Enabling scheduling

To schedule printing and export tasks:

  • Scheduling must be enabled for each report catalog in which scheduled tasks will be created
  • The user must have permission to create scheduled tasks
  • The Infor BI Scheduling Service must be started.

To enable scheduling in the Repository:

  1. Select Start > All Programs > Infor Business Intelligence > Repository Administration.
  2. Expand Infor BI Repository Administration.
  3. Expand General Settings.
  4. Click Scheduler Administration.
  5. Click the Connections tab.
  6. Click New Catalog.
    The Select Catalog dialog is displayed.
  7. Select the repository which contains the report catalog in which to enable scheduled tasks.
  8. Select the authentication system used to connect to the repository.
  9. Specify the user name and password to connect to the selected repository.
  10. Click Connect.
  11. Select the project and report catalog in which to enable scheduled tasks.
  12. Optionally, click the Task Log tab of the Select Catalog dialog and select Enable task log to enable logging. Select the fields to include in the log and the maximum number of entries to log..
    Click Clear Task Log to remove all log entries.
  13. Click the Email tab of the Select Catalog dialog and specify your mail settings.
  14. Click the Export tab of the Select Catalog dialog and specify the folder to which the output of Export tasks will be exported.
  15. Click OK to save the new catalog.
  16. Click Enabled on the Connections tab to enable scheduling on the selected report catalog.
  17. If the Infor BI Scheduling Service is not started, click Start on the General tab to start the service.
    You can also start the scheduling service in Windows Computer Management. There, if required, you can edit the properties of the service to specify that it starts automatically.
Parent topic: Scheduled tasks