting to Qlik Associative Engine
      --headers stringToString   HTTP headers to use when connecting to Qlik Associative Engine (default [])
      --insecure                 Allow connecting to hosts with self-signed certificates
      --json                     Returns output in JSON format, if possible. Disables verbose and traffic output
  -s, --server string            URL to Qlik Cloud or directly to a Qlik Associative Engine
      --server-type string       The type of server you are using: cloud, Windows (Enterprise on Windows) or engine
  -v, --verbose                  Log extra information
```