Schedule a report

You can schedule a reportA set of data deliberately laid out to communicate business information. Depending on the context, 'report' may refer to report specification or report output. Report (more precisely, report specification) is the generic term for the objects created or edited in Cognos Analytics. Pronto Xi Business Intelligence offers a suite of standard reports. to run at a specific time.

  1. Locate the report you want to schedule.

  2. Click next to the report or dashboardA web page that can contain one or more widgets that graphically represent business data..

    The following options are displayed (depending on your permissions).

  3. Click the Schedule tab.

  4. Click .

    The Create schedule pane is displayed.

  5. Specify the frequency of the report run from the following options:

    • Daily

    • Weekly

    • Monthly

    • Yearly

    • By trigger

  6. Specify a start and end date and time, or select No end date if you want it to run indefinitely.

  7. Specify the day or date to run the report.

  8. (Optional) Specify the format, delivery method, any prompts to preset, language, and any PDF options if relevant, such as orientation, paper size, and passwords.

  9. Click Create.

    The schedule is created and is displayed in the previous pane.