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Changing the ReportCaster Scheduling Tool

How to:

When a Dashboard user selects the Schedule option for a selected report, the multi-page ReportCaster Scheduling Wizard opens by default. The tool that opens with the Schedule option can be changed to the ReportCaster single page Scheduler Tool, which provides all scheduling fields and settings in one interface. The ReportCaster scheduling tool that opens with the Schedule option can be changed globally in all views by editing a variable setting in the bid-config.xml file or changed in specific views using the Dashboard View Builder. For information about scheduling and distributing report output with Managed Reporting, see the ReportCaster Development and Administration manual.

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Procedure: How to Change the ReportCaster Scheduling Tool in All Views

To change the Schedule option for reports in all views to open the ReportCaster single page Scheduler Tool, perform the following:

  1. In the WebFOCUS76\worp\conf directory, open the bid-config.xml file in a text editor.
  2. Edit the following variable to change it from: 
    <internal-var name="useNewScheduleURL" value="false"/>

    to

    <internal-var name="useNewScheduleURL" value="true"/>

Note: After making changes to the bid-config.xml file, use the WebFOCUS Console to clear memory cache, or restart the application. Until this is done, the change is not effective.

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Procedure: How to Change the ReportCaster Scheduling Tool in Specific Views

To change the Schedule option for reports in specific views to open the ReportCaster single page Scheduler Tool, perform the following:

  1. Log on to the Dashboard View Builder.
  2. Select a view.
  3. Click Edit Settings.
  4. Click the True option to the right of useNewScheduleURL in the Settings pane.
  5. Click Save Settings.
  6. Click Close.

For more information about using the Edit Settings functionality in the Dashboard View Builder, see Customizing Dashboard Pages for a Public or Group View.

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