Scheduled Reports Section
You can add or edit scheduled reports in the Scheduled Reports form. Access the form as described in Scheduled Reports.
The following columns are available in the Scheduled Reports grid.
Name | The name of the Scheduled Report. See the Name field below under Report Selection. |
Group | The name of the Group. See the Group field below under Report Selection. |
Start Date | The date report is scheduled to start. |
End Date | The date report is scheduled to finish. |
Frequency | The frequencies you can choose when creating a Scheduled Report (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Annually). |
Next Occurrence | The date the next version of the report will be created and sent for approval and distribution. |
Scheduler | The name of user who created the Scheduled Report. |
Save the reports and generates the report immediately. |
To add or edit a scheduled report in the Scheduled Reports section:
Click New (or Edit) and enter the following information. When finished, click Add (or Update). The updated information appears in the associated grid. To add multiple entries, repeat this procedure.
Report Selection | Group: This list includes all of the Groups set up in the Reports - All form. To add a group, click New on the Reports - All form and click Add New Report Group. Select the group you want to add. | |
Name: The Name list includes reports available to be scheduled. Your security access may prevent you from seeing some of the reports in the list. Click here to see a list of reports. Select the report you want to schedule. | ||
Description: The Description defaults from the selected report Name. Vertafore recommends you change this description to something that will help you easily find this report. | ||
Scheduler | The name of the employee setting up the report. This field is disabled and cannot be changed. | |
Purge Days | The number of days before the report is purged. Minimum is 1 and Maximum is 365 (default is 30 days). | |
Distribution Approver | Primary: The Primary Approver defaults to the logged-in user. This can be changed. The List contains all active employee names. | |
Backup: Select one or more Backup Approvers. The list contains all active employee names. The Scheduled Reports will initially go to all Primary and Backup employees for approval.
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Report Schedule | ||
Frequency | Choose the appropriate options from the list. Notice the options change when you select different frequencies. | |
Daily:
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Weekly:
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Monthly:
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Annually:
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Range of Interval | Calculate: Click to calculate the next Start Date if your option is End After. If your option is End By then the Calculate button is disabled. | |
Start Date and Next Occur Date: Populates with the system-calculated date after you click Calculate. You can also use the arrow to access the date picker and select a date
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End after ___ occurrences: This field defaults to 12 occurrences. Enter a value from 1-999. AMS360 then calculates the actual End by date after you click Calculate. | ||
End by: When the End by option is selected, this field defaults as blank.
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| Suspend Scheduled Report | You can suspend the scheduled report and specify a date on which it will resume. Off: The report prints as scheduled. On: The schedule is suspended until the date specified. You must select a Suspend Until date. |
| Email Text | You can add email subject and body text for reports to be sent to an email address. |
What's Next?
Do you want to enter additional information in the Scheduled Reports data entry form? See Scheduled Reports for more information.