ReportCaster


Tracking Schedules Using Log Reports

Information about a schedule, such as date, time, execution status, and recipients of a distributed job, can be accessed by running a log report and checking the job status in the ReportCaster Status. You can also analyze the resource utilization of schedules.

Log reports are stylized HTML format and appear in a separate browser window. You can search, print, or save the log report. The log report displays information according to your specifications in a separate browser window. One log record is produced for each scheduled job run in the specified time frame.

Checking the Job Status

Another resource for tracking schedules is the schedule job status. The schedule status provides a list of scheduled jobs that are in the Distribution Server queue. Status information includes the schedule ID, the time it started running, and the status of the job.

To access the schedule job status information, see the Job Status tab in the ReportCaster Console.

Using the Performance Log to Track Schedule Performance

You can use the performance log to analyze the resource utilization of schedules with ReportCaster. This log records the processing duration of individual schedules and schedule components.

To access the performance log, navigate to the ReportCaster Console. On the ribbon, in the Manage Server group, click the Server Status tab. Then click the Server Log drop-down arrow to view the Server Log menu.

305S8206: Scheduling and Distributing WebFOCUS Content (Self-Study)

This self-study course will show you how to schedule the distribution of WebFOCUS reports, files, or the contents of a URL, using ReportCaster, the WebFOCUS report delivery engine. You can send the output in a variety of formats via FTP, printer, or email, to a repository or to the Report Library. You will also learn how to configure ReportCaster and how users can create schedules to distribute output to specified recipients automatically.

You will learn how to:

220S8206: Embedding WebFOCUS BI in Custom Applications (Self-Study)

Are you looking for ways to incorporate WebFOCUS content into your custom application? With this course, you will work through examples on how to embed WebFOCUS Portals, InfoAssist reports and charts, and ReportCaster schedules into your custom applications using RESTFul web services. The course is primarily delivered in HTML and jQuery but the principles are the same for other development languages.

You will learn how to:

ReportCaster Legacy API Developer's Reference PDF

This content describes how to use the ReportCaster API. It is intended for developers of self-service applications.

ReportCaster Guide PDF

This content describes ReportCaster, a scheduling and distribution application that centralizes the execution and distribution of WebFOCUS reports, the contents of URLs, and files. It is intended for administrators who will manage the configuration and scope of usage for the application, and users who want to create schedules to automatically distribute output to specified recipients.

Video: How to Process for Blackout Period Warnings

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.

Video: How to Override Parameter Values

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.