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Schedule a Report

Scheduling allows you to run a report automatically at specified times. When you schedule a report, you can set the recurrence frequency and specify additional parameters to control exactly when and how often the report runs. At the time you schedule a report, the system creates a scheduled instance. When the system runs the report, it creates an output instance for the report which contains actual data from the database. There are difference recurrence patterns available in Business Objects such as Daily, Hourly, Weekly, Monthly and so on.

Using Business Objects Enterprise, you can configure a report or instance for output to a destination other than the default Output File Repository Server (FRS). When the system runs a report, it always stores the output instance on the Output FRS. These additional destinations give you the flexibility to deliver instances across your enterprise system. For example, you can set an object to have its output automatically delivered by email to other users.

This procedure is a generic example of how you might use InfoView to schedule a report.

To schedule a report

• Right-click the report which you want to schedule and select Schedule.