Scheduling and Distributing Content

Hello, and welcome to our ReportCaster video on Blackout Period Warnings.

This option is accessed by navigating to the ReportCaster Console and setting the Processing for Blackout Period Job Termination option to Warning.

The main difference between the error setting and the warning setting involves whether or not error notifications are sent through email.

Welcome to our ReportCaster video on Overriding Parameter Values.
This option provides more ways to edit and control the distributions of a called schedule from within the calling schedule.
*In the calling schedule, you can easily and repeatedly override the default parameters used in the called schedule, without having to edit the called schedule.
Instead, the called schedule can be used as a base for numerous calling schedules, each with a different parameter value. 
Here’s how this feature works.

Hello, and welcome to this video on bursting active dashboards and Excel compound reports using the ReportCaster Basic or Advanced Scheduling tool. 

Bursting allows you to split up reporting content that you distribute with ReportCaster, so that you can send each recipient the information that they need, without having to send an entire report to each recipient.  

This video will demonstrate how to use amper variables as parameter values.    
    
This ability reduces the need for a report to be updated before it is run. 

In this example, we will use a report procedure that contains date values. These values can then be used as parameters. 

Right click the report procedure (FEX), point to schedule, and then click Repository. When you save this schedule, a report will be distributed back to your folder. 
On the ribbon, in the options group, click the Parameters tab to display the Task Parameters dialog box

Welcome to our ReportCaster Video on using the Java Heap Dump feature. 

This feature enables you to easily generate a java heap dump file directly from the ReportCaster Console, which can be an easier option than using the command line to generate a heap dump file.

Having an easier way to create a Java Heap Dump file can help streamline the troubleshooting process for certain types of software issues.

Hello, and welcome to our ReportCaster video on scheduling other schedules. This feature allows you to use a single schedule to initiate one or more schedules.

You can also create event-driven schedules. For example, if the first run of a called schedule is unsuccessful, you can make the calling schedule attempt to run the called schedule again.

Welcome to our ReportCaster video on Controlling When Schedules Run After Blackout Periods.

When a schedule is terminated during a designated Blackout Period, you can select the Set Next Run Time to Day After Blackout Period End option. This feature allows a recurring schedule to automatically run at the same time the following day after the blackout period ends. You do not have to adjust the recurrence of the schedule, nor create a separate schedule. 

Once you select this option, it immediately applies to any schedules that run during a blackout period.

Welcome to our ReportCaster video on recording global updates.

When you use the ReportCaster Console Global Updates tool to update a value, you will generate a record of the global update you just initiated. This logging behavior is activated by default.

Now, we’re going to demonstrate how this feature works.

In this example, we will change all email addresses that will be used by ReportCaster schedules.

Instead of distributing reports to EmailA@ibi.com, we will change the email address for all schedules using EmailA@ibi.com to EmailB@ibi.com.

Welcome to our ReportCaster Video on viewing graphs for Loaded Classes and Live threads. 

These two graphs can help users streamline the debugging and troubleshooting process for distribution servers. 

When you navigate to the ReportCaster Console, click the Server Performance button to see six graphs measuring various performance attributes. 

The Loaded Classes graph measures the amount of classes that have been loaded and unloaded during the past hour. 

Welcome to our ReportCaster video on auto populating the FTP field and the names of Report Library files.

These are usability improvements for the ReportCaster scheduling tool.

When you set a schedule to distribute a report using an FTP distribution method, the file name information contained in the Save Report As field will automatically transfer to the name field for your Single File FTP distribution method.

The Save Report As field information will also be transferred to Library Reports.