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, then click Job Management
Job Management
The following form will open:
Job Management form
1.On the Job Management form click 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 want to choose a descriptive name so it will be easier to recognize the report job. 3.Check This Job is Active if this is the case. 4.On the Report tab, the following fields are available: ➢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 set. Click on the Set Parameters button and enter the desired values. ➢Report 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. •E-mail - This option will email the report. Provide the Email address and the file format. •Print - This option will print the report. Select one of the available network printers. •FTP - This option will transfer the report to an FTP Server in the 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 On field. Optionally, define the date that you want the job to start on as well.
6.Set the number of Days in Discard Job Log after field to define how long job logs should be stored. 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 want to choose a descriptive name so it will be easier to recognize the report. 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 Parameters and enter the values. ➢Report 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 template from the dropdown. •Customer Query - select query from the dropdown. •Send Email using - select either Main Account or Billing Contact email. •Email 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 the selected day. ➢Run every Month on the selected day. ➢Enter the start time in Start Job On field. Optionally, define the date that you want the job to start on as well. 6.Set the number of Days in Discard Job Log after field to define how long job logs should be stored. 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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