Running a Report in "Schedule" Mode in BusinessObjects
This guide is designed to provide a basic overview of running reports in BusinessObjects using "Schedule" mode.
Table of Contents
Locating Reports in the Folder System
Running a Report in "View" Mode
Running a Report in "Schedule" Mode
Viewing Previously Scheduled Reports
Demonstration Video
This video goes over how to schedule reports in BusinessObjects. Length: approx. 11 minutes. Closed captioned. Password available from the helpdesk or the Community Services System News.
Initiate Scheduling Report
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On the row for the report you wish to run, click on the ••• button on the right-hand side to open the options menu for the individual report.
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- In the dropdown, select Schedule to initiate scheduling the report.
Setting Report Parameters
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ICA strongly recommends that you change the
Title of the report so that you'll recognize it, but this is optional.
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- Under Delivery Destinations, click Add.
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In the popup that appears, check the box for
BI Inbox.
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- Click Confirm. This ensures a copy of the report is delivered to and saved in your BI Inbox.
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- Select the recurrence you wish to use for this scheduled report from the Run Report dropdown. ICA generally recommends using Now or Once, though Recurring can be utilized if desired. The Calendar option should not be used and will display an error message if selected.
- Note: If Recurring is selected, keep in mind that while the report will run on the schedule selected, the date ranges selected in the prompts will not change.
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Click on the
Report Features tab to open the next screen.
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Under formats, select the desired format from the available options. ICA generally recommends using
Microsoft Excel - Reports (xlsx) or
Adobe Acrobat (pdf), though most formats can be utilized if desired. Do not use
Microsoft Excel - Data format - this option shows a massive amount of data and can include identifying data that you should not have access to.
- Note: If Web Intelligence is selected, the report will not be able to be viewed via the BI Inbox. It must be viewed via the history tab or the instances panel.
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- Click Edit Prompt Values. Once the prompt window opens, follow the instructions in the Setting Prompts section below to set each prompt as applicable to the report. If you are unsure about how to set a prompt (i.e., not sure what to click), a guide on setting prompts is available here.
- Important! The prompt popup usually takes a few seconds to open and can potentially even take a minute or two. Do not click Edit Prompt Values more than once or the system may freeze.
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- Click Schedule. If the report was scheduled to run "Now," it should start running within a few seconds. Otherwise, it should start to run at the time it was scheduled to run.
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Once the symbol at the beginning of the row turns to a green checkmark (in the red circle in the screenshot below), click on the ••• button to open the menu.
- Note: Once you close this window, you can return to it. Click here for step-by-step instructions on viewing report run history.
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- Click View to download/open the report.
- Warning! If a report contains identifying information (names or initials, dates of birth, entire or partial SSNs, etc.) about clients, it may not be transmitted via email unless encrypted.
Setting Report Features
Download/Open Report
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