Manage Report Tasks
All scheduled reports are displayed on the Report Task screen. You can manage the report tasks using the following functions.
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Add | Adds a new scheduled report. You can find the steps to create a new scheduled report in Run a Report on Schedule. |
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Delete | Deletes the scheduled report. There is also an option to disable the schedule instead of deleting the report itself. This will not delete the report but will only stop the creation and sending of reports to recipients. Consider disabling a useful scheduled report before deleting it. |
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When this button is clicked this will immediately generate a report based on the configured parameters and send it to the specified recipients. Please see Run a Report Immediately. You will see a pop-up dialog saying that the scheduled report is initiated. Although the report is run manually, it will still be generated based on the configured schedule. |
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Refresh | This will refresh the list of scheduled reports. |
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Filter | Click this filter if you want to unhide or hide the filter columns. |
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(Filter)Search | Clicking this will search for the item that matches your input. To use this, make sure to click the Filter icon to enable the filter columns, then input the search text to the desired column then click this button. |
Update a Report Task
A report task has four nodes. There are settings you can and cannot modify, please refer to the nodes below.
| Task Property. |
| Parameters. Refer to Report Parameter in Parts of a Report Template for more details. |
| Schedule . |
| Delivery Method . |
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| Task Name | The name of the task. If you want to update the task name, please make sure the new name is not a duplicate of the existing report tasks. |
| Description | Update the description. Maximum allowed characters is up to 511. |
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This item is not editable. This is the nearest date and time the report task will run. If the report is every Friday, the date will display the nearest Friday's date. The timezone is included in brackets and is based on the timezone configured for your customer account. |
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This item is not editable. The template used to create the report. |
| Created Date | This item is not editable. The date the task is created. |
| Schedule Disabled | If checked, the report task will not run. |
Please click [Save] after making necessary changes.
If you modify the schedule, the Next Execution Time in the Task Property will be updated too.
If you disabled the Schedule from this node, the Schedule Disabled checkbox in the Task Property will be checked too.
If Schedule Disable is checked, the following settings cannot be edited. Uncheck Schedule Disable to edit the Frequency.
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| Monthly | If selected, a report is generated and sent to recipients every month.
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Result: The task will run on May 20, then run on June 1st and continue to run every month until the report is disabled. |
| Once | This will generate a report and send it to recipients based on the set Date and Time.
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Result: A report is generated on June 3rd at 10:00 AM, then sent to recipients. The task will run once and will remain in the Report Task list. |
| Daily | This will generate a report and send it to recipients daily.
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Result: A report is generated every 09:00 daily, then sends it to recipients. |
| Weekly | This will generate a report and send it to recipients weekly.
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Result: A report is generated every Monday and Friday at 16:00, then sends it to recipients. |
Please click [Save] after making necessary changes.
| Item Name | Description |
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| Email Address | You can add more recipients by separating them with a semi-colon. |
| Email Subject | Edit the email subject. |
| Text | This is the body of the email. You can modify this if you want. |
| Format | You can select either PDF, CSV, or Excel file format. You can also click the [Use Default] button to select PDF. |
| Languages | Modify the language used to create the report. |
Please click [Save] after making necessary changes.
All changes will be applied in the next report execution.