Creating a report queue

  1. Select Report Scheduler > Setup > Queue.
  2. Click Create.
  3. Specify this information:
    Queue
    Specify the name of the queue. Observe the your company's naming conventions.
    Description
    Specify a description for the queue.
    Status
    Indicate if the queue is active or inactive. Report Scheduler controls active queues. Inactive queues are placed on hold and are not scheduled.
    Begin Active Time and End Active Time
    Specify the time at which the queue activates and inactivates on any day. For continual activity, specify 12:00 AM as the begin time and 11:59 PM as the end time. Use the time in the client's time zone. If the client time zone differs from the database time zone, a time conversion is performed.
    Priority
    Specify the schedule priority for this queue. Lower numbers represent a higher priority.
    Maximum Concurrent Jobs

    Specify the maximum number of jobs that can be run simultaneously from this queue.

    This setting is not the same as the Maximum Simultaneous Jobs settings in SA Administrator Options-System-Report Scheduler. The Maximum Simultaneous Jobs settings are for Report Scheduler as a whole and takes precedence over the maximum number of jobs per queue.

    Log Ranges/Options
    Select this option to include the ranges and options for each report in the report log.
    Log Directory

    Specify the directory to store the report log files for the queue. If you leave this field blank, the system does not create report log files for this queue.

  4. Click Save.
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