Report Scheduler

Reports > Report Scheduler

Report Scheduler allows the automation of report generation via platform, email, or FTP site. Any report can be scheduled, including Letters.

NOTE: A Report Template for the desired report must be created prior to creating a Report Schedule to run that report.

A screenshot of the report scheduler screen as described on this page.

  1. Search - search by template name

  2. All Job Types - filter by job type (All Job Types (default), Report Template Group, Report Template)

  3. Include Inactive - check to include inactive report schedules in results

  4. Reset - click to reset search parameters

  5. Add New Schedule - click to add a new report schedule. See Step 17 for details.

  6. Advanced - click to open additional filter options

  7. User - filter by user

  8. Show All Users - check to show report schedules created by all users. Only the current user's templates are displayed by default.

  9. Search - click to apply advanced filters

  10. Created By - sort by name of the user who created the template

  11. Name - click to sort by report template name

  12. Schedule Type - click to sort by schedule type (Report Template, Report Template Group)

  13. Schedule - click to sort by the schedule

  14. Last Run Date - notice the last run date and time

  15. Next Run Date - notice the next scheduled date and time

  16. Active - click to sort by active status

  17. Pencil - click to edit an existing template
    A screenshot of the report schedule modal as described on this page.

    1. Schedule Type - select the schedule type (Report Template, Report Template Group)

    2. Report Template - select the report template to schedule
      Report Template Group (not pictured) - select the Report Template Group to schedule

    3. Destination Type - select the destination type
      Blank - the report will appear in the bell of the run as user
      FTP - the report will be uploaded to the designated FTP site
      Email - the report will be emailed to the designated address(es)

    4. Email (email type only) - enter the email address(es) separated by a space. Note: The email domain must match the district email domain(s)
      Url (not pictured, FTP type only) - enter the FTP URL
      Username (not pictured, FTP type only) - enter the username to access the FTP URL
      Password (not pictured, FTP type only) - enter the password to access the FTP URL

    5. Randomly Generated - select for a randomly generated file name

    6. Custom - select to choose custom options for the file name. Click (+) Add Filename Property to select options (Text Field, Report Name, or Time Stamp).

    7. Schedule - select the Every frequency of the job (Hour, Day, Week, Month, Year) then select the corresponding month(s), date(s), day(s), hour(s), and minute(s) based on the frequency chosen. Note: Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple options per field.

    8. Run As User - select the user whose security rights are used to run the scheduled report

    9. Active - toggle active status

    10. Delete - click to delete the schedule

    11. Cancel - click to return to the previous screen without saving changes

    12. Save - click to save changes

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