Usage:
The Automated Job management tool is designed to allow users to automate the most common reports to be generated regularly. This option will produce any specified reports automatically and deliver them without any user interaction.
Navigation: Automated Services from the Side Bar menu and then Click Job Management option.
Job Management
The following form will open:
Job Management form
1.On the Job Management form click on Add Report Job and the following form will open. Add Automation Server Report job form 2.Enter Job Description - This is where you will name the report. You may choose a suggestive name so it will be easier to recognize the reports. 3.Set This Job is Active if this is the case. 4.On the Report tab the following fields are available or populated: ➢Report Name - Click on Pick Report to select from one of the available reports ➢Set Parameters - Depending on the report several parameters are available to be set for a more accurate report. Click on Set Parameter button and enter the values. ➢Reports Parameters - Once the report is selected, the required parameters will display. Double click on the Value field for each parameter in order to set the value.
Please Note: If the parameter is static like Lab Name, simply enter it, i.e. Lab or All. If the parameter is a date, click on the Variable drop down to set the relative date. The "NOW" data range parameter is not supported for Report monitor.
Please Note: You may add or subtract from the variables to specify if the report should run for the previous, day, month, etc. For example: • - 1 = minus one day •- W1 = minus one week •- M1 = minus one month •- Y1 = minus one year •+ W2 = plus two weeks •- 10 = minus ten days Examples of this using the date variables: •YEAR_START - Y1 = first day of the previous year •MONTH_END - 1 = second to last day of the current month
➢Report Delivery Method - There are 4 different delivery methods: •Save as File - Save the report into a repository as a separate file. The supported file formats are PDF, Excel, MS Document and CSV file •E-mail - This option is to email the report. Provide the Email address and the file format •Print - This option is to print the report. Select one of the available network printers •FTP - This option is to transfer the report to a FTP Server in a specified format 5.On the Schedule tab, specify how often this report should run. Schedule tab The options are: ➢Run only Once ➢Run every X Minutes, Hours, Days ➢Run every Week on selected day ➢Run every Month on selected day. ➢Enter the start time in Start Job at field
6.Set the number of Days in Discard Job Log after field to set the number of days that the selected report will run. 7.Click OK to save the report. After the report has been saved, you may right click on the job to run it now. |
1.On the Job Management form click on Add Report Batch Job and the following form will open. Add Automation Server Report Batch Job form 2.Enter Job Description - This is where you will name the report. You may choose a suggestive name so it will be easier to recognize the reports. 3.On the Report tab the following fields are available or populated: ➢Report Name - Click on Pick Report to select from one of the available reports ➢Set Parameters - Depending on the report several parameters are available to be set for a more accurate report. Click on Set Parameter button and enter the values. ➢Reports Parameters - Once the report is selected, the required parameters will display. Double click on the Value field for each parameter in order to set the value. Please Note: If the parameter is static like Lab Name, simply enter it, i.e. Lab or All. If the parameter is a date, click on the Variable drop down to set the relative date.
Please Note: You may add or subtract from the variables to specify if the report should run for the previous, day, month, etc. For example: • - 1 = minus one day •- W1 = minus one week •- M1 = minus one month •- Y1 = minus one year •+ W2 = plus two weeks •- 10 = minus ten days Examples of this using the date variables: •YEAR_START - Y1 = first day of the previous year •MONTH_END - 1 = second to last day of the current month
➢E-mail the report to the Customer using: •Email Template - select from the dropdown. •Customer Query - select from dropdown •E-mail Procedure: 4.On the Schedule tab, specify how often this report should run. Schedule tab 5.The options are: ➢Run only Once ➢Run every X Minutes, Hours, Days ➢Run every Week on selected day ➢Run every Month on selected day. ➢Enter the start time in Start Job at field 6.Set the number of Days in Discard Job Log after field to set the number of days that the selected report will run. 7.Click OK to save the report. After the report has been saved, you may right click on the job to run it now. |
1.On the Job Management form select the job you want to duplicate 2.Click on Duplicate Job and the following form will open: Duplicate job form 3.Enter Job Description - By default the Job description is populated with "Copy of... " selected job. You may change this description and choose a suggestive name so it will be easier to recognize the reports. 4.Click OK 5.Job is saved in Job Management form. You may edit it if necessary. |
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